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Background imageHesse Collection: Royal Wedding 1947 - family tree

Royal Wedding 1947 - family tree
Family tree showing how Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh are both descended from Queen Victoria. Philip is the son of Princess Alice of Battenburg

Background imageHesse Collection: Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany - Marktplatz

Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany - Marktplatz with Ducal Palace (left) and Marktkirche (back right). Date: 1908

Background imageHesse Collection: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their Children

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their Children
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Consort Albert (1819-1961) and their Family (from top left, going across and then down): Victoria, Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa)

Background imageHesse Collection: Battenberg family, 1906

Battenberg family, 1906
Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven with his wife, Princess Victoria of Hesse, their four children, their son-in-law and two grandchildren

Background imageHesse Collection: British and Russian Royal Families at Osborne House

British and Russian Royal Families at Osborne House, Isle of Wight on 4th August 1909. Pictured are Tsar (Czar) Nicholas and Tsarina (Czarina) Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, later Alexandra Feodorovna

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Alice with Grand Duke Louis of Hesse

Princess Alice with Grand Duke Louis of Hesse
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hess with her husband, Grand Duke Louis (Ludwig IV) of Hesse (1843-1878). Alice was Queen Victorias third child and second daughter

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Alice of Great Britain & Grand Duke Louis of Hesse

Princess Alice of Great Britain & Grand Duke Louis of Hesse
Princess Alice (1843-1878), third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert pictured here around the time of her marriage with her husband Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse-Darmstadt

Background imageHesse Collection: The Hesse-Cassel and Greek royal families

The Hesse-Cassel and Greek royal families
The youngest daughters of Vicky, Princess Royal of Great Britain and Empress of Prussia, the Princesses Sophie and Margarete of Prussia with their husbands and children at Friedrichshof in 1904

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Alice of Greece

Princess Alice of Greece
Princess Alice of Battenberg, Princess Andrew of Greece (1885-1969), c. 1916. Alice was the daughter of Princess Victoria of Hesse and Prince Louis of Battenberg, and is the mother of Prince Philip

Background imageHesse Collection: Cecile of Greece, Georg Donatus Hesse wedding

Cecile of Greece, Georg Donatus Hesse wedding
Wedding group photograph following the marriage of Princess Cecilie of Greece (1911-1937), known as Cecile, to Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse & by Rhine at the Schlosskirche

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Sophie of Greece on her wedding day

Princess Sophie of Greece on her wedding day
Princess Sophie of Greece (1914-2001), elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on her wedding day when she married Prince Christoph of Hesse-Cassel, 15th December 1930

Background imageHesse Collection: Battenberg family c. 1895

Battenberg family c. 1895
Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (1854-1921), pictured with his wife, Princess Victoria of Hesse (1863-1950)

Background imageHesse Collection: Battenberg family

Battenberg family
Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854-1921), 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, later Lord Louis Mountbatten with his wife, Princess Victoria of Hesse (1863-1950) and four children

Background imageHesse Collection: The Royal Oak - Queen Victoria and descendents family tree

The Royal Oak - Queen Victoria and descendents family tree
A spectacular family tree produced by The Illustrated London News to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The beautifully drawn oak tree is hung with portraits of Victoria and Albert

Background imageHesse Collection: Prince Philip of Greece & Milford Havens at Maidenhead

Prince Philip of Greece & Milford Havens at Maidenhead
Celebrities at the Maidenhead Fishery Club in 1931. From left, the Marchioness of Milford Haven, formerly Countess Nada Torby, daughter of Grand Duke Michael of Russia, her daughter

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Andrew of Greece and daughters

Princess Andrew of Greece and daughters
Princess Andrew of Greece (1885-1969), formerly Princess Alice of Battenberg, pictured with her four eldest children. From left, Princess Margarita (1905-1981), later Princess of Hohenlohe-Langeburg

