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Louis IV (German: Ludwig IV. Großherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein; 12 September 1837 – 13 March 1892) was the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 13 June 1877 until his death in 1892. Through his marriage to Queen Victoria's second daughter Alice, he was connected to the British royal family.
Louis IV Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, also called Grand Duke Ludwig IV was the oldest son of Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine (April 23, 1809 - March 20, 1877) and Princess Elizabeth of Prussia (June 18, 1815 - March 21, 1885). He ruled from June 13, 1877 until his death on March 13, 1892.
Ernest Louis was the elder son 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 and Gotha. He was named Louis after his father.
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.
Louis IV1837 - 1892. Born Tue, 12 September 1837. Prince Carl Palais, Darmstadt. Died Sun, 13 March 1892. New Palace, Darmstadt. Buried. Rosenhöhe, Darmstadt.
Prince Louis of Hesse, later Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837-92) c. 1861. Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2915709. Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022. Description. Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Louis of Hesse. He stands, facing halfway to the left, and turns his head towards the camera.
Photograph of Louis of Hesse, later Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, in a half length portrait, facing three-quarters to the left and looking down. Prince Louis was born on the 12 September 1837 at the Prinz-Carl-Palais in Darmstadt.
Louis IV Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, also called Grand Duke Ludwig IV was the oldest son of Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine (April 23, 1809 - March 20, 1877) and Princess Elizabeth of Prussia (June 18, 1815 - March 21, 1885). He ruled from June 13, 1877 until his death on March 13, 1892.
Louis IV, Grande Duke of Hesse, shown in three-quarter-length. He wears the uniform of a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Hessian contingent of the Prussian army, the collar, star and ribbon of the Order of Louis, the star of the Garter and the Iron Cross.
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 Castle in April 1863. Throughout her life, Victoria was presented with many hard challenges.
