Ancestry of
Philip of Edinburgh

(1921–2021)

Louis IV of Hesse

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• • Great-grandfather of Philip of Edinburgh — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 14 
  • Father:
  • Charles of Hesse-Darmstadt 
  • Mother:
  • Elizabeth of Russia   
  • Birth Date:
  • 12 Sep 1837 
  • Birth Location:
  • Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 13 Mar 1892 
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  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Rosenhohe Mausoleum, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Alice of Great Britain
  • Marriage Date:
  • 1 Jul 1862 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England 
  • Children:
  
  

  Victoria of Hesse (Ahnentafel No:7 )

  Alix of Hesse

• Sources for Louis IV of Hesse

  • ¹ thePeerage.com: A Genealogical Survey of the Peerage of Britain as Well as the Royal Families of Europe, (accessed 11/30/2012).
  • ² Fraser, ed. Antonia, The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England, New York: Alfred A. Knopf (1975), 322.
  • ³ Paget, Gerald, The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Vol. 1, Edinburgh and London: Charles Skilton Ltd (1977), 131.
  • ⁴ The Official Website of The British Monarchy, "House of Windsor Family Tree", (accessed 11/30/2012).
  • ⁵ Wikipedia, "Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse", _Grand_Duke_of_Hesse, (accessed 08/09/2011).