Background imageHesse Collection: Hesse - Princess Alice and her children

Hesse - Princess Alice and her children
Princess Alice of Great Britain, third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843 -1878), pictured with her husband, Ludwig (Louis) IV

Background imageHesse Collection: Royal group at Rosenau Castle on the occasion of the Bethrot

Royal group at Rosenau Castle on the occasion of the Bethrot
Royal group at Rosenau Castle in Coburg gathered to celebrate the engagement of the Czarevitch Nicholas (later Czar Nicholas II) to Princess Alix of Hesse

Background imageHesse Collection: Prince George of Wales and the Edinburgh family

Prince George of Wales and the Edinburgh family
Prince George of Wales (1865-1936), later King George V (pictured centre) with his cousins, the children of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg

Background imageHesse Collection: Princesses Victoria and Elisabeth of Hesse

Princesses Victoria and Elisabeth of Hesse
The two elder daughters of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and Grand Duke Ludwig (Louis) of Hesse. On the left is Princess Victoria (1863-1950)

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Alice and Victoria of Hesse

Princess Alice and Victoria of Hesse
Princess Alice (1843-1878), second daughter and third child of Queen Victoria, pictured in Scotland with her eldest child, Princess Victoria of Hesse

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Alices children in 1875

Princess Alices children in 1875
The children of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and Grand Duke Louis (Ludwig) of Hesse: (l to r) Irene, Ernst Ludwig, Marie ( May ), Victoria

Background imageHesse Collection: The three eldest Hesse Princesses

The three eldest Hesse Princesses
The three eldest daughters of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and Grand Duke Ludwig of Hesse; Victoria (centre), Elisabeth (right) and Irene of Hesse in about 1875

Background imageHesse Collection: Lord Louis Mountbatten

Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900-1979), younger son of Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse. Lord Louis ultimately rose to the rank of First Sea Lord - a vindication of his father

Background imageHesse Collection: Prince Henry of Prussia and family

Prince Henry of Prussia and family
Prince Henry (Heinrich) of Prussia (1862-1929) in their garden at Hemmelmark near Eckernforde in 1927: (l to r) Prince Sigismund, his mother Princess Irene (formerly Princess Irene of Hesse)

Background imageHesse Collection: Princesses Alice and Vicky

Princesses Alice and Vicky
Queen Victorias two eldest daughters: on the right, Vicky, Princess Royal, Crown Princess, later Empress of Prussia (1840-1901) and Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878)

Background imageHesse Collection: Nicholas II and his family 1905

Nicholas II and his family 1905
The latest family photograph taken at Tsarskoe Selo, of the Russian Royal Family in 1905. Date: February 1905

Background imageHesse Collection: Elizabeth of Hesse and Duke Sergei Alexandrovich

Elizabeth of Hesse and Duke Sergei Alexandrovich
Engagement portraits of Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and the Rhine (later Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia - Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova - canonized as St)

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Alice with her children

Princess Alice with her children
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878) with her children in 1877: (l to r) Ella, Alix, Victoria, Ernst Ludwig and Irene, with the youngest, May sitting on Alices lap

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Alice and Grand Duke Louis of Hesse with children

Princess Alice and Grand Duke Louis of Hesse with children
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse-Darmstadt, second daughter and third child of Queen Victoria (1843-1878), with her husband

Background imageHesse Collection: Queen Victorias Children

Queen Victorias Children
Queen Victorias nine children, from portraits by the German painter Franz Xaver Winterhalter. From left to right: Princess Vicky of Great Britain(1840-1901, later Victoria, Empress of Germany)

Background imageHesse Collection: ILN front cover, 12 July 1862 - Alice & Louis Hesse

ILN front cover, 12 July 1862 - Alice & Louis Hesse
Front cover of The Illustrated London News for 12th July 1862, featuring St. Clare on the Isle of Wight. St Clare, near Ryde on the Isle of Wight, the family seat of the Vernon-Harcourt family

