Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
(1843-1878), Third child of Queen Victoria; wife of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by RhineSitter associated with 112 portraits
The great-grandmother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the consort of Queen Elizabeth II. She had a reputation for sweetness of disposition, and was said to play the role of peacemaker in the often stormy royal household. In 1862 she married Prince Louis of Hesse; the couple lived at Darmstadt, Hesse and had seven children. An interest in child welfare led the princess to make the Neues Palais a centre of philanthropic activity. It was later learned that Alice carried and passed on the haemophilia gene she inherited from Queen Victoria to several of her own children.
by Southwell Brothers, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG Ax47006
The Duke and Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine with their eldest daughter
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 13 June 1864
NPG Ax46179
The Duke and Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine with their eldest daughter
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 13 June 1864
NPG x35076
The Grand Duke and Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine with their eldest daughter
published by Richard Smith, after Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, March 1864
NPG x35075
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG Ax24160
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine; Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG Ax131378
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse; Queen Alexandra; Queen Victoria
by (Cornelius) Jabez Hughes
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG Ax46783
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Southwell Brothers, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG Ax46773
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by James Russell & Sons, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1900s? (circa 1864)
NPG x26120
The Duke and Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine with their two eldest daughters
by Hills & Saunders
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, November 1865
NPG Ax46754
The Duke and Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine with their two eldest daughters
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, November 1865
NPG x34505
The children of Queen Victoria
by Robert Jefferson Bingham
albumen carte-de-visite, August 1865
NPG x131268
The Duke and Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine with their two eldest daughters
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, November 1865
NPG x197987
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG x26117
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine; Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG x3603
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Disdéri
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG x45201
King Edward VII; Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine; Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1867
NPG x3609
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax46166
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x26118
'Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen and Family'
published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x139601
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1875
NPG x20130
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1875
NPG x26108
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1875
NPG x95919
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1875
NPG x95920
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1875
NPG x95921
Ernest Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine; Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1875
NPG x95922
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x95923
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x95924
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x95925
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x95926
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite
NPG Ax26219
possibly by George Baxter, after Unknown artist
Baxter print, late 1840s
NPG D48650
'Tender Annuals' (Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
published by W. Spooner, after Unknown artist
lithograph, 1843
NPG D33736
Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and family
by Unknown artist
chromolithograph, 1843 or after
NPG D20920
Prince Albert driving his favorites
by Unknown artist
hand-coloured lithograph, 1843 or after
NPG D20926
by Unknown artist
line engraving, 1844 or after
NPG D13827
by Henry Calton Maguire
lithograph, 1844 or after
NPG D20921
The Queen and Prince Albert at Home
by Unknown artist, published by George Alfred Henry Dean
hand-coloured lithograph, circa 1844
NPG D20925
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Charles Baugniet, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
lithograph, 1845
NPG D33819
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Thomas Landseer, published by Joseph Hogarth, after Sir Edwin Landseer
mixed-method engraving, published 1845
NPG D35055
Domestic Life of the Royal Family
by Unknown artist
hand-coloured lithograph, 1848 or after
NPG D20924
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Thomas Fairland, printed by M & N Hanhart, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
lithograph, 1850
NPG D33820
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Thomas Fairland, printed by M & N Hanhart, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
lithograph, 1850
NPG D35056
The seven oldest children of Queen Victoria
by Frederick James Smyth, published by Illustrated London News, after Unknown artist
wood engraving, published 25 December 1852
NPG D33826
Queen Victoria, the Prince Consort and family
by Samuel Cousins, published by Thomas Boys, and Ernest Gambart & Co, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
mixed-method engraving, republished 15 February 1853 (originally published 20 March 1850 after a painting of 1846)
NPG D48098
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Richard James Lane, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
lithograph, (1857)
NPG D21993
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Richard James Lane, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
lithograph, (1859)
NPG D22121
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Daniel John Pound, published by Illustrated News of the World, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
stipple and line engraving, 1860s
NPG D33822
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by James Henry Lynch, printed by M & N Hanhart, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after E. Moira
lithograph, published 12 February 1861
NPG D33821
Key to 'Royal Family Group, 1874' (Queen Victoria with her family)
after Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, after Unknown artist
ink on acetate, (1881)
NPG D33661
by Raphael Tuck & Sons
chromolithograph, 1887
NPG D43330
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, February 1861
NPG x26110
Related People
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (brother)
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (father)
- Alexandra, Empress of Russia (née Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine) (daughter)
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (brother)
- Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (nephew)
- Princess Alice of Greece and Denmark (granddaughter)
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (brother)
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (sister)
- King Edward VII (brother)
- Ernest Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (son)
- King George V (nephew)
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (sister)
- Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, Princess Henry of Prussia (daughter)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (grandfather)
- Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent and Strathearn (grandmother)
- Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (husband)
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll (sister)
- Queen Victoria (mother)
- Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (sister)
- Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie (née Princess of Hesse), Marchioness of Milford-Haven (daughter)
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