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Nov 1, 2018 · Princess Elisabeth Alexandra Louise Alice was born on 1 November 1864 and christened on 28 November, her main name of Elisabeth being chosen in clear homage to the thirteenth century St. Elisabeth ...
Mother. Queen Victoria. Signature. Princess Alice (Alice Maud Mary; 25 April 1843 – 14 December 1878) was Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine from 13 June 1877 until her death in 1878 as the wife of Grand Duke Louis IV. She was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Sep 8, 2023 · Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, 1901-2004. The wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Lady Alice was a direct descendant of Charles II through his illegitimate son, the nobleman James ...
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- Britain. Although Victoria and Albert's firstborn was a girl, constitutional law at the time dictated the line of succession followed male-preference primogeniture.
- Germany. The firstborn child of Victoria and Albert was Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise, otherwise known as Victoria, Princess Royal. At the age of 17, she married Prince Frederick of Prussia who became German Emperor and King of Prussia in 1888.
- Greece. Victoria, Princess Royal and Frederick had eight children, one of which was a daughter called Sophie. Sophie married her third cousin, Constantine, the heir apparent to the Greek throne.
- Russia. The third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria was Alice Maud Mary. Princess Alice married the minor German Prince Louis IV, the Grand Duke of Hesse.
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- Victoria, Princess Royal. The eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, little Victoria – or ‘Vicky’, as her family called her – was born 21 November 1840.
- Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. Next came Bertie, or officially Albert Edward, born 9 November 1841. The first son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, little Bertie was first in line to the throne.
- Princess Alice. On 25 April 1843 sweet, little Alice came along, Queen Victoria’s second daughter. Alice was known for her kind and caring nature. She nursed her father in his final days, and comforted her grieving mother following his death.
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. On 6 August 1844, Queen Victoria gave birth to her second son, Alfred. A cheeky, mischievous youngster, the family always referred to him as Affie.
Her son and Fulk's heir, now Baldwin III, was only 13 years old. Although in most similar cases a mother would act as regent on behalf of a young son, Melisande's position as queen-regnant made her situation exceptional. She did not view herself as holding power only in her son's name, but as a reigning monarch. To demonstrate this point ...
Elizabeth II. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states over the course of her lifetime and remained the monarch of 15 realms by the time of her death.