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Alice of Greece with her mother and daughter

Princess Alice of Greece with her mother and daughter
Princess Andrew of Greece (1885-1969), formerly Princess Alice of Battenberg, pictured with her mother, Princess Victoria of Hesse who is holding Princess Andrews eldest child

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Theodora of Greece & Victoria Mountbatten

Princess Theodora of Greece & Victoria Mountbatten
Princess Theodora of Greece (1906-69), Margravine of Baden, pictured centre holding her eldest child, Princess Margarita Alice of Baden at the babys christening in 1932

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Alice of Greece with her granddaughter, Dorothea

Princess Alice of Greece with her granddaughter, Dorothea
Princess Andrew of Greece (1885-1969), formerly Princess Alice of Battenberg, kissing her granddaughter, Princess Dorothea of Hesse-Cassel, the daughter of her fourth daughter, Princess Sophie

Background imageHesse Collection: Sisters of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Sisters of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Portraits of the four sisters of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pictured in 1930. Top left is Princess Margaret or Margarita of Greece (1905 -1981), Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Victoria of Hesse with her great-grandson

Princess Victoria of Hesse with her great-grandson
Princess Victoria of Hesse, later the Marchioness of Milford Haven (1863-1950) with her great grandson, Ludwig Ernst Andreas of Hesse

Background imageHesse Collection: Alexandra Feodorovna consort of Tsar Nicholas II

Alexandra Feodorovna consort of Tsar Nicholas II
Alexandra Feodorovna (1872 - 1918), Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine at birth, the last Empress of Russia as the consort of Emperor Nicholas II. Date: 1908

Background imageHesse Collection: Princess Christian of Denmark

Princess Christian of Denmark (Louise of Hesse-Kassel, wife of Prince Christian, King Christian IX of Denmark, mother of Alexandra, Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra) Date: 1863

Background imageHesse Collection: Grand Duchess Louis of Hesse, Princess Alice

Grand Duchess Louis of Hesse, Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland, second daughter of Queen Victoria Date: 1863

Background imageHesse Collection: Bride and Groom in the Schwalm valley

Bride and Groom in the Schwalm valley
Bride and Groom wedding day in the Schwalm valley. Wearing the traditional clothing of Schwalm valley Germany. They are wearing big head dresses. Date: 1912

Background imageHesse Collection: Bridesmaids in the Schwalm valley

Bridesmaids in the Schwalm valley. Wearing the traditional clothing of Schwalm valley Germany. They are wearing head dresses of flowered silk ribbon. Date: 1912

Background imageHesse Collection: The descendants of the German Emperor and Empress Frederick

The descendants of the German Emperor and Empress Frederick. The empress had two sons and four daughters. Victoria, Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa (21 November 1840 ?)

Background imageHesse Collection: Nicholas II and his family 1901

Nicholas II and his family 1901
Nicholas II of Russia (1868 - 1918), the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917 with his wife Alexandra Feodorovna and their four children

Background imageHesse Collection: Emperor and Empress with their son and daughters. Date: 1913

Emperor and Empress with their son and daughters. Date: 1913

Background imageHesse Collection: Tsesarevich Nikolai with the Danish royal family

Tsesarevich Nikolai with the Danish royal family
Photograph taken at Fredensborg in Denmark in 1864 during the visit of the Tsesarevich Nikolai (1843-1865) of Russia to the Danish royal family

Background imageHesse Collection: Prince Henry and Waldemar of Prussia

Prince Henry and Waldemar of Prussia
Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889-1945) with his father, Prince Heinrich (Henry) of Prussia (1862-1929) at Balmoral in the 1890s. Waldemar was the eldest son of Henry and Princess Irene of Hesse

Background imageHesse Collection: Queen Victora with her grandchildren

Queen Victora with her grandchildren
Queen Victoria with Prince Albert Victor and Prince George of Wales and Princess Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt (standing) and Princess Ella of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1871



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