#grand duke ernst louis of hesse

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New photo of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna playing tennis with uncle Grand Duke Ernst Louis of Hesse, Livadia Crimea 1912

(Source: Baroness Sophie “Isa” Buxhoevden’s 1910-1912 album shared by Ilya aka LastRomanovs on Flickr)

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Ernst Louis and his son Georg Donatus in 1907❤️.

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Grand Duke Serge Alexandrovich and the Hessians

The main reason I like this picture is that Ella is smiling in a very different, spontaneous way. Her eyes are involved in the smile. She has not turned into the “ethereal” beauty yet. I don't have a date for the picture. It might be around her engagement to Serge.

In the picture, from left to right: A very young Ernst Ludwig with a pup under each arm, Ella with a little girl in her arms whom I don't know; sitting on the steps in front of Ella, Princess Victoria, standing by Ella, Princess Alix, sitting right in front of Alix, the Grand Duke Ludwig IV, and sitting next to him, Grand Duke Serge.

There are two young women in the photo, one sitting next to Victoria and the other standing behind Sergei, whom I do not know.

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The family of the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse in 1872. From left to right- Irene, Ernst, Louis, Elisabeth, Alice, Victoria and Friedrich.

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TRAGEDIES OF PRINCE FRIEDRICH'S DEATH 😭💔

In late May 1873, 5-year-old Ernest and 2-year-old Friedrich, The only sons of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, were playing together in their mother's bedroom.

Ernst ran to another room, which was set at right angles to Alice's bedroom and peered through the window at his younger brother.Alice ran to get Ernst away from the window. When she was out of the room, Friedrich climbed onto a chair next to an open window in his mother's bedroom to get a closer look at his brother.

The chair tipped over and Friedrich tumbled through the window, falling 20 feet (6.1 m) to the balustrade below. He survived the fall and may have lived had he not had haemophilia. He died hours later of a brain hemorrhage💔

The tragic death of little Friedrich devastated his entire family... especially his mother and his beloved brother Ernest...

Following Friedrich's death, his distraught mother princess alice often prayed at his grave and marked anniversaries of small events in his life.

Prince Ernest was deeply affected by the death of his younger brother Prince Friedrich of Hesse, he was inconsolable and said to his mother "When I die, you must die too, and all the others. Why can't we all die together? I don't want to die alone, like Frittie." He also blamed himself for his brother's death and felt guilty for the rest of his life. He later wrote in his memoirs, "I have never been able to rid myself of the impression that I was to blame for my brother's death."

Three years after Friedrich's death, on January 22, 1876, Princess Alice noted in a letter to her mother, Queen Victoria: Yesterday morning Ernie came in to me and said, "mama, i had a beautiful dream; shall i tell you? I dreamed that i was dead and was gone up to heaven and there i asked god to let me have Frittie again, and he came to me and took my hand."😭

Of course, this wasn't the last tragedy of Prince Ernest's life, In the near future, he witnessed the heartbreaking death of his mother and little sister due to diphtheria, the death of his beloved daughter Elisabeth due to typhoid fever, and finally the brutal death of his two beloved sisters, Elizabeth and Alix by Russian revolutionaries... 😭😭😭

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Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ducal Family in 1896.

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Back row: Hereditary Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse and by Rhine, Crown Prince Ferdinand of Romania, Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Hereditary Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Front row: Hereditary Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Grand Duchess Victoria Melita of Hesse and by Rhine, Crown Princess Marie of Romania and Duchess Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

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Hesse family, 1876.

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Princess Victoria and her husband, Prince Louis of Battenberg, she holds her daughter Princess Alice

Princess Elizabeth Feodorovna and her husband Grand Duke Serge of Russia

Princess Irene, Princess Alix and Prince Ernest.

Colorized by me

Do not repost without my premission! Thank you 😊

The photo i used can be found here (link)

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Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana Nikolaevna playing with their little cousins Princes Georg Donatus and Ludwig of Hesse and By Rhine, also with their maternal uncle Grand Duke Ernst Louis of Hesse and By Rhine, Livadia Crimea 1912 🤍

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Rare photo of the Hessian Royal Family (minus Elisabeth) late 1880s

Standing: Princess Alix of Hesse, Prince Ernst Louis of Hesse (later Grand Duke)

Sitting: Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse, Princess Irene of Prussia (née Hesse), Princess Victoria of Battenberg (née Hesse)

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Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, Ernst Louis, Princess Victoria of Battenberg and her family, Princess Alice and her husband Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Louise 1900s.

