#Grand Duke Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt

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[ykzzr]

Ernst Louis and his son Georg Donatus in 1907❤️.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

BORN ON THIS DAY:

Alexandra Feodorovna (6 June [O.S. 25 May] 1872 – 17 July 1918), Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine at birth, was the last Empress of Russia as the consort of Emperor Nicholas II from their marriage on 26 November [O.S. 14 November] 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March [O.S. 2 March] 1917.

She was the sixth child and fourth daughter among the seven children of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and his first wife, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, the second daughter of Queen Victoria and her husband Albert, Prince Consort.

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[gabrielferaud]

Glaux Verlag Christine Jäger [German publishing house that was based in Jena at the time these were made] Napoleonic Playing Cards

♣️: Marshal Lannes, Empress Josephine, Napoleon

♠️: Prince Louis-Ferdinand of Prussia, Queen Louise, Frederick-William III

♥️: Marshal Kutuzov, Tsarina Elizabeth-Alexeievna, Tsar Alexander I

♦️: Prince Frederick-Louis of Hohenlohe, Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Duke Karl August Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

[duchesssoflennox]

BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT OF PRINCESS ALICE, GRAND DUCHESS OF HESSE 🩷💗

Princess Alice's Portrait on the right is a copy by Hartmann after a portrait-type, which originated with Von Angeli’s portrait of Princess Alice with her husband and children. Hartmann was paid £50 3s 8d for the copy on 31 August 1880, and it was placed in the Queen’s Sitting-Room at Osborne. The copy is probably the one which the Queen had been given by the Grand Duke on 31 March 1880, during her visit to Darmstadt: ‘an admirable copy (only the head) of Angeli’s picture of darling Alice’. The frame is by Thomas.

On the left side, there's a photo of Princess Alice, which was most likely taken by the painter Hartmann during the drawing of the portrait in 1880...🥰

Princess Alice (1843-78) was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Known for her sweet nature, she often took on the role of peacekeeper in the royal household. The marriage of her older sister, Princess Victoria, in 1858, left Alice as the eldest daughter at home, and the Queen and Prince Albert both turned to her for company. In a popular edition of Alice's letters to the Queen, published in 1885, Princess Helena, her sister, described her as ‘loving Daughter and Sister, the devoted Wife and Mother, and a perfect, true Woman’. In 1862, she married Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse...❤️‍🩹🌅

[the-last-tsar]

"As she grew into a teenager, the best that the beautiful but poor Princess Alix of Hesse could have hoped for to relieve her from the unchallenging tedium of Darmstadt provincialism was marriage to a minor European princeling. But everything changed when on her first visit to Russia in 1884 (for the marriage of her sister Ella to Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich), Alix's third cousin, Nicholas Alexandrovich, heir to the Russian throne, had taken a shine to her. He was sixteen and she was only twelve, but thereafter Nicky, as she would always call him, remained besotted. Five years later, when Grand Duke Louis took Alix back to Russia on a six-week visit, Nicky was still stubbornly determined to win her as his wife. The shy schoolgirl had become a slender, ethereally beautiful young woman and Nicky was deeply in love. But by now — 1889 — Alix had been confirmed in the Lutheran faith prior to coming out, and she made clear to Nicky that despite her deep feelings for him, marriage was out of the question. Virtue prevailed. She could not and would not change her religion, but she did agree to write to him in secret, their letters being sent via Ella as intermediary. The royal marriage stakes at that time were unforgiving to girls who did not grasp a golden opportunity when it presented itself; as one contemporary newspaper observed, 'Love in royal circles is not an epidemic affection'." It seemed that Alix's inflexibility was going to deprive her of the one thing so many of her young royal contemporaries craved — a marriage based on love and not expediency. To a forlorn Nicky there seemed an insurmountable gulf between them and he allowed himself to be temporarily distracted by other pretty faces. For her own part, Alix was enjoying a degree of status back home, as a big fish in the very small Hesse pond."

The Romanov Sisters | Helen Rappaport.

[graceofromanovs]

How the last Russian dynasty were related to European Monarchies (current and former):

The Royal House of Greece (House of Glücksburg-Greece, branch of the Danish House of Glücksburg) and the House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (Imperial Dynasty of Russia) were related, their common ancestors were Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt, Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Charles Frederick , Grand Duke of Baden and many others.

[foreverinthepagesofhistory]

Happy 153rd Birthday to Prince Friedrich “Frittie” of Hesse and By Rhine, October 7th 1870 ✨🖤

Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse and By Rhine was born on October 7th 1870 in Darmstadt, Hesse. He was the 5th child and 2nd son of Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse and Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland. He was the brother of Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna and Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna.

He was a very lively baby and loved playing with his siblings, especially his brother Ernst Louis who he was especially close with. When he was around 1 year old he was diagnosed with Hemophilia because of a fall. Hemophilia is a genetic blood disorder that doesn’t allow the blood to clot which means that any bump or bruise could cause a fatal hemorrhage.

When he was almost 3 years old in 1873 he was playing with his brother Ernie and his mother Alice in her bedroom. Ernie ran into the adjoining room and looked out of the window to wave to Frittie, and Alice went to fetch him to bring him back into the room. Unsupervised Frittie looked out of the open window to try to find his brother which resulted in him falling 20 feet. The fall turned out to be fatal and he died of a brain hemorrhage. He would have survived the fall if not for his Hemophilia.

Fly high Frittie ✨🕊️❤️‍🩹

[loiladadiani]

Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (1868 - 1937)

Ernst Ludwig was the elder son of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He grew up with his four sisters (to whom he was very close) in Darmstadt. His only brother died in 1873 at the age of 3. One of his sisters was Alexandra, Empress of Russia.

