Princess Alice
1843–1878
Victoria's daughter, Grand Duchess of Hesse
Victoria and Albert's daughter
Facts
- Born:
- 25 April 1843
- Died:
- 14 December 1878 (aged 35)
- At Albert's death (1861): aged 18
Family
Parents
Husband
Siblings
- Princess Victoria ("Vicky") 1840–1901
- Edward VII 1841–1910
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh 1844–1900
- Princess Helena 1846–1923
- Princess Louise 1848–1939
- Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught 1850–1942
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany 1853–1884
- Princess Beatrice 1857–1944
Children
Life in the Almanack
- 25 April 1843 Birth of Princess Alice
- 1 July 1862 The sombre wedding of Princess Alice and Prince Louis of Hesse at Osborne aged 19
- 3 September 1878 The pleasure steamer Princess Alice sinks in the Thames – more than six hundred die aged 35
- 14 December 1878 Princess Alice dies – on the 17th anniversary of her father's death aged 35
Places on the map
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