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Alexey and his Hessian cousins, Louis and George Donatus

Louis and George Donatus are Grand Duke Ernest Ludwig, Alix brother's children. Although not marked, there is a family resemblance among the three children.

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118 years since the wedding of HRH Prince Andreas of Greece and Denmark to HRH Princess Aliki of Battenberg in 06–10–1903

 

Princess Alice was considered to be the most beautiful princess in Europe. At the age of 17 she met Prince Andrew of Greece while in London for King Edward VII’s coronation. They were married in a civil service on 6 October 1903 at Darmstadt in the state of Hesse, Germany, followed by two religious services: one Lutheran and the other Greek Orthodox in the Russian Chapel. The bride and groom were both closely related to the ruling houses of the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Denmark and Greece. They settled in Athens, Greece, and Prince Andrew continued his career in the military while Princess Alice or Princess Andrew as she was also known as it was customary for a princess to take the name of her husband, became involved in charity work. The couple had four daughters and one son, Prince Phillip, who later married Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Alice and Andrew on their religious wedding day in Darmstadt .

Bellow an article originally appeared in the New York Times on 8 Oct 1903

Darmstadt, Oct. 7

In the presence of a notable gathering, which included an Emperor, an Empress, a King, and two Queens, the marriage of Princess Alice of Battenberg and Prince Andreas of Greece was celebrated today according to the rites of the Lutheran and Greek churches.

In the guest list was the bride’s aunts, uncles, and parents at the wedding Grand Duke Ernst of Hesse and by Rhine, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Princess Irene of Prussia, Prince Henry of Prussia, Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna of Russia, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, Princess Louis of Battenberg, and Prince Louis of Battenberg

The wedding party, whose dresses and uniforms made a very effective spectacle, assembled at 3:30 in the old castle, and then crossed the castle yard to the castle church. Prince George of Greece with Princess Victoria led the procession, and they were followed by the Grand Duke of Hesse , with the Czarina [6]; the Czar , with Queen Alexandra the members of the Greek royal family, and finally Prince Louis of Battenberg , with his daughters, the Princesses Alice and Louise

The church was filled with diplomats, the local authorities, and the royal suites. The Protestant ceremony lasted three-quarters of an hour, the officiating clergyman being the Rev. Dr. Petersen. The party then, amid the ringing of the famous chimes, drove in reverse order to the Greek chapel, a mile distant on the Mathildanhohe, where they were greeted by a large crowd. There the marriage ceremony was celebrated according to the Greek rites by Archpriest Janitcheff, a Russian choir performing the musical service. All then returned directly to the palace.

The bride wore white crepe de chine, with orange blossoms, and a bodice of Point de Venise lace

and wore the diamond tiara that may have been her wedding gift from her uncle and aunt,

and a diamond circle-and-star necklace that’s said to have been a wedding gift from her mother

Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia

Queen Alexandra was dressed in purple tulle, with sequins, and had a diamond diadem. The Czarina wore a gown of white tulle embroidered with silver, and wore a Russian diadem. The Queen of Greece was in gray satin.

A family dinner was held this evening, with forty-two covers. Afterward the wedded couple started in a motor car, presented by the Czar, for Heiligenberg Castle on a short honeymoon.

The gifts to the bridal couple include a massive silver epergne from the King and Queen of England and a magnificent diadem of brilliants from the Czar and Czarina .

The civil marriage of Prince Andrew and Princess Alice took place on Tuesday.

118 χρόνια από τον γάμου Της ΑΒΥ Πρίγκιπα Αντρέα της Ελλάδας και Δανίας με Την ΑΒΥ Πριγκίπισσα Αλίκη του Μπατενμπεργκ στις 06–10–1903

