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On This Day in History - December 14, 1878

December 14, 1878 #OTD Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine from 13 June 1877 until her death in 1878 as the wife of Grand Duke Louis IV. She was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and... read more

On This Day - May 19, 1935

May 19, 1935 #OTD The first section of the Reichsautobahn, connecting Frankfurt and Heidelberg, was opened by AH in Darmstadt. Pictured: A cavalcade of vehicles on the autobahn between Frankfurt and Darmstadt, May 19, 1935. Posted for Historical and Educational purposes only and is a... read more

On This Day in History - December 14, 1878

December 14, 1878 #OTD Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine from 13 June 1877 until her death in 1878 as the wife of Grand Duke Louis IV. She was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and... read more

Died On This Day

May 29, 1873 #OTD Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine, second son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, one of the daughters of Queen Victoria. He was a maternal great-uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, through his eldest sister Princess Victoria of... read more

On This Day in History - February 25, 1885

February 25, 1885 #OTD Princess Alice of Battenberg, mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, and paternal grandmother of King Charles III. After marrying Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark in 1903, she adopted the style of her husband, becoming Princess... read more