He married his cousin Victoria Melita, Princess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha; they had two children, one stillborn boy and a beautiful girl, Elizabeth (Ella), who died of typhoid fever. The couple divorced after her death, and Ernest then married Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (nicknamed Onor by the family). The union produced two children: Louis, Prince of Hesse and By Rhine, and George Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and By Rhine. George Donatus married Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, and older sister of Prince Phillip (sometimes all roads seem to lead to our dear Prince Phillip.)

Photographs: 1. Ernst Ludwig, Onor, and their two children, George Donatus and Louis; 2. An older Ernst Ludwig, with his grandson.

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Princess and Landgravine Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (30 January 1757 – 14 February 1830) was a German princess. She was the daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. On 3 October 1775 she married duke (later grand-duke) Charles Augustus of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and as such a member of the court sphere of Weimar Classicism. She was held to be serious and introverted but also compassionate and sympathetic, in the aftermath of the Battle of Jena which guaranteed her part in the later "myth of Weimar" ("Weimarmythos").

[princessvictoriamelita]

Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse and by Rhine on his wedding day, 19 April 1894.

[ykzzr]

Grand Duchess Eleonore of Hesse and by Rhine, Prince Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and his wife, Hereditary Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine and Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine at the Bayreuth Festival in 1932.

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In Darmstadt, 1899. 

From the top: Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia,  Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia (?), Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia, Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse, Grand Duchess Victoria Melita of Hesse, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia. Two years after this picture was taken Ernest and Victoria divorced. In 1905 Victoria Melita married  Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich, thus becoming Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia.

Original picture.

[timmymyluv]

let others wage war: you,happy child, marry-

Masterpost (under repair)

theme(s): politics, war, marriage, dynastic conflicts, alliances, romance, sexual content (eventual), childbirth, gender/society criticisms, class warfare/analysis and more

warning(s): adult content incl unprotected sex, oral (m/f receiving) , masturbation, infidelity, minor character death, miscarriages and more (18+ eventually)

starring:

Y/n (reader) as Princess Dagmar of Denmark (later Tsarina Maria Feodorovna of Russia)

Timothee Chalamet as Tsesarevich Timothee Alexandrovich of Russia (later Tsar Timothee I of Russia)

Saoirse Ronan as Princess Alexandra 'Alix' of Denmark, (later Princess of Wales & Queen Alexandra of England)

danish royal family

Nicole Kidman as Crown Princess Louise (later Queen Louise of Denmark)

Christian Bale as Crown Prince Christian (later King Christian IX of Denmark)

Mike Faist as Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark (later King Frederick XVIII)

George McKay as Prince Wilhelm of Denmark (King George I of Greece)

TBA as Princess Louisa of Sweden (later Queen Lovisa of Denmark)

Millie Bobbie Brown as Princess Thyra of Denmark

Jacob Tremblay as Prince Valdemar of Denmark

Russian royal family (House Romanovs)

Adrien Brody as Tsar Alexander II

Rebecca Ferguson as Tsarina Maria Alexandrovna (nee Princess Jessica of Hesse-Darmstadt)

Louis Partridge as Prince Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia 

Kiernan Shipka as Princess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (later Duchess of Saxe-Coburg

Lucas Jade-Zumann as Prince Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia 

Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Olga Konstantinova of Russia (later Queen Olga of Greece)

Natalia Dyer as Princess Xenia Konstantinova of Russia

Elle Fanning as Princess Tatiana Maximillianova of Leuchtenberg

Tamzin Merchant as Princess Catherine Dolgoruky

British Royal Family

Angela Bassett as Queen Victoria of England

Zawe Ashton as Crown Princess Victoria of Prussia, Princess Royal of England

Rege Jean-Page as Prince Edward of Wales (later King Edward VII of England) 

Jodie Turner Smith as Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine

Daniel Kaluuya as Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha

Keke Palmer as Helena, Princess of England and later Princess of Schleswig-Holstein

John Boyega as Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Stratheam

TBA as Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany

Zendaya as Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenburg

and more....

Based on 19th century European history and royal affairs, and heavily inspired by the documentary on the father in law of Europe : King Christian IX of Denmark, whose children married into or were appointed into various thrones across the continent and wielded significant dynastic influence. 

Watch the daughter of an unlikely king in a rags to riches story after gaining the affections of the wealthiest heir in the world. From humble country homes and earthy estates to grand palaces, heirloom jewels and the latest fashion - navigate the tumultuous royal court of the ever-changing, dynamic Imperial Russia at its apex, and the evolving world around it. 

Life would never be the same, and your family is at the heart of the world around you as your family achieve royal status. 

Chapters:

act one.

act two.

act three.

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act five. 

act six.

act seven.

act eight.

act nine.

act ten.

act eleven.

act twelve.

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act fourteen.

act fifteen.

act sixteen.

act seventeen.

act eighteen.

act nineteen.

act twenty.

act twenty one.

act twenty two.

act twenty three.

act twenty four.

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yes i have requests and other series - but this was meant to be my first work here and one of my passion projects because i am a sucker for royal drama/weddings/gowns and dynastic jewels and heirlooms and all that. tune in! 

the quote is based on a saying about the House of Habsburgs in the 16th century. 

unknown number of chapters but this will definitely be a multi-part series. schedule for uploads is irregular but they will be long! 

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Group photograph of the Hessian sisters along with Ernest Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, possibly in Darmstadt, 1887.