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Prince Maurice of Battenberg (Maurice Victor Donald; 3 October 1891 – 27 October 1914) was a member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the extended British royal family, and the youngest grandchild of Queen Victoria.
Lieutenant His Highness Prince Maurice Victor Donald of Battenberg, KCVO was born at 6.45am on 3rd October 1891 at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the youngest son of Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896) and Princess Beatrice (1857-1944), youngest daughter of Queen Victoria (1819 (1837-1901).
Jul 21, 2020 · Prince Maurice of Battenberg was Queen Victoria’s grandson, as he was the son of Victoria’s daughter, Princess Beatrice and her husband, Prince Henry of Battenberg. Prince Maurice of...
Prince Maurice of Battenberg. On 27th October 1914, the youngest grandson of Queen Victoria, Prince Maurice of Battenberg was killed at Passchendaele. Kaiser Wilhelm sent a message of condolence to his British relatives through an intermediary - the Crown Princess of Sweden who, unsurprisingly, was another grandchild of Queen Victoria ...
Members. Julia, Princess of Battenberg (1825–1895), married Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, third son of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Wilhelmina of Baden. Princess Marie of Battenberg (1852–1923), married the Prince of Erbach-Schönberg in 1871.
Battenberg family, a family that rose to international prominence in the 19th and 20th centuries, the name being a revival of a medieval title. Its notable members included Prince Philip, who was married to England’s Queen Elizabeth II. Learn more about the family.
Despite the solemnity of her clothing, this portrait captures her in a somewhat lighter mood as she gazes at her grandson Prince Maurice of Battenberg (1891–1914). Prince Maurice was the third son of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg.
