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 Ireland (1843-1878). Victoria was born at Windsor Castle. 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 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to 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... Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (Alice Maud Mary), (25 April 1843 – 14 December 1878, was a member of the British Royal Family, the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria. ... An early 18th century view of Windsor Castle by Kip and Knyff. ...

Her maternal grandparents were Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. 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 Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ( 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861 ) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ...

She is the maternal grandmother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who is the consort of Queen Elizabeth II. The Duke of Edinburgh The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, GBE, AC, QSO, PC, (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) (born 10 June 1921) is the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The...

On 30 April 1884 at Darmstadt, she married H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg, later Louis Mountbatten and 1st Marquess of Milford Haven. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Darmstadt Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland (federal state) of Hessen in Germany. ... 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... The title of Marquess of Milford Haven was created in 1917 for Prince Louis of Battenberg, the former First Sea Lord, and a relation to the British Royal family, who became Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven. ...

Their children were:

• Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885-1969)
• Princess Louise of Battenberg (1889-1965)
• Prince George of Battenberg, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (1892-1938)
• Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979)

She died at Kensington Palace and is buried in the grounds of St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham on the Isle of Wight. Princess Alice of Battenberg Princess Alice of Battenberg, later Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (25 February 1885 - 5 December 1969) was a great-granddaughter of the British Queen Victoria who married into the royal house of Greece. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Queen Louise Alexandra Marie Irene of Sweden (13 July 1889 - 7 March 1965) was the second wife of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1999-The Bomb 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... The Most Honourable George Louis Victor Henry Serge Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (December 6, 1892–April 8, 1938) was born the son of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine at Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, PC, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, FRS, (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The south facade of the main block of Kensington Palace, seen through Jean Tijous wrought iron gates. ... The Isle of Wight is an island off the south coast of England, opposite Southampton. ...

Titles from birth to death

• Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Victoria of Hesse and the Rhine (1863-1884)
• Her Serene Highness Princess Louis of Battenberg (1884-1917)
• The Most Honourable The Marchioness of Milford Haven (1917-1921)
• The Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven (1921-1950)

References

• Eilers, Marlene A., Queen Victoria’s Descendants, Rosvall Royal Books, Falköping, 1997.
• Fraser, Antonia, The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England
• Massie, Robert K., The Romanovs: The Final Chapter, Ballantine Books, New York, 1995.