Marriage and Family
In September 1883, Queen Victoria appointed him to her yacht, HMY Victoria and Albert. On 30 April 1884 in the presence of the Queen, Prince Louis married her granddaughter, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine at Darmstadt. His wife was the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria's second daughter Princess Alice by Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse. Through the Hesse family, Prince and Princess Louis of Battenberg were first cousins once removed. They had known each other since childhood, and invariably spoke English to each other. As wedding presents Louis received the British Order of the Bath and the Star and Chain of the Hessian Order of Louis.
Louis and Victoria had four children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice | 25 February 1885 | 5 December 1969 | Married 1903, to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark; had issue. Mother of the Duke of Edinburgh. |
| Louise | 13 July 1889 | 2 March 1965 | Married 1923, to King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (making this his second marriage); one stillborn daughter. |
| George | 6 November 1892 | 8 April 1938 | Married 1916, to Countess Nadejda Mikhailovna de Torby; had issue. |
| Louis | 25 June 1900 | 27 August 1979 | Married 1922, to Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley; had issue. |
One of Louis's younger brothers, Prince Henry of Battenberg, married Princess Beatrice, the youngest child of Queen Victoria, and took up residence with the Queen in Britain so that Beatrice could continue to serve as her mother's companion and private secretary.
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