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  1. www.tatler.com › article › granddaughter-of-queenThe fascinating life story of the Marchioness of Milford ...

    Apr 6, 2023 · She was also the granddaughter of Queen Victoria, the daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (who was Queen Victoria’s third child and second daughter), and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Born in the presence of Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle on 5 April 1863, Princess Victoria was also christened in the arms of the ...

  2. fiveminutehistory.com › the-tragic-story-of-queenThe Tragic Story of Queen Victoria’s Favorite Great Granddaughter

    Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine was the only daughter of Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and his first wife, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her parents, nicknamed ‘ Ernie ‘ and ‘ Ducky ,’ were first cousins who married at the behest of their common grandmother, Queen Victoria.

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  3. www.history.co.uk › articles › the-hesse-sistersThe Hesse Sisters: Queen Victoria's favourite granddaughters

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    The eldest daughter of Princess Alice (the third child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert) and Louis IV, the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, Victoria was born in Windsor Castlein April 1863. Throughout her life, Victoria was presented with many hard challenges. The first came in 1873 when her younger brother Friedrich fell to his death from a wi...

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    Born in the German state of Hesse in November 1864, Princess Elisabeth was fondly known as Ella. After being sent away at the beginning of the diphtheria outbreak, she managed to avoid the disease that would rob her of a mother and a sister. As she grew older, Ella blossomed and was soon considered one of the most beautiful women in Europe. Her fea...

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    Born in 1866, Irene was known for her quiet, unassuming manner and never shared the same limelight as her sisters when it came to beauty. Nor do the history books remember her story quite so vividly. However, being overlooked by the annals of history is not something Irene would have been particularly fussed about as she cared little for the spotli...

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    Perhaps the most famous of the Hesse sisters, Princess Alix was born in 1872 at the New Palace at Darmstadt, in the state of Hesse. The favourite granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Alix was a noted beauty but also a carrier of the haemophilia gene. At the wedding of her elder sister Ella and Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, she met her future husband...

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  5. www.unofficialroyalty.com › execution-of-grandJuly 18, 1918 – Execution of Grand ... - Unofficial Royalty

    Jul 17, 2018 · Princess Yekaterina Ivanovna (1915 – 2007) Ioann fought in World War I and was a decorated war hero. His sister Princess Vera Konstantinovna, his mother Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna, and wife Princess Yelena Petrovna left Russia in April 1919 with help from Swedish and Norwegian diplomats. Wikipedia: Prince Ioann Konstantinovich.

  6. www.historyofroyalwomen.com › the-royal-women › theThe murder of Elizabeth Feodorovna - History of Royal Women

    Jul 18, 2015 · Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine was born on 1 November 1864 as the second child of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and Alice of the United Kingdom. She was known as Ella in her family. Tragedy struck for the first time in 1878 when diphtheria killed Elizabeth’s youngest sister Marie on 16 November and her mother Alice on 14 December.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Princess_Elisabeth_ofPrincess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine - Wikipedia

    Princess of Hesse The Hessian grand ducal family in May 1875. Elisabeth was born on 1 November 1864 as the second child of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and Princess Alice, daughter of Queen Victoria. Though she came from one of the oldest and most noble houses in Germany, Elisabeth and her family lived a rather modest life by ...

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wedding_of_PrincessWedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten

    The Marquess was a grandson of Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine; and a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria. Wedding attire [ edit ] Main article: Wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom