- Born
- DiedMay 29, 1873 · Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Empire [now Hesse, Germany] (fall from window)
- Birth nameFriedrich Wilhelm August Victor Leopold Ludwig
- Nickname
- Frittie
- Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine was born on October 7, 1870 in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Confederation [now Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany]. He died on May 29, 1873 in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Empire [now Hesse, Germany].
- Parents
- RelativesTsarina Alexandra(Sibling)Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine(Sibling)Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine(Aunt or Uncle)Princess Royal Victoria(Aunt or Uncle)Helena of Schleswig-Holstein(Aunt or Uncle)Duchess of Argyll Princess Louise(Aunt or Uncle)Princess Henry of Battenberg(Aunt or Uncle)Prince Heinrich of Hesse and by Rhine(Aunt or Uncle)Prince Wilhelm of Hesse and by Rhine(Aunt or Uncle)King Edward VII(Aunt or Uncle)Queen Victoria(Grandparent)Prince Albert(Grandparent)Duke of Kent and Strathearn Prince Edward(Great Grandparent)Duchess of Kent and Strathearn(Great Grandparent)Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred(Aunt or Uncle)Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught(Aunt or Uncle)Prince Leopold of Duke of Albany(Aunt or Uncle)Queen Marie of Romania(Cousin)Princess Margaret of Connaught(Cousin)Princess Patricia of Connaught(Cousin)Princess Alice(Cousin)Queen Victoria Eugenia(Cousin)Grand Duchess Olga(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Tatiana(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Maria(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Anastasia(Niece or Nephew)Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov(Niece or Nephew)Victoria Mountbatten(Sibling)Elizabeth Feodorovna(Sibling)Princess Irene of Prussia(Sibling)Ernest Louis(Sibling)King George V(Cousin)Prince Albert Victor(Cousin)Princess Louise(Cousin)Dronning Maud(Cousin)Princess Alice of Battenberg(Niece or Nephew)Kaiser Wilhelm II(Cousin)Princess Charlotte of Prussia(Cousin)Prince Henry of Prussia(Cousin)Prince Waldemar of Prussia(Niece or Nephew)Prince Sigismund of Prussia(Niece or Nephew)Queen Louise(Niece or Nephew)Louis Mountbatten(Niece or Nephew)Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine(Niece or Nephew)Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse Georg Donatus(Niece or Nephew)Prince Of Hesse And By Rhine Louis(Niece or Nephew)
- Following Friedrich's death, his distraught mother often prayed at his grave and marked anniversaries of small events in his life. His brother Ernst told his mother he wanted all of the family to die together, not alone "like Frittie." Two of Friedrich's sisters, Irene and Alix, also had haemophiliac sons.[2].
- Friedrich, called "Frittie" in the family, was a cheerful and lively child despite his illness. "Leopold" was added as one of his names in honor of his mother's hemophiliac brother, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, who was Friedrich's godfather.
- Son of Louis IV (1837 - 1892) and Grand Duchess Alice (1843 - 1878).
- Younger brother of Victoria Mountbatten (1863-1950), Elizabeth Feodorovna (1864-1918), Princess Irene of Prussia (1866 - 1953), Ernest Louis (1868-1937). Older brother of Tsarina Alexandra (1872-1918) and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874-1878).
- Uncle of Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885-1969), Queen Louise (1889-1965), George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (1892 - 1938) and Louis Mountbatten (1900-1979).
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