Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine

Prince Charles
Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine
Born	(1809-04-23)23 April 1809 Darmstadt
Died	20 March 1877(1877-03-20) (aged 67) Darmstadt
Spouse	Princess Elizabeth of Prussia
House	Hesse-Darmstadt
Father	Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
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

Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine (23 April 1809 - 20 March 1877) was the second son of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and Wilhelmine of Baden.

Marriage

In 1836, Charles married Princess Elisabeth of Prussia (1815 - 1885), daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (brother of Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia) and Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg. They were unhappy together as Charles preferred life in the military to spending time with his family.

On 19 March 1877, Queen Victoria received a telegram from her daughter Alice, wife of Charles' son Louis, saying that they "feared the worst".^[1] The following evening, news reached the Queen from Alice that Charles had "passed away quite peacefully after 6."^[2] The Queen appears to have been affected by Charles' death, referring to him in her journal upon his death as "dear excellent Prince Charles of Hesse", later repeating, "So grieved and feel deeply for poor Prince Charles."^[2]

Charles's eldest son, Louis, would become Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine upon the death of Charles's childless brother, Louis III, in 1877.

Issue

HRH Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (12 September 1837 - 13 March 1892); Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (13 June 1877 – 13 March 1892); married, firstly, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and had issue. Married, secondly, Alexandrina Hutten-Czapska; annulled.
HGDH Prince Heinrich of Hesse and by Rhine (1838-1900); married, firstly, Baroness Caroline of Nidda and had issue. Married, secondly, Baroness Emilie of Dornberg and had issue.
HGDH Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-1865); married Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and had issue.
HGDH Prince Wilhelm of Hesse and by Rhine (1845 - 1900); married Baroness Josephine of Lichtenberg and had issue.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine

16. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (=26, 28)

8. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (=14)

17. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg, Heiress of Lichtenberg (=27, 29)

4. Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

18. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (=30)

9. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken (=15)

19. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (=31)

2. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

20. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (=16, 26)

10. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt

21. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg, Heiress of Lichtenberg (=17, 27)

5. Landgravine Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt

22. Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim

11. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg

23. Countess Catharine Polyxene of Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim

1. Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine

24. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach

12. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden

25. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz

6. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden

26. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (=16, 28)

13. Landgravine Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt

27. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg, Heiress of Lichtenberg (=17, 29)

3. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden

28. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (=16, 26)

14. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (=8)

29. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg, Heiress of Lichtenberg (=17, 27)

7. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

30. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (=18)

15. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken (=9)

31. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (=19)

References

↑ "Queen Victoria's Journals". Princess Beatrice's copies. RA VIC/MAIN/QVJ(W). 19 March 1877.
1 2 "Queen Victoria's Journals". Princess Beatrice's copies. RA VIC/MAIN/QVJ(W). 20 March 1877.

Princes of Hesse and by Rhine

1st Generation	Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse Prince Georg Prince Friedrich Prince Emil Prince Gustav

2nd Generation	Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse Prince Charles Prince Alexander

3rd Generation	Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse Prince Heinrich Prince Wilhelm

4th Generation	Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse Prince Friedrich Prince Charles Prince Elim

5th Generation	Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse Prince Louis

6th Generation	Prince Ludwig Prince Alexander

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 81318908 GND: 137078781

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