[ELISABETH (1895-1903, only daughter of Ernst Ludwig, 1868-1937, last reigning Grand Duke of Hesse & By Rhine, 1892-1918, by his first wife, 1894-1901, Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha, 1876-1936)]

Memorial Portrait Postcard Photograph, showing her full length, full face, in a winter coat, cape and a large hat, against a studio background, with her name and dates below, in the margin are memorial verses in German by Clara Eppert of Darmstadt, 21 short lines recalling the bond between father and daughter (translation supplied), the photo 4¼" x 2" in margins 5½" x 3½", taken circa 1902, published by Lautz & Balzar, Darmstadt, no date but

Elisabeth and her father grew even closer after her mother had left. Tragically she died suddenly of typhoid at the hunting lodge in Poland where they were visiting the Grand Duke's sister Alix and her husband Nicholas II.

Item Date:  1903

Stock No:  54463      £75

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