Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine

Prince of Hesse and by Rhine

Died when: 65 years 153 days (785 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, (German: Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil; 15 July 1823 – 15 December 1888), was the third son and fourth child of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Wilhelmina of Baden.

He was a brother of Tsarina Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Tsar Alexander II.The Battenberg / Mountbatten family descends from Alexander and his wife Countess Julia von Hauke, a former lady-in-waiting to his sister.

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