Paternal Family Tree: Hesse
Maternal Family Tree: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence 1180-1242
On 1st July 1862 [her father] Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke [aged 24] and [her mother] Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 19] were married at Osborne House, Isle of Wight. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and [her grandmother] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 43].
On 5th April 1863 Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven was born to Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke [aged 25] and Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 19] at Windsor Castle [Map]. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 13th June 1877 [her father] Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke [aged 39] was appointed IV Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine.
Around 1878. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 14]
Around 1878. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 14]
On 14th December 1878 [her mother] Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 35] died.
On 30th April 1884 father and daughter, Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke [aged 46] and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 21], were both married on the same, or near, days, he taking advantage pf his relatives being in Darmstadt for his daughter's wedding. He, apparently, didn't approve of his daughter's choice of his first cousin Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven [aged 29] since they, Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven would live in Britain.
Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven were married. She the daughter of Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha. They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
In the evening Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Alexandrina Hutten Czapska [aged 29] were married. She being his former mistress. Apparently, they separated within a week and the marriage was annulled within three months.
On 25th February 1885 [her daughter] Princess Alice of Battenburg was born to [her husband] Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven [aged 30] and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 21] at Windsor Castle [Map]. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.61%. She married 6th October 1903 her fourth cousin once removed Andrew Glücksburg and had issue.
On 13th July 1889 [her daughter] Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden was born to [her husband] Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven [aged 35] and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 26]. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.61%. She married 3rd November 1923 her fifth cousin once removed Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden.
On 13th March 1892 [her father] Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke [aged 54] died.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 6th November 1892 [her son] George Mountbatten 2nd Marquess Milford Haven was born to [her husband] Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven [aged 38] and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 29]. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.61%. He married 1916 Nadejda Mikhailovna Torby Marchioness Milford Haven and had issue.
On 19th April 1894 [her brother] Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke [aged 25] and [her sister-in-law] Victoria Melita Windsor [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of [her uncle] Prince Alfred Windsor [aged 49] and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov [aged 40]. He the son of [her father] Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and [her mother] Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha. They were first cousins. He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 25th June 1900 [her son] Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma was born to [her husband] Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven [aged 46] and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 37]. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.61%. He married 18th July 1922 Edwina Ashley Countess Mountbatten Burma, daughter of Wilfred William Ashley 1st Baron Mount Temple and Amalia Mary Maud Cassel, and had issue.
In 1901 [her brother] Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke [aged 32] and [her sister-in-law] Victoria Melita Windsor [aged 24] were divorced.
On 6th October 1903 [her son-in-law] Andrew Glücksburg [aged 21] and Princess Alice of Battenburg [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven [aged 49] and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 40]. He the son of George I King Greece [aged 57] and Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece [aged 52]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 2nd February 1905 [her brother] Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke [aged 36] and [her sister-in-law] Eleonore Solms Hohensolms Lich Grand Duchess were married. He the son of [her father] Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and [her mother] Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha.
In 1916 George Mountbatten 2nd Marquess Milford Haven [aged 23] and Nadejda Mikhailovna Torby Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 19] were married. He the son of Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven [aged 61] and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 52].
On 7th November 1917 [her husband] Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven [aged 63] was created 1st Marquess Milford Haven. Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 54] by marriage Marchioness Milford Haven.
On 11th September 1921 [her husband] Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven [aged 67] died. His son George [aged 28] succeeded 2nd Marquess Milford Haven. Nadejda Mikhailovna Torby Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 25] by marriage Marchioness Milford Haven.
On 18th July 1922 Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [aged 22] and Edwina Ashley [aged 20] were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. He the son of Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 59].
The wedding, which attracted hugh crowds, was attending by Queen Mary [aged 55], Queen Alexandra [aged 77] and the Prince of Wales.
Left to right: Mary Ashley [aged 15], Princess Margarita Glücksburg [aged 17], Joan Esther Sybilla Pakenham [aged 18], Sophie Glücksburg [aged 8] (seated), Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Edwina Ashley, Prince of Wales [aged 28], Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper [aged 19] (seated), Princess Theodora [aged 16] and Princess Cecile [aged 11] (seated).
On 3rd November 1923 [her son-in-law] Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden [aged 40] and Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [aged 34] were married. She the daughter of Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 60]. He the son of Gustav V King Sweden [aged 65]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
1929. French Gallery Exhibition. The private view was covered by many newspapers and the Daily News reported: "There were as many celebrities on the walls as there were in person. Lady Onslow [aged 40], in a dress of ecru lace over black, the Hon. Mrs Edward Lascelles in a beige crepe de chine jumper suit … and Lady Stanhope in a beige coat and skirt and bright patterned scarf and red hat, were three beautiful women who came to see how they looked "hung." Also in attendance were Princess Louise of Sweden [aged 39] and her mother the Dowager Lady Milford Haven [aged 65], to see the portrait of their sister and daughter-in-law Nadejda [aged 32], daughter of Grand Duke Michael Michaelovitch of Russia (1861-1929).
On 9th October 1937 [her brother] Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke [aged 68] died.
On 8th April 1938 George Mountbatten 2nd Marquess Milford Haven [aged 45] died. His son David [aged 18] succeeded 3rd Marquess Milford Haven.
On 24th September 1950 Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 87] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Charles V of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 8 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 9 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse 10 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Palatine Christian III of Zweibrücken
Great x 3 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 11 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Grandfather: Karl Wilhelm Hesse Darmstadt 12 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles Frederick of Baden
Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Charles Louis of Baden 10 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 8 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt 9 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 11 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 8 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 9 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 10 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Palatine Christian III of Zweibrücken
Great x 3 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
father: Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke 13 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Grandmother: Elizabeth Prussia
Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven Granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 8 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 9 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 8 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 10 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 11 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 10 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 9 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 8 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 12 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III 8 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 9 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 10 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anton Ulrich Duke of Saxe Meiningen
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 10 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 9 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 10 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann August Saxe Coburg Altenburg 8 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 9 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
mother: Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 2 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 7 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 8 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 11 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 12 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 10 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 8 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 9 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach
Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 8 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 9 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 8 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 10 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 11 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 10 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 9 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 8 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon