Weimar Palace at Neckarstraße 25 was, for many years, the center of an artistically oriented social life.

In 1865, Hermann left the army with the rank of lieutenant general, because he was denied further promotions.

He had tried to become King Charles's adjutant general and imperial governor of Alsace-Lorraine but was unsuccessful.

For lack of other activities, Prince Weimar, as he was called in Stuttgart, supported social, patriotic and artistic societies.

Hermann and Augusta had six children: This article about a member of the German nobility is a stub.