Family Eleonore was the fourth child and second daughter of
Hermann, Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich and his wife, Countess Agnes of
Stolberg-Wernigerode (1842-1904).
Grand Duchess of Hesse Eleonore married
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse in
Darmstadt on 2 February 1905. By marriage, she became
Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine. As Grand Duchess, she took over the sponsorship and the leadership of a number of charitable organizations previously managed by her
mother-in-law. When her spouse left to join the First World War in 1914, she was appointed to serve the affairs of state as regent in his absence. Eleonore was regarded as a competent regent, and she equipped a hospital train to the front. When the Hessian Grand Dukedom was abolished in 1918, Eleonore continued to manage her charitable programs after the introduction of democracy.
Death Eleonore died in
an airplane crash on her way to her son
Louis' wedding in
London. Also killed in the crash was her elder son
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse, his wife
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, and their two sons, Ludwig and Alexander. The remains of their stillborn son was also found in the wreckage. She is buried alongside members of her family in the New Mausoleum Rosenhöhe, Darmstadt. ==Orders and decorations==