About Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (5 April 1863 – 24 September 1950), later Princess Louis of Battenberg and then Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, was the eldest daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom. Victoria was born at Windsor Castle in the presence of her namesake grandmother, Queen Victoria. She was raised in Germany and England. Her mother died while Victoria and her siblings were still young, placing her in an early position of responsibility within the family. Despite her father's disapproval, she married his morganatic first cousin, Prince Louis of Battenberg, an officer in the British Royal Navy. Victoria lived in various parts of Europe during her husband's naval career and through visits to her many royal relations. She was regarded by her family as liberal in outlook, straightforward, practical, and intelligent. The couple had four children: Alice, Louise, George, and Louis. During World War I, Victoria and her husband abandoned their German titles and adopted the surname Mountbatten, an anglicised version of the German "Battenberg". Two of her sisters – Elisabeth and Alix, who had married into the Russian imperial family – were murdered during the Russian revolution. After World War II, her daughter Louise became queen consort of Sweden and her son Louis was appointed the last Viceroy of India. She was the maternal grandmother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II, and the paternal great-grandmother of King Charles III. It was the first of many tragedies to beset the Hesse family. For days, Victoria's mother nursed the sick, but she was unable to save her youngest daughter, Marie, who died in mid-November.
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