Grand Duke Louis (of Hesse)1

M, #10468, b. 12 September 1837, d. 13 March 1892
Father*Prince Karl Wilhelm Ludwig (of Hesse)2 b. 23 Apr 1809, d. 20 Mar 1877
Mother*Elizabeth (of Prussia)2 b. 1815, d. 1885
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Names and Titles

Variation: Friedrich Ludwig.2
Titled: Grand Duke of Hesse.1
Grand Duke Louis (of Hesse) was born on 12 September 1837 in Hesse, Germany.2 He was the son of Prince Karl Wilhelm Ludwig (of Hesse) and Elizabeth (of Prussia).2 Grand Duke Louis (of Hesse) married Princess Alice Maud Mary (of Saxe-Coburg), daughter of Prince Albert (of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha) and Queen Victoria Hanover of England, in 1862 in Isle Of Wright, England.2,1 Grand Duke Louis (of Hesse) died on 13 March 1892 at age 54.2
He became the father of Princess Victoria Alberta (of Hesse) on 5 April 1863.2,1 Grand Duke Louis (of Hesse) became the father of Grand Duchess Elizabeth (of Hesse) on 1 November 1864.2 Grand Duke Louis (of Hesse) became the father of Irene Louise , Princess Of Hesse Brabant on 11 July 1866.2 Grand Duke Louis (of Hesse) became the father of Grand Duke Ernest Ludwig of Hesse on 25 November 1868.2 Grand Duke Louis (of Hesse) became the father of Frederick Wilhelm August (of Hesse) on 7 October 1870.2 Grand Duke Louis (of Hesse) became the father of Alexandre Fedorovna on 6 June 1872.2 Louis's son Frederick Wilhelm August (of Hesse) died on 29 May 1873 in Darmstadt.2 Grand Duke Louis (of Hesse) became the father of Mariee Feodore Leopoldine (of Hesse) on 24 May 1874.2 Louis's father Prince Karl Wilhelm Ludwig (of Hesse) died on 20 March 1877 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.2 Louis's daughter Mariee Feodore Leopoldine (of Hesse) died on 16 November 1878 in Darmstadt, Germany.2 Grand Duke Louis (of Hesse) became a widower with the death of his wife, Princess Alice Maud Mary (of Saxe-Coburg) on 14 December 1878 in Darmstadt, Germany, at age 35.2,1 Louis's daughter was married at wedding of Princess Victoria Alberta (of Hesse) and Prince Louis Alexander on 30 April 1884.2,1 Louis's mother Elizabeth (of Prussia) died in 1885.2

7 Children of Grand Duke Louis (of Hesse) and Princess Alice Maud Mary (of Saxe-Coburg), daughter of Prince Albert (of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha) and Queen Victoria Hanover of England,

Children
ChartsEnglish Royalty
English Royalty (Indented)
Last Edited17 Aug 2003

Citations

  1. [S212] SAXE-COBURG & GOTHA 1837-1917 and THE WINDSORS 1917 - present day, online http://www.royal.gov.uk/history/trees/tree.pdf. Hereinafter cited as Saxe-Coburg & Gotha and the Windsors.
  2. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.