Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (5 April 1863 - 24 September 1950) was the eldest child of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse. She was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She married Prince Louis of Battenberg. Her children were Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, and Princess Alice of Battenberg, Queen Louise of Sweden, and George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, . She was the grandmother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh grandmother in law of Queen Elizabeth II and great grandmother of King Charles III.
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 Portrait by Alexander Bassano, c. 1880 | |
| Born | Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie of Hesse and by Rhine 5 April 1863 Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 24 September 1950 (aged 87) Kensington Palace, London, England |
| Burial | 28 September 1950 St Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight |
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| House | Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Father | Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse |
| Mother | Princess Alice of the United Kingdom |
Princess Victoria Marchioness Milford Haven died on 24 September 1950 age 87 . She was buried on 28 September 1950 with her husband Prince Louis of Battenberg at St Mildred Church Whippingham on the Isle of Wight.
Ancestry
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Princess Victoria Of Hesse And By Rhine Media
Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt (of Hesse and by Rhine) in 1871.
Photograph by Alexander Bassano, c. 1878
A 1917 Punch cartoon depicting King George V sweeping away the German titles held by members of his family
Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven
Portrait by Philip de László, 1937
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Weir, Alison (1996). Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (Revised ed.). London: Pimlico. pp. 305–307. ISBN 978-0-7126-7448-5.