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Jun 12, 2024 · Inspired by the love story of Alice&Louis of Hesse, this is mostly fiction, with some events that actually happened in history. Princess Alice was the second daughter if Queen Victoria, with a kind personality and interest in philanthropy, while Prince Louis of Hesse was the future Grand Duke of Hesse and a soldier.
Early life. Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg was born on 24 October 1887 at Balmoral Castle, in Scotland.Her father was Prince Henry of Battenberg, the fourth child and third son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine and Julia, Princess of Battenberg, and her mother was Princess Beatrice, the fifth daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Jun 13, 2024 · THE HESSE SISTERS: QUEEN VICTORIA'S FAVOURITE GRANDDAUGHTERS Famous for their beauty, the Hesse sisters were known within royal circles as ‘The Four Graces’. Victoria, Ella, Irene and Alix were granddaughters of Queen Victoria and each married into a European dynasty. Their lives, loves and loss...
Jun 26, 2024 · The Hesse Emerald Cross and Brooch were among the jewels given by Princess Victoria to her younger daughter, Lady Louise Mountbatten, when she married Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden in 1923. Crown Princess Louise first wore the Emerald Cross for a series of portraits taken soon after her marriage, paired with her Diamond Tiara , a wedding gift from her brother and sister-in-law, Lord and Lady Mountbatten .
3 days ago · 5. It has long been rumored though never proven that Victoria's grandson, Prince Albert Victor, the Duke of Clarence, was Jack the Ripper. Answer: True. In a February, 2011 article in the British paper The Telegraph, Prince Albert Victor, the Duke of Clarence, was said to be "as heedless and as aimless as a gleaming gold-fish in a crystal bowl ...
Jun 13, 2024 · THE HESSE SISTERS: QUEEN VICTORIA'S FAVOURITE GRANDDAUGHTERS Famous for their beauty, the Hesse sisters were known within royal circles as ‘The Four Graces’. Victoria, Ella, Irene and Alix were granddaughters of Queen Victoria and each married into a European dynasty. Their lives, loves and loss...
