Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine (23 April 1809 - 20 March 1877) was the second son of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse

Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse

Louis II was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1830 until 5 March 1848 . He was the son of Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse....

 and Wilhelmine of Baden

Wilhelmine of Baden

Wilhelmine of Baden was Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and the Rhine.She was the youngest daughter of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden and Amalia of Hesse-Darmstadt...

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Marriage

In 1836, Charles married Princess Elisabeth of Prussia

Princess Elizabeth of Prussia

Princess Elizabeth of Prussia was the second daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and Landgravine Marie Anna of Hesse-Homburg, granddaughter of Frederick William II of Prussia...

 (1815 - 1885), daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (brother of Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia

Frederick William III of Prussia

Frederick William III was king of Prussia from 1797 to 1840. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel .-Early life:...

) and Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg. They were unhappy together as Charles preferred life in the military to spending time with his family.

Charles's eldest son, Louis, would become Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

Rulers of Hesse

This is a list of rulers of Hesse during the history of Hesse on west-central Germany. These rulers belonged to a dynasty collectively known as the House of Hesse and the House of Brabant, originally the Reginar...

 upon the death of Charles's childless brother, Louis III

Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse

Louis III was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1848 until his death. He was succeeded by his nephew, Louis IV....

, in 1877.

Issue

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Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Ludwig IV Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse Louis IV , was the fourth Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, reigning from 13 June 1877 until his death...	12 September 1837	13 March 1892	Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (13 June 1877-13 March 1892); married (1) Princess Alice of the United Kingdom Princess Alice of the United Kingdom The Princess Alice was a member of the British royal family, the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.Alice's education was devised by Albert's close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar... ; had issue (2) Alexandrina Hutten-Czapska; annulled
Prince Heinrich of Hesse and by Rhine	1838	1900	married (1) Baroness Caroline of Nidda; (2) Baroness Emilie of Dornberg
Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine	1843	1865	married Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; had issue
Prince Wilhelm of Hesse and by Rhine	1845	1900	married Baroness Josephine of Lichtenberg

Ancestry