Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine

1872 - 1918  (46 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
            b. 12 Sep 1837, Prinz-Carl-Palais, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Confederation
            d. 13 Mar 1892, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire  (Age 54 years)  (Father) 
  Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
            b. 19 Jan 1757, Ebersdorf
            d. 16 Nov 1831, Coburg  (Age 74 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother) 

  Name	Alix of Hesse and by Rhine
  Birth	6 Jun 1872	New Palace, Darmstadt, Germany
  Baptism	1 Jul 1872
  Given names	Alice Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice
  Given names in German	Alix Viktoria Helene Luise Beatrix
  Married name	Alexandra Feodorovna
  Title	Empress consort of Russia
  Death	17 Jul 1918	Ipatiev House, Yekaterinburg, Russia
  Event	2000 (127 years old)
  	Canonized as Saint Alexandra the Passion Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.
  Origins
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  	> 01. Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 5 Apr 1863, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England           d. 24 Sep 1950, Kensington Palace, London, England  (Age 87 years) └─Prince Louis of Battenberg           b. 24 May 1854, Graz, Austrian Empire           d. 11 Sep 1921, Piccadilly, London, England  (Age 67 years),  m. 30 Apr 1884, Darmstadt   > 02. Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 1 Nov 1864, Bessungen, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Confederation           d. 18 Jul 1918, Alapayevsk, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic  (Age 53 years) └─Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia           b. 11 May 1857, Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire           d. 17 Feb 1905, Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire  (Age 47 years),  m. 15 Jun 1884, Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russia   + 03. Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 11 Jul 1866, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire           d. 11 Nov 1953, Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany  (Age 87 years) └─Prince Henry of Prussia           b. 14 Aug 1862, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation           d. 20 Apr 1929, Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic  (Age 66 years),  m. 24 May 1888, Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin   > 04. Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse           b. 25 Nov 1868, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse           d. 9 Oct 1937, Schloss Wolfsgarten, Langen, Hesse, Germany  (Age 68 years) └─Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh           b. 25 Nov 1876, San Anton Palace, Attard, British Malta           d. 2 Mar 1936, Amorbach, Germany  (Age 59 years),  m. 19 Apr 1894, Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg, Bavaria, Germany ,  div. 21 Dec 1901     05. Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 7 Oct 1870, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine           d. 29 May 1873, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine  (Age 2 years) > 06. Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 6 Jun 1872, New Palace, Darmstadt, Germany           d. 17 Jul 1918, Ipatiev House, Yekaterinburg, Russia  (Age 46 years) └─Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia           b. 18 May 1868, Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russia           d. 17 Jul 1918, Ipatiev House, Yekaterinburg, Russia  (Age 50 years),  m. 26 Nov 1894, Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russia     07. Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 24 May 1874, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire           d. 16 Nov 1878, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire  (Age 4 years)
  Person ID	P8272	Europe
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 12 Sep 1837, Prinz-Carl-Palais, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Confederation           d. 13 Mar 1892, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Princess Alice of the United Kingdom           b. 25 Apr 1843, Buckingham Palace, London, England           d. 14 Dec 1878, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1862	Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England
  Age at Marriage	Louis was 24 years and 10 months old. Alice was 19 years and 3 months old. Their age difference is 5 years and 7 months. They were married for 16 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F4034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia           b. 18 May 1868, Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russia           d. 17 Jul 1918, Ipatiev House, Yekaterinburg, Russia (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1894	Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russia
  Age at Marriage	Alix was 22 years and 5 months old. Nicholas was 26 years and 6 months old. Their age difference is 4 years and 1 month. They were married for 23 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F4057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine(1872 – 1918) 2Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine(1837 – 1892) 4 8 16 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Princess Alice of the United Kingdom(1843 – 1878) 6Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1819 – 1861) 12Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1784 – 1844) 24Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1750 – 1806) 25Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf(1757 – 1831) 13Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg(1800 – 1831) 26 27 7Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom(1819 – 1901) 14Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn(1767 – 1820) 28George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland(1738 – 1820) 29Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz(1744 – 1818) 15Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1786 – 1861) 30Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1750 – 1806) 31Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf(1757 – 1831)