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Encyclopedia > Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
British Royalty
House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Descendants of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Children
   Victoria, Princess Royal
   Edward VII
   Princess Alice
   Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
   Princess Helena
   Louise, Duchess of Argyll
   Arthur, Duke of Connaught
   Leopold, Duke of Albany
   Princess Beatrice
Grandchildren
   Alfred of Edinburgh
   Marie of Edinburgh
   Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
   Alexandra of Edinburgh
   Beatrice of Edinburgh
   Margaret of Connaught
   Arthur of Connaught
   Patricia of Connaught
   Alice of Albany
   Carl, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Great Grandchildren
   Alastair of Connaught
   Johan of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
   Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
   Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
   Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
   Friedrich of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Edward VII
Children
   Albert, Duke of Clarence
   George V
   Louise, Princess Royal
   Princess Victoria
   Princess Maud
Grandchildren
   Alexandra, Duchess of Fife
   Maud of Fife

Princess Alice (Alice Maud Mary), (25 April 184314 December 1878), was a member of the British Royal Family, the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria. She was the Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine, the consort of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse. Capital Coburg Head of State Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Saxe-Coburg-Gotha or Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in Germany, in the present-day states of Bavaria and Thuringia... Royal Standard of the United Kingdom (including Scotland). ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877 until her death. ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel, of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha branch of the House of Wettin) (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise (21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) was the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria and her consort Albert. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... Prince Alfred of the United Kingdom, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Edinburgh (born 6 August 1844 and died 30 July 1900), was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena, (Helena Augusta Victoria), (25 May 1846 - 9 June 1923), was a member of the British Royal Family, the fifth-born child and the third daughter of Queen Victoria. ... Her Royal Highness The Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, (Louise Caroline Alberta), (18 March 1848 - 3 December 1939) was a member of the British Royal Family and Canadian Vice Regal Consort, the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. ... Prince Arthur as a lieutenant in The Prince Consorts Own Rifle Brigade. ... His Royal Highness The Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (Leopold George Duncan Albert) (7 April 1853 - 28 March 1884), was a member of the British Royal Family, a son of Queen Victoria. ... Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, (Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore), (14 April 1857 - 26 October 1944), was a member of the British Royal Family, the fifth daughter and the youngest child of Queen Victoria. ... Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was a member of the British Royal Family. ... Princess Marie of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, later Queen of Romania, was a member of the British Royal Family. ... Grand Duchess Viktoria Feodorovna of Russia, née Princess Victoria of Edinburgh & Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Victoria Melita) (25 November 1876 - 2 March 1936) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (September 1, 1878 - April 16, 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family. ... Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh (Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria), (20 April 1884 - 13 July 1966), was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... Princess Margaret of Connaught, Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah Wettin (January 15, 1882 - May 1, 1920), Crown Princess of Sweden, was the daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and his wife, the Princess Luise Marguerite of Prussia, and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... Prince Arthur of Connaught (Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert) (13 January 1883 - 12 September 1938) was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of Queen Victoria. ... Princess Patricia of Connaught , later Lady Patricia Ramsay (17 March 1886-12 January 1974) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (nee Princess Alice of Albany)(25 February 1883 - 3 January 1981), was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha also Prince Charles Edward of the United Kingdom, Duke of Albany (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert) (19 July 1884 – 28 March 1954) was a member of the British Royal Family and the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in Germany from... Prince Alastair of Connaught (Alastair Arthur Windsor), (August 9, 1914-April 26, 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family, a great grandson of Queen Victoria. ... Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1908-1972) was Duchess of Västerbotten and a Princess of Sweden, and the mother of the future Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (Albert Victor Christian Edward) (January 8, 1864 – January 14, 1892) was a member of the British Royal Family, as the eldest son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and Alexandra of Denmark. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (3 June 1865–20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the House of Windsor in 1917. ... Her Royal Highness The Princess Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife (Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar) (20 February 1867-4 January 1931), was the third child and the eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. ... 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Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, K.G. (12 September 1837 in Bessungen, now Darmstadt - 13 March 1892 in Darmstadt), the ruler of the small German grand duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse and by Rhine), was the husband...


Princess Alice was the great-grandmother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the consort of Queen Elizabeth II. The Duke of Edinburgh The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) (born 10 June 1921) is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda...

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Early Life

The Princess Alice was born on April 25, 1843 at Buckingham Palace, London. Her mother was the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria, the only child of King George III's fourth son, Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent. Her father was Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. As the daughter of the sovereign, Alice was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Alice from birth. She was baptised in the Private Chapel of Buckingham Palace on June 2, 1843 by William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury and her godparents were the King of Hanover, the Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Sophia of Gloucester and the Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738–29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... His Royal Highness The Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (2 November 1767 - 23 January 1820) was the fourth son of King George III and the father of Queen Victoria. ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel, of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha branch of the House of Wettin) (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... HRH is an abbreviation for the style His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness. ... 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... William Howley (1765 - 1848) was archbishop of Canterbury from 1828 to 1848. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Ernest Augustus I of Hanover Ernest Augustus I, King of Hanover (5 June 1771 - 18 November 1851), also known (1799-1837) as the Duke of Cumberland was the fifth son and eighth child of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. ... Ernst II of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1818-1893) was the second sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Princess Sophia of Gloucester, Sophia Matilda (May 29, 1773 - November 29, 1844) was a member of the British Royal Family, a niece of King George III. Sophia was born on May 29, 1773 in London. ...


