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Prinzessin Elisabeth Marie Alice Victoria "Ella" von Hessen und bei Rhein (* 11. März 1895 in Darmstadt; † 16. November 1903 in Skierniewice) war die einzige...
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May 22, 2006 · A teenage Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (today Queen Elizabeth II’s consort, the Duke of Edinburgh) is shown in the front row of mourners at the 1937 funeral procession in Germany of his...
May 15, 2023 · Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (born Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine 1st November 1864 – 18th July 1918) She was a German princess of ...
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Nov 10, 2022 · Combining dramatisations and expert interviews, Royal Mob tells the story of Queen Victoria's ‘favourite’ grandchildren, the glamorous Hesse sisters. With a total the nine children, 42 grandchildren and 87 great-grandchildren, the former monarch created quite the dynasty.
In 1773, the Empress Catherine II of Russia was looking for a suitable wife for her son Paul and turned to King Frederick II of Prussia for "recommendations"...
After the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, it changed its name in 1816 to distinguish itself from the Electorate of Hesse, which had formed from neighboring Hesse-Kassel. Colloquially, the grand duchy continued to be known by its former name of Hesse-Darmstadt.
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By 1940, the head of the house of Hesse-Kassel was Prince Philipp von Hessen, who was considered by some to be part of Hitler’s inner circle. It is nearly impossible to write about any royal family in Europe after 1900 without circling back to Queen Victoria of England.
