Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918)
Member of House of Hesse-Darmstadt and Grand Duchess of Russia
Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1 November 1864–18 July 1918) was a daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom. She became the wife of Grand Duke Sergei of Russia who was killed with a bomb in 1905. She was killed with her sister Alexandra Feodorovna by Bolsheviks on 18 July 1918.
Princess Elisabeth | |
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Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia | |
Born | Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine 1 November 1864 Bessungen, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Confederation |
Died | 18 July 1918 Alapayevsk, Russian SFSR | (aged 53)
Burial | Church of Mary Magdalene, Gethsemane, Jerusalem |
Spouse | |
House | Hesse-Darmstadt |
Father | Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse |
Mother | Princess Alice of the United Kingdom |
Religion | Russian Orthodox Previously Lutheran |