Victoria of hesse

Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, later Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie; 5 April 1863 – 24 September 1950) was the eldest daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837–1892), and his first wife Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1843–1878), daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

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The young Princess Victoria is seated at a table, her body almost profile left, head turned to front. Her long hair loose down her back; earrings. Book, or album, on table.

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Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, whose full name was “Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie”, was the eldest child of Princess Alice of the U.K. and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Victoria was born on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1863 at Windsor Castle. Her maternal grandmother, Queen Victoria (who was also her namesake), was present at her birth and held her when she was christened in a Lutheran ceremony. Her parents would eventually have six other children after…

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carolathhabsburg: A cute close up image of Princess Irene of Hesse, later Princess Heinrich of Prussia. 1880s. Alexandra Feodorovna's sister Image courtesy of the Hessiches archives.