Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine information
Third son and fourth child of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
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Prince Alexander
Born
(1823-07-15)15 July 1823 Darmstadt, Hesse
Died
15 December 1888(1888-12-15) (aged 65) Jugenheim, Hesse
Burial
Rosenhohe, Darmstadt
Spouse
Julia, Princess of Battenberg
Issue
Marie, Princess of Erbach-Schönberg
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven
Alexander, Prince of Bulgaria
Prince Henry
Prince Francis Joseph
Names
Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil
House
Hesse-Darmstadt
Father
Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (officially)
August von Senarclens de Grancy (rumored)
Mother
Wilhelmine of Baden
Grand Ducal Family of Hesse and by Rhine
Louis II
Children
Louis III
Prince Charles
Princess Elisabeth
Prince Alexander
Maria Alexandrovna, Empress of Russia
Grandchildren
Louis IV
Prince Heinrich
Anna, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prince Wilhelm
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Prince Alexander of Hesse and by RhineGCB (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. The Battenberg-Mountbatten family descends from Alexander and his wife Countess Julia von Hauke, a former lady-in-waiting to his sister.
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