Books on the Hesse Royals

[VN]

Thanks Helen !
Hope it is not out of print.
Will try Amazon.com Germany.
Appreciate it !
Eric

The book 'Erinnertes' is out of print . Just resently I asked the Lady at the Schlapp-Bookstore in DA. The book is very interesting, more to read than pictures.

[Eric_Lowe]

Sad...try to get second hand copies.

[Janet Ashton]

Victoria of Battenberg & Ernest Ludwig mostly agreed with the Grand Duke Serge's point of view that "slow change" would be a necessity for Russia.

It is also a standard "Rules For Radicals" far left argument that: "Change will come, the way Marxist's 'social justice" arbitrates that it come, our way--or else." Post-revolutionary Marxist, Russia underwent massive change very rapidly culminating in unprecedented civil rights violations and the greatest mass slaughter in history. Russia remains a corrupt de facto KGB dictatorship to this day.

I am not sure what you are arguing here. Serge Alexandrovich was not facing Marxism or a Bolshevik regime, but when such a regime did come it learned a lot from the Tsarist system.

[Eric_Lowe]

Don't think either VMH or Ernie was a good judge of Russian politics. I would rather think that their wise uncle Edward VII would have been more shrewd of the situation in Russia since he traveled there many times with his wife Alix while VMH and Ernie were just children. He did have some discussions with Tsar Alexander III (his brother-in-law) and under no illusion about Russia.

[Queen_Missy]

Where can I get access to the memoirs written by Ernie, Victoria (Hesse-Milford-Haven) and Kirill Vladimirovich?
Thanks

[Marie Valerie]

Ernie's memoirs are in german and only available in second Hand.

Victoria M-H memories are unpublished and Kirill Vladimirovich's called "My Life in Russia's Service" and was reprinted 1995.

[Eric_Lowe]

Didn't know Ducky wrote memoirs ?

[Marie Valerie]

Victoria M-H = Victoria Milford-Haven

[Eric_Lowe]

Think Ducky's letters merit a bio. She was so misunderstood.

[Helen]

Lotte Hoffmann-Kuhnt, who published the letters that Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia wrote to her friend Tony Becker in 2009, has published a new book.
It includes correspondence between Dr. Ernst Becker and various members of the British Royal Family and of the Grand-Ducal House of Hesse - about 450 letters in total.

Dr. Ernst Becker (1826-1888) was the editor's great-grandfather. He worked as a tutor to Prince Albert Edward and Prince Alfred and as secretary and librarian to Prince Albert. He was also an enthusiastic photographer.
Later, he worked as a private secretary to Princess Alice and as Geheimer Kabinettsrat in Darmstadt. He was the father of Tony Becker.

Editor:        HOFFMANN-KUHNT, Lotte
Title:          Dr. Ernst Becker - Briefe aus einem Leben im Dienste von Queen Victoria und ihrer Familie
Publisher:    Cardamina Verlag (Plaidt, Germany)
ISBN:          978-3-86424-231-1
Language:   German
Page count: 630 pages

http://www.cardamina.net/artikeldetails.php?aid=496&sprache=2

[Marie Valerie]

Die Wahl ist getroffen – Darmstädter Prinzessinnen in St. Petersburg

ISBN: 978-3-87390-356-2

http://liebig-verlag.de/produkt/die-wahl-ist-getroffen-darmstaedter-prinzessinnen-in-st-petersburg/

[Blanch]

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for a good biography of princess Alice. I've read through this thread and I gather that "Alice Grand Duchess of Hesse; Princess of Great Britain and Ireland; Biographical Sketch and Letters with Portraits" is a good place to start (thank you ever so much Joanna for the link to download it!!). Have also read all the previous posters' praise on "Hessian Tapestry", can't wait to get a copy of this book.

As for "Alice, The Enigma: Queen Victoria's Daughter", does anybