Donatus, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse is the eldest son and successor of German aristocrat Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, and his former wife, Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.
Background
A great-grandson of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, he is named in part after Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse. He is also a great-great-great grandson of Queen Victoria, through his paternal grandfather Philipp"s mother Margaret, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Career
Donatus, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse"s father was a 3rd cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Donatus also manages Prinz von Hessen, a winery specializing in production of varietal vintages on his 45 hectare vineyard.