Η πριγκίπισσα Αλίκη θεωρούνταν η πιο όμορφη πριγκίπισσα στην Ευρώπη. Σε ηλικία 17 ετών γνώρισε τον πρίγκιπα της Ελλάδας Ανδρέα ενώ βρισκόταν στο Λονδίνο για τη στέψη του βασιλιά Εδουάρδου Ζ '. Παντρεύτηκαν σε δημόσια υπηρεσία στις 6 Οκτωβρίου 1903 στο Ντάρμσταντ στο κρατίδιο της Έσσης, στη Γερμανία, και ακολούθησαν δύο θρησκευτικές λειτουργίες: η μία Λουθηρανική και η άλλη Ελληνορθόδοξη στο Ρωσικό Παρεκκλήσι. Η νύφη και ο γαμπρός είχαν στενή σχέση με τους κυβερνώντες Βασιλικους οίκους του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου, της Γερμανίας, της Ρωσίας, της Δανίας και της Ελλάδας. Εγκαταστάθηκαν στην Αθήνα της Ελλάδας και ο πρίγκιπας Ανδρέας συνέχισε την καριέρα του στο στρατό, ενώ η πριγκίπισσα Αλίκη ή η πριγκίπισσα Άντρεα όπως ήταν επίσης γνωστό ως συνήθεια για μια πριγκίπισσα να παίρνει το όνομα του συζύγου της, ασχολήθηκε με φιλανθρωπικό έργο. Το ζευγάρι είχε τέσσερις κόρες και έναν γιο, τον πρίγκιπα Φίλιππο, ο οποίος αργότερα παντρεύτηκε τη βασίλισσα Ελισάβετ Β 'του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου

Παρακάτω ένα άρθρο για τον Βασιλικό εμφανίστηκε αρχικά στους New York Times στις 8 Οκτωβρίου 1903

Ντάρμσταντ, 7 Οκτωβρίου

Παρουσία μιας αξιόλογης συγκέντρωσης, η οποία περιελάμβανε έναν αυτοκράτορα, μια αυτοκράτειρα, έναν βασιλιά και δύο βασίλισσες, ο γάμος της πριγκίπισσας Αλίκης του Μπάτενμπεργκ και του πρίγκιπα Ανδρέα της Ελλάδας γιορτάστηκε σήμερα σύμφωνα με τις τελετές των λουθηρανικών και ελληνικών εκκλησιών.

Στη λίστα καλεσμένων ήταν οι θείες, οι θείοι και οι γονείς της νύφης Μεγάλος Δούκας Έρνστ της Έσσης και από τον Ρήνο, η Τσαρίνα Αλεξάνδρα Φεοντόροβνα της Ρωσίας, ο τσάρος Νικόλαος Β της Ρωσίας, η Πριγκίπισσα Ειρήνη της Πρωσίας, ο Πρίγκιπας Ερρίκος της Πρωσίας, η Μεγάλη Δούκισσα Ελισάβετ Feodorovna της Ρωσίας, Μέγας Δούκας Σεργκέι Αλεξάντροβιτς της Ρωσίας, πριγκίπισσα Louis του Battenberg και πρίγκιπας Louis του Battenberg

Το γαμήλιο πάρτι, του οποίου τα φορέματα και οι στολές έκαναν ένα πολύ αποτελεσματικό θέαμα, ξεκινησε στις 3:30 στο παλιό κάστρο και στη συνέχεια διασχιζοντας την αυλή του κάστρου στην εκκλησία του κάστρου. Ο πρίγκιπας Γεώργιος της Ελλάδας με την πριγκίπισσα Βικτώρια ηγήθηκε της πορείας και ακολούθησαν ο Μεγάλος Δούκας της Έσσης, με την Τσαρίνα ο τσάρος, με τη βασίλισσα Αλεξάνδρα τα μέλη της ελληνικής βασιλικής οικογένειας, και τέλος τον πρίγκιπα Λούις του ��πάτενμπεργκ, με τις κόρες του, τις πριγκίπισσες Αλίκη και τη Λουίζα μετέπειτα Βασσιλισα Λουίζα της Σουηδιας

Η εκκλησία ήταν γεμάτη με διπλωμάτες, τις τοπικές αρχές και τις βασιλικές οικογένειες Η προτεσταντική τελετή διήρκεσε τρία τέταρτα της ώρας, με ιερέα τον κληρικό σεβ. Dr. Petersen. Το πάρτι στη συνέχεια, οδήγησε με αντίστροφη σειρά στο ελληνικό παρεκκλήσι, ένα μίλι μακριά στο Mathildanhohe, όπου τους υποδέχτηκε ένα μεγάλο πλήθος. Εκεί η τελετή του γάμου γιορτάστηκε σύμφωνα με τις ελληνικές τελετές από τον αρχιερέα Janitcheff, μια ρωσική χορωδία που εκτελούσε τη μουσική λειτουργία. Στη συνέχεια, όλοι επέστρεψαν απευθείας στο παλάτι.

