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Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine GCB (Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil; 15 July 1823 – 15 December 1888), was the third son and fourth child of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Wilhelmine of Baden. He was a brother of Tsarina Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Tsar Alexander II of Russia.
Julia, Princess of Battenberg, previously Countess Julia von Hauke and Countess of Battenberg (born Julia Therese Salomea Hauke; 24 November [O.S. 12 November] 1825 – 19 September 1895), was the wife of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, the third son of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse.
Alexandra Feodorovna (Russian: Александра Фёдоровна; 6 June [O.S. 25 May] 1872 – 17 July 1918), born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, was the last Empress of Russia as the consort of Tsar Nicholas II from their marriage on 26 November [O.S. 14 November] 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March [O.S. 2 March] 1917.
Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine: 4. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine: 9. Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt: 2. Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine: 10. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden: 5. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden: 11. Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt: 1. Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg: 12. Friedrich ...
Hesse-Kassel and its junior lines were annexed by Prussia in 1866. Hesse-Darmstadt became the People's State of Hesse when the monarchy was abolished in 1918. Hesse-Philippsthal died out in the male line in 1925, and Hesse-Darmstadt in 1968. The male-line heirs of Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld continue to exist to the present ...
Alexander II of Russia: 10. Frederick William III of Prussia: 5. Princess Charlotte of Prussia: 11. Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz: 1. Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia: 12. Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine: 6. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine: 13. Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt: 3. Princess Marie of ...
The latest little prince in line for the Swedish throne had his christening -- and it was the cutest thing of all time. Sweden's Prince Alexander gets christened! See all the cute photos
On 19 April 1894, Tsarevich Nicholas was at the wedding of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, to their mutual cousin, Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.Nicholas had also obtained permission from his parents, Tsar Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna, to propose to Ernst's younger sister, Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, one of the favorite granddaughters of Queen Victoria.