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
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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