Princess Alice VA CI (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 .
- 18 December 1878, Neues, Mausoleum, Rosenhöhe Park, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
- Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom married Prince Louis of Hesse on July 1, 1862 in a private ceremony in the dining room of Osborne House. Her paternal uncle, the Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, gave her away. The couple spent their honeymoon at St Claire in Ryde.
Princess Alice was born during the early hours of 25 April 1843 at Buckingham Palace in London. She was christened on 2 June 1843 as Alice Maud Mary. Being the second daughter of the queen, her birth was greeted with mixed feelings in public. During her childhood, Princess Alice was close to her older sister Victoria and older brother, Bertie.
Dec 14, 2019 · Princess Alice of the United Kingdom was born on 25 April 1843. The princess was the third child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, following her siblings Victoria, Princess Royal, and the Prince of Wales. A further six children were born to the couple after Alice, and the brood were raised by their parents and a team of governesses and ...
Feb 22, 2018 · Alice was born in 1843 and was the third child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Her name was chosen because Lord Melbourne, the former prime minister, had expressed to Queen Victoria that it was his favourite name. As a child, Alice was raised with her eight siblings under the watch of a series of tutors and governesses, developing ...
Princess Alice of Battenberg (Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie; 25 February 1885 – 5 December 1969) was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, and the paternal grandmother of King Charles III.