Princess alice daughter of queen victoria
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She is somewhat of a brief footnote in history, often overlooked by the more celebrated members of her family. Many only know her as the daughter of England's Queen Victoria or as the mother of Russia�s Tsaritsa Alexandra. However Alice, the Grand Duchess of Hesse-Darmstadt, was a unique individual in her own right.
Alice Maud Mary was born in the early morning hours of April 25th, 1843. According to a journal entry Queen Victoria wrote a few weeks after Alice's birth, the baby's two older siblings, Vicky and Bertie, happily welcomed their little sister into the family. Luckily neither Victoria nor her husband Prince Albert was upset over the fact that this third child was a second girl. The Queen appeared proud of the newborn, writing in her journal of her belief that Alice would become "the beauty of the family."
Alice had a typical royal upbringing that consisted of nannies and tutors. Common of royalty, contact with her parents was somewhat limited and her siblings were her best fr
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Princess Alice
Rescue in the Royal Palace
Princess Alice was born in Windsor Castle in 1885, as Princess Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie. Her parents were Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse, granddaughter of Queen Victoria. The Princess was related to most European royal families.
When she was a young child, her deafness was diagnosed and by the age of eight she had become a fluent lip reader. This handicap may have made her especially sensitive to the underprivileged and outcast.
Princess Alice married Prince Andrew of Greece in 1903. The couple had five children: four daughters and a son – the future Duke of Edinburgh and consort to Queen Elizabeth II of England.
During World War II, Princess Alice lived in the Athens palace of her brother in law, Prince George of Greece, and worked with the Swedish and Swiss Red Cross. She found herself in the difficult situation of having sons-in-law fighting on the German side and a son (the future Prince Philip) in the British Royal Navy.
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Princess Alice of Battenberg
Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1885–1969)
"Princess Andrew" redirects here. For other uses, see Princess Andrew (disambiguation).
| Alice of Battenberg | |||
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Photograph, c. 1920 | |||
| Born | (1885-02-25)25 February 1885 Windsor Castle, Berkshire, United Kingdom | ||
| Died | 5 December 1969(1969-12-05) (aged 84) Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom | ||
| Burial | 10 December 1969 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle | ||
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| House | Battenberg | ||
| Father | Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven | ||
| Mother | Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine | ||
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Princess Alice of Battenberg (Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie; 25 February 1885 – 5 December 1969) was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, and paternal grandmother of King Charles III. After marrying Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark in 1903, she adopted the style of her husband,
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