Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine
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Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine (23 April 1809 - 20 March 1877) was the second son of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and Wilhelmine of Baden.
In 1836, Karl married Princess Elisabeth of Prussia (1815 - 1885), daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (brother of Frederick William III of Prussia) and Marie Anna of Hesse-Homburg.
Karl's eldest son, Louis, would become Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine upon the death of Karl's childless brother, Louis III, in 1877.
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| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Louis IV | 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; had issue
(2) Alexandrina Hutten-Czapska; annulled |
| Prince Henry of Hesse and by Rhine | 1838 | 1900 | married (1) Baroness Caroline of Nidda; (2) Baroness Emily of Dornberg |
| Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine | 1843 | 1865 | married Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; had issue |
| Prince William of Hesse and by Rhine | 1845 | 1900 | married Baroness Josephine of Lichtenberg |
