Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine

(1866-1953)

Princess Henry of Prussia

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Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (Irene Luise Marie Anne, 11 July 1866 – 11 November 1953) was the third child and third daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Her maternal grandparents were Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her paternal grandparents were Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine and Princess Elizabeth of Prussia. She was the wife of Prince Henry of Prussia, a younger brother of Wilhelm II, German Emperor and her first cousin. The SS Prinzessin Irene, a liner of the North German Lloyd was named after her.

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Born	11 July 1866 Darmstadt, Germany
Died	11 November 1953 (aged 87)
Zodiac	Cancer
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Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929) 1862-1929 · German admiral · m. 1888 info edit

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Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889–1945) · Son · 1889-1945 · German prince edit info

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Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896–1978) · Son · 1896-1978 · Prussian prince edit info

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Prince Heinrich of Prussia · Son · 1900-1904 · German royalty edit info

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Parents

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse · Father · 1837-1892 · Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1877 to 1892 info

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Alice Maud Mary Hesse · Mother · 1843-1878 · British royalty info

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Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom · m. 1862

Siblings

Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie · Older Sister · 1863-1950 · European royalty info

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Prinzessin Elisabeth Marie Alice Viktoria von Hessen und bei Rhein · Older Sister · 1864-1918 · Grand Duchess of Russia info

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Ernst Ludwig Karl Albert Wilhelm · Younger Brother · 1868-1937 · German noble info

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Friedrich Wilhelm August Victor Leopold Ludwig · Younger Brother · 1870-1873 · German prince info

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Alix Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice of Hesse · Younger Sister · 1872-1918 · German royalty info

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Marie Victoria Feodore Leopoldine · Younger Sister · 1874- · Celebrity Baby info

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Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine · Grandfather · 1809-1877 · German prince, military officer and politician edit info

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Princess Elisabeth of Prussia · Grandmother · 1815-1885 · Prussian princess edit info

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Queen Victoria · Grandmother · 1819-1901 · British royalty edit info

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King George V · Family Member · 1865-1936 · King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936 edit info

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Tsar Nicholas II · Brother In Law · 1868-1918 · Russian royalty edit info

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Princess Victoria Melita Of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Cousin · 1876-1936 · Princess of Great Britain and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; former Grand Duchess of Hesse; pretender Empress of Russia; a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England. edit info

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Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1895–1903) · Niece · 1895-1903 · German princess edit info

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Louis Mountbatten · Nephew · 1900-1979 · British statesman and naval officer edit info

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Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov · 1904-1918 · Last heir apparent of the Russian Empire edit info

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Queen Elizabeth II · Family Member · 1926-2022 · Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 edit info

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