Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, GCB (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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Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil Of Hesse And By Rhine 15 July 1823 Darmstadt, Hesse
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Died |
15 December 1888 (aged 65) Jugenheim, Hesse
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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