Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse

Louis IV
Ludwig IV, 1878
Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
Reign	13 June 1877 – 13 March 1892
Predecessor	Louis III
Successor	Ernest Louis
Born	(1837-09-12)12 September 1837 Prinz-Carl-Palais, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Confederation
Died	13 March 1892(1892-03-13) (aged 54) New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Burial	17 March 1892 Rosenhöhe, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Spouse	Princess Alice of the United Kingdom ​ ​ (m. 1862; died 1878)​ Countess Alexandrine von Hutten-Czapskal ​ ​ (m. 1884; ann. 1884)​
Issue	Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia Irene, Princess Henry of Prussia Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Friedrich Alix, Empress of Russia Princess Marie
Names German: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Karl Frederick William Louis Charles
House	Hesse-Darmstadt
Father	Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine
Mother	Princess Elisabeth of Prussia

Grand Ducal Family of Hesse and by Rhine
Louis IV
Children Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven Grand Duchess Elizaveta Feodorovna of Russia Irene, Princess Heinrich of Prussia Ernest Louis Prince Friedrich Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia Princess Marie
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Louis IV (German: Ludwig IV. Großherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein; 12 September 1837 – 13 March 1892) was the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 13 June 1877 until his death in 1892. Through his marriage to Queen Victoria's second daughter Alice, he was connected to the British royal family. Two of his daughters married into the House of Romanov.