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Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
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Born
Sep 12, 1837
Died
Mar 13, 1892
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CHILDHOOD
1837
Birth
Born on September 12, 1837.
TWENTIES
On 1 July 1862, Louis married Princess Alice, the third child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.
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THIRTIES
1877
39 Years Old
On 13 June 1877, he succeeded his uncle as Grand Duke of Hesse, taking the name Ludwig IV.
FORTIES
1878
40 Years Old
Following the death of Princess Alice in 1878, Ludwig IV contracted a morganatic marriage on 30 April 1884 in Darmstadt with Alexandrina Hutten-Czapska (3 September 1854 - 8 May 1941), the former wife of Aleksander vich Kolemin, the Russian chargé d'affaires in Darmstadt.
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FIFTIES
1892
55 Years Old
Grand Duke Ludwig IV died on 13 March 1892 and was succeeded by his son, Ernest Louis.
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