#princess Irene of Prussia

[empress-alexandra]

Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse with his surviving children: Princess Victoria of Battenberg, Marchioness of Milford-Haven, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia, Princess Irene of Prussia, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia and Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse, 1884.

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Grand Duchesses Anastasia and Marie Romanov with Princess Irene of Prussia at the beach Crimea, 1913.

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

EXTREMELY, never before seen, rare photo of the four eldest children of Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse and By Rhine and Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland riding in a small carriage 🤍

From left to right: Victoria, Ernst Louis, Irene, and Elisabeth 🤎

Source: Hessian State Archives

[foreverinthepagesofhistory]

EXTREMELY RARE photo of Princesses Victoria, Elisabeth, and Irene of Hesse and By Rhine, 1868-69 🤍✨⭐️

Source: my lucky day at the Hessian State Archives

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Princesses Irene and Alix of Hesse and by Rhine

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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.

[thehessiansisters]

Candid photograph of Princess Henry of Prussia with her nephew Tsesarevich Alexei of Russia, Peterhof, August 1913.

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[postcard-from-the-past]

Princess Alexandrine Irene of Prussia and Princess Cecilie Viktoria Anastasia Zita Thyra Adelheid of Prussia

German vintage postcard

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Do you relate to any of the Romanov / hesse if so which sister and why?

Hello and thank you for the question!

Of the Romanovs, I relate the most to Olga and Anastasia. Like Olga, I have a pretty hot temper and my tongue often flies loose and becomes absolutely scathing. (Online, I can sometimes be pretty blunt. Not a good thing, and definitely something I'm trying to curb.) Like Anastasia, I can be very silly and cheerful, lazy, and (another character defect) criticize and make fun of others. Although I like to think of it more as social satire! These two sisters also have some overlaps in their merry, lazy characters, so you can see why'd I could be both of them!

I also relate to both of the Marias--specifically, Dagmar and Maria Nikolaevna. Perhaps it's simply mental illusions, but I am often convinced that I am being excluded or less valued in a group. As for Maria Feodorovna, I can understand her frustration as she nagged at Alix to get out more into society. Although I lack her willpower. (And although I've got a hot temper like Olga, I don't have the obstinacy of either Maria! I'm rather a pushover!)

Moving on to the Hesse family.

Firstly, not Ella. I don't have her sweet and innocent ways, nor the strength of will she ultimately showed in pursuing Sergei, Nicholas's marriage to Alix, and her monastic life.

I do admire Victoria very much, and I think I may resemble her the most. I'm chatty, but reserved (as in intensely shy!), and I feel as though if I had any siblings and beloved Grandmamma entrusted them to me, I could also rule with an iron rod. (I'm kind of fond of power ...) Also I am interested in "intellectual" pursuits.

Irène I don't think I resemble much. My morals are somewhat lax and focused more on the basic goodness and betterment of humanity rather than "conduct." Nor am I fond of dancing. I'm in awe of Ernie because of his divorce in defiance of his relatives, but maybe he did that because he couldn't bear it any longer (and his grandmother was dead). As for Alix, I can understand her trial of coming to a foreign country and feeling that crippling shyness.

[empress-alexandra]

Princess Irene of Hesse (later Princess Irene of Prussia) dressed for a costume ball, 1887.

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“Princess Irene and Prince Heinrich of Prussia had the cutest royal couple photos of their time.” - Submitted by Anonymous

[loiladadiani]

The Husbands of the Four Graces

Some time ago, I read a very interesting book about Queen Victoria's Hessian Granddaughters (Victoria, Elizabeth, Irene, and Alix.) The title was "The Four Graces," and ever since I read it, that is the way I think about the daughters of Grand Duke of Louis IV of Hesse and by Rhine and the beautiful princess Alice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, second daughter of Queen Victoria.

These young women were among the most marriageable princesses of their generation. They were beautiful, accomplished and Queen Victoria's granddaughters. There was no need to look for husbands for them. Among their suitors could be found future Kaisers, Tsars and Kings of England even though it was well known that any or all of the princesses could be carriers of hemophilia (inherited from their august grandmother Victoria.) Their sons might be bleeders. One of their brother's had been, therefore Princess Alice, their mother, had been a carrier.

The four men they married appear in the first photograph above; one marquess, one prince, one grand duke, and one Emperor (all of them very handsome):

👑Louis Mountbatten, first Marques of Milford Heaven (the man all the way to the left on the picture) married Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie of Hesse and By Rhine. Victoria and Louis had two sons and neither one of them had hemophillia.

👑The Hohenzollern Prince and brother of the German Keiser, Prince Heinrich of Prussia (the man to the right of Mountbatten in the photograph) married Princess Irene Luise Marie Anne of Hesse and By Rhine. They were first cousins since Heinrich was the son of Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, the Princess Royal, who was the older sister of Princess Alice. They had three sons. Two out of the three had hemophilia. One died in childhood of causes related to that disease.

👑 Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia (the man to the right of Prince Heinrich) married Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice of Hesse and by Rhine. Sergei and Elizabeth had no children.

👑The soon-to-be Tsar Nicholas II of Russia married Alix Viktoria Helene Luise Beatrix. Alix had one son, and he had hemophilia. (gcl)

[foreverinthepagesofhistory]

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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Princess Heinrich of Prussia, formerly Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (1866-1953).

Irene was the daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse and by Rhine.

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Prussian Royalty ❦