Η νύφη φορούσε λευκο κρέπα ντε κινέ, με άνθη πορτοκαλιάς και μπούστο από δαντέλα Point de Venise

και φόρουσε τη διαμαντένια τιάρα που μπορεί να ήταν το δώρο του γάμου της από τον θείο και τη θεία της,και ένα διαμαντένιο κολιέ με σχήμα κύκλου με διαμαντένια αστέρια που λέγεται ότι ήταν δώρο γάμου από τη μητέρα της

Ο τσάρος Νικόλαος Β και η Τσαρίνα Αλεξάνδρα Φεοντόροβνα της Ρωσίας

Η βασίλισσα Αλεξάνδρα ήταν ντυμένη με μωβ τούλι, με παγιέτες και είχε διαμαντένιο διάδημα. Η Τσαρίνα φορούσε φόρεμα από λευκό τούλι κεντημένο με ασήμι και φορούσε ρωσικό διάδημα. Η βασίλισσα της Ελλάδας ήταν σε γκρι σατέν.

Ένα οικογενειακό δείπνο πραγματοποιήθηκε σήμερα το βράδυ.

Στη συνέχεια, το ζευγάρι ξεκίνησε με ένα μηχανοκίνητο αυτοκίνητο, το οποίο παραχωρισε ο τσάρος, για το Κάστρο Heiligenberg σε ένα σύντομο μήνα του μέλιτος.

Τα δώρα στο νυφικό ζευγάρι περιλαμβάνουν μια τεράστια ασημένια epergne από τον βασιλιά και τη βασίλισσα της Αγγλίας και ένα υπέροχο διάδημα από τον Τσάρο και την Τσαρίνα.

Ο πολιτικός γάμος του πρίγκιπα Andrew και της πριγκίπισσας Aλικης πραγματοποιήθηκε την Τρίτη.

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"SECRETS IN OIL: UNVEILING THE PRINCESSES OF SAXE-COBURG" ♥️👑🖌

"Heinrich von Angeli: The Royal Brush and the Royal Sisters' Gaze" 🖌🌞🌏

Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh, Grand Duchess of Hesse, is shown looking to the left in a pale blue dress with lace over her shoulders and a rose at her breast. 💙✨️

This portrait was painted for Queen Victoria, who was Princess Victoria Melita's grandmother. In 1894 Victoria married her first cousin, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, following the wishes of their shared grandmother, Queen Victoria, but their marriage was a failure and Victoria went on to scandalize the royal families of Europe by divorcing her husband in 1901 and marrying her first love, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia, in 1905.

Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, is shown with head and shoulders to the front, in evening dress with a fur-edged wrap. 💖✨️

The third daughter of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, she was married in 1896 to Prince Ernst, of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. This portrait was painted for Queen Victoria, who was Princess Alexandra's grandmother.

"As we admire this artwork, let's reflect on the lives of Victoria Melita and Alexandra. Born into a lineage that intertwined with the most powerful dynasties of Europe, their stories are woven into the fabric of history. Victoria Melita, a granddaughter of both Queen Victoria and Emperor Alexander II, led a life marked by scandal and romance, defying royal norms to marry the man she loved. Her sister Alexandra, though less known, shared in the family's complex web of alliances that shaped the course of European history.❤️

So, as you behold this masterpiece, ponder this: What secrets do the serene faces of Victoria Melita and Alexandra hold? What whispers of the past might echo through the halls of their royal lineage? Angeli's painting is not just a visual delight; it's a silent testament to the tumultuous and fascinating era it represents. Dive into the depths of this canvas and discover the stories that lie beneath the surface."🫀👑

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The Funeral of the late Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on 4 August 1900.

The funeral cortege marshalled at the Schloss Ehrenburg to proceed to the church of St. Moritz, in the first bank behind the court officials the German Emperor walked between Duke Charles Edward and The Prince Regent, The Prince of Wales, between the Grand Duke of Hesse and Prince Ferdinand of Romania, followed, preceding The Duke of Connaught, The Duke of York and Prince Arthur of Connaught, who were followed by a long procession of Princes and Dukes.