Brief Life History of Princess Irene
When Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine was born on 11 July 1866, in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, her father, Grand Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse-Darmstadt, was 28 and her mother, Princess Alice Maud Mary Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of the United Kingdom, was 23. She married Prince Heinrich Hohenzollern von Preußen on 24 May 1888, in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died on 11 November 1953, in Hemmelmark, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany, at the age of 87, and was buried in Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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- Irene Louise Marie Anna, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, "Find A Grave Index"
- Irene Marie Louise Anna in entry for Grand Duke Frederick William Louis Charles IV, "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries"
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World Events (5)
1890
Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.
1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.
1914 · Germany declares war on Russia
On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, sparking World War I. This would not be the last time Germany caused a world war. After the Allies defeated Germany, they signed the Treaty of Versailles.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Young, Sung, Jung, Yong, Chang, Kwang, Sang, Dong, Hyun, Jae, Jin, Kyung, Jong, Chong, Chung, Byung, Jeong, Pyong, Myong, Hak, Jin Hwan, Sook, Yeong, Choon.
Korean: variant of O .
Japanese: variant of Ō (see O ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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