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Apr 6, 2023 · This week in 1959, Princess Dorothea of Hesse was married to Prince Friedrich of Windisch-Graetz in a German royal wedding. By Natasha Leake. Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Her eldest daughter, Alice, went on to marry Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark.
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, then Princess Louis of Battenberg, later Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (5 April 1863 – 24 September 1950), was the eldest daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg ...
- 5 April 1863, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
- Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
- 28 September 1950, St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight
- Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
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Princess Victoria of Hesse and the Rhine was the eldest child of the Grand Duke, Louis IV, and his wife Princess Alice of Great Britain. Born at Windsor Castle in the presence of Queen Victoria on Easter Sunday of 1863, she was baptized a couple of weeks later, held in the arms of her namesake grandmother.
Apr 29, 2023 · 29/04/2023 Shannon McInulty. On 30th April 1884, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, daughter of Princess Alice and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, married Prince Louis of Battenberg at the Chapel of the Old Palace, Darmstadt. Princess Victoria and Prince Louis in their wedding outfits.
British History. Famous for their beauty, the Hesse sisters were known within royal circles as ‘The Four Graces’. Victoria, Ella, Irene and Alix were granddaughters of Queen Victoria and each married into a European dynasty. Their lives, loves and losses fractured, altered and shaped the royal makeup of Europe like never before.
Apr 30, 2014 · A royal wedding at Darmstadt. April 30, 1884. Princess Victoria of Hesse and By Rhine, eldest daughter of the Grand Duke, was married today to Prince Louis of Battenberg. The town of Darmstadt was "profusely decorated with flags" in honor of the wedding, and people lined the streets for a glimpse of the couple, reports the New York Times.
Apr 5, 2023 · From one of Queen Victoria’s favourite grandchildren to the great-grandmother of King Charles III, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine lived a remarkable, yet tragic, life. Join me as I explore the events that shaped her story!
