Louis IV was the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 13 June 1877 until his death in 1892. Through his marriage to Queen Victoria's second daughter Alice, he was connected to the British royal family. Two of his daughters married into the House... Wikipedia
Born: September 12, 1837, Darmstadt, Germany
Died: March 13, 1892 (age 54 years), Darmstadt, Germany
Spouse: Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (m. 1862–1878)
Great grandchildren: Prince Philip, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, and more
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Louis IV, Grande Duke of Hesse, shown in three-quarter-length. He wears the uniform of a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Hessian contingent of the Prussian army, ...
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Details: individual; ruler; German; Male ; Life dates: 1837-1892 ; Biography: Succeeded in 1877; married Princess Alice (q.v.) of the United Kingdom in 1862.
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