Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine
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Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (Friedrich Wilhelm August Victor Leopold Ludwig; 7 October 1870 – 29 May 1873) was the second son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, and was the grandson of Queen Victoria. He was the maternal granduncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, through his eldest sister, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine.
Life
Friedrich, called "Frittie" by his family, was a cheerful and lively child.
"Leopold" was added as one of his names in honour of his maternal uncle, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. Prince Leopold, who was Friedrich's godfather, had the blood disorder haemophilia.
In February 1873, while toddling around, he was diagnosed with haemophilia when he fell and cut his ear and it bled for three days. Bandages could not stanch the flow of blood.[1]
Death
On 29 May 1873, Friedrich and his older brother,
Aftermath
Following Friedrich's death, his distraught mother often prayed at his grave and marked anniversaries of small events in his life. His brother, Ernst, told his mother that he wanted all of the family to die together, not alone "like Frittie". Two of Friedrich's sisters, Irene and Alix, also had sons with haemophilia.[2]
Ancestry
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Notes
References
- Mager, Hugo (1998). Elizabeth: Grand Duchess of Russia. Carroll and Graf Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-7867-0678-3