British Nobility. She was the Marchioness of Milford-Haven. Born Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilda Marie of Hesse, she was the eldest daughter of Ludwig IV of Hesse and Princess Alice of Great Britain and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She married Ludwig Alexander of Battenburg on April 30, 1884. In 1917, when the British royals dropped all Germanic titles, her husband became Admiral Louis Alexander Mountbatten, Marquess of Milford-Haven. They had four children and are the grandparents of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Victoria died at Kensington Palace at the age of 87.
British Nobility. She was the Marchioness of Milford-Haven. Born Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilda Marie of Hesse, she was the eldest daughter of Ludwig IV of Hesse and Princess Alice of Great Britain and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She married Ludwig Alexander of Battenburg on April 30, 1884. In 1917, when the British royals dropped all Germanic titles, her husband became Admiral Louis Alexander Mountbatten, Marquess of Milford-Haven. They had four children and are the grandparents of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Victoria died at Kensington Palace at the age of 87.
Bio by: Kristen Conrad
Family Members
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Saint Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanov
1864–1918
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Saint Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanov
1864–1918
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Irene Princess Heinrich of Prussia
1866–1953
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Ernst Ludwig V. Karl Albrecht Wilhelm "Ernie" von Hessen-Darmstadt
1868–1937
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Prinz Friedrich von "Frittie" Hessen und bei Rhein
1870–1873
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Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova
1872–1918
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Prinzessin Marie von Hessen und bei Rhein
1874–1878
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