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HomeIrene of Hesse and by Rhine

Irene of Hesse and by Rhine

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Irene of Hesse and by Rhine

Irene of Hesse and by Rhine – The tragedy of the blood (Part two)

Thursday, 30 July 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Read part one here. Irene fell pregnant quickly and gave birth to her first son Prince Waldemar on 20 March 1889. He was born in Kiel where Irene and Henry were at the time with her mother-in-law, who was now known as the Empress Frederick. After the birth, Queen Victoria wrote, “Thank God that all [read more]

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Irene of Hesse and by Rhine

Irene of Hesse and by Rhine – The tragedy of the blood (Part one)

Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine was born on 11 July 1866 as the daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and the future Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse. She was their third daughter, following Victoria and Elisabeth. Brothers Ernest Louis and Friedrich would follow, as would two more sisters; Alix and [read more]

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Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s grandchildren

Thursday, 19 September 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Victoria married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Together they went on to have nine children and 42 grandchildren. Only Princess Louise did not have children of her own. Their grandchildren included an Emperor, an Empress, a King, four Queens and a Crown Princess. Her son Leopold suffered from haemophilia and [read more]




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