Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine

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Prince Alexander
Born	(1823-07-15)15 July 1823 Darmstadt, Hesse
Died	15 December 1888(1888-12-15) (aged 65) Jugenheim, Hesse
Burial	Rosenhohe, Darmstadt
Spouse	Julia, Princess of Battenberg
Issue	Marie, Princess of Erbach-Schönberg Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven Alexander, Prince of Bulgaria Prince Henry Prince Francis Joseph
Names Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil
House	Hesse-Darmstadt
Father	Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (officially) August von Senarclens de Grancy (rumored)
Mother	Wilhelmine of Baden

Grand Ducal Family of Hesse and by Rhine
Louis II
Children Louis III Prince Charles Princess Elisabeth Prince Alexander Maria Alexandrovna, Empress of Russia Grandchildren Louis IV Prince Heinrich Anna, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Prince Wilhelm
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Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine GCB (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 Wilhelmine of Baden. He was a brother of Tsarina Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The Battenberg-Mountbatten family descends from Alexander and his wife Countess Julia von Hauke, a former lady-in-waiting to his sister.