Alice was educated with her elder sister, Princess Victoria, Princess Royal. She was especially attached to her elder brother, Prince Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales. After the marriage of the Princess Royal to Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, Queen Victoria came to rely on Alice's support as the eldest daughter at home. The eighteen year-old Alice nursed Prince Albert during his final illness in December 1861. Princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise (21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) was the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria and her consort Albert. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... Friedrich III (October 18, 1831 – June 15, 1888), German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, ruled 1888. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ...


Marriage

On 1 July 1862, Princess Alice married Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine (12 September 1837-13 March 1892), the son of Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine and the nephew of Ludwig III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (9 June 1806-13 June 1877), at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. On the day of the wedding, Queen Victoria issued Letters Patent granting her new son-in-law the style Royal Highness. This style was in effect in Great Britain, not Hesse. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, K.G. (12 September 1837 in Bessungen, now Darmstadt - 13 March 1892 in Darmstadt), the ruler of the small German grand duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse and by Rhine), was the husband... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Osborne House and its grounds are now open to the public Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. // History The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. ... The Isle of Wight is an island off the south coast of England, opposite Southampton. ...


Alice and Ludwig took up residence at Darmstadt, Hesse. The couple had seven children: Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland (federal state) of Hessen in Germany. ... Hesse is also the name of the German writer Hermann Hesse, as well as the German mathematician Otto Hesse. ...

Name Birth Death Notes
Princess Victoria 5 April 1863 24 September 1950 Married Prince Louis of Battenberg, later Marquess of Milford-Haven (24 May 1854-11 September 1921), and had issue.
Princess Elisabeth 1 November 1864 17 July 1918 Took the name Yelisaveta Fyodorovna on her baptism into the Russian Orthodox Church, m. Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia (11 May 1857-17 February 1905), son of Alexander II of Russia and had no issue. Had been courted by her cousin, Wilhelm, but rejected him.
Princess Irene 11 July 1866 11 November 1953 Married Prince Heinrich, (14 August 1862-20 April 1929), son of Friedrich III of Germany and had issue.
Prince Ernst Ludwig 25 November 1868 9 October 1937 Became Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, 13 March 1892; abdicated 9 November 1918; married HRH Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (25 November 1876-2 March 1936), divorced; married HH Princess Eleonore zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (17 September 1871-16 November 1937), and had issue.
Prince Friedrich 7 October 1870 29 May 1873 Suffered from hemophilia.
Princess Alix 6 June 1872 17 July 1918 Took the name Alexandra Feodorovna on her baptism into the Russian Orthodox Church, m. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (18 May 1868-17 July 1918), and had issue.
Princess Marie 24 May 1874 16 November 1878 Died of diphtheria.

Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven, née Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie) (5 April 1863-24 September 1950) was the eldest daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-1892) and his wife Alice, Princess of Great Britain and... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Prince Louis of Battenberg Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, (24 May 1854 – 11 September 1921), formerly Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg, was a minor German prince who married into the British Royal Family and pursued a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, eventually serving as First Sea... 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August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... -1... Friedrich III (October 18, 1831 – June 15, 1888), German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, ruled 1888. ... Ernst Ludwig v. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in Leap years). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Grand Duchess Viktoria Feodorovna of Russia, née Princess Victoria of Edinburgh & Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Victoria Melita) (25 November 1876 - 2 March 1936) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... Haemophilia or hemophilia is the name of any of several hereditary genetic illnesses that impair the bodys ability to control bleeding. ... Princess Alix of Hesse, as Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia (1872-1918) Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (Alix Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice, 6 June 1872 - 17 July 1918), was the consort of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the last Tsar of Russia. ... 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Later Life

Princess Alice's concern about the poor nursing conditions for wounded soldiers during the 1866 Austro-Prussian War, led her to found the Alice-Frauenverein, or Women's Union, to train nurses and auxiliary workers. On 13 June 1877, Prince Ludwig succeeded his uncle as the reigning Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and Princess Alice became the Grand Duchess. However, in November 1878, the Grand Duke and all but one of the children, Princess Elizabeth, fell issue with diphtheria; Princess Marie died of the disease. Exhausted by nursing all of them, Alice succumbed to the disease and died at the Neues Palais in Darmstadt on 14 December, the anniversary of her father's death. Alice is buried at Rosenhöhe, the mausoleum for the Grand Ducal House of Hesse outside of Darmstadt. The Austro-Prussian War (also called the Seven Weeks War or the German Civil War) was a war fought between the Austrian Empire and Prussia in 1866 that resulted in Prussian dominance in Germany. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...


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  • Her Royal Highness The Princess Alice
  • Her Royal Highness Princess Ludwig of Hesse
  • Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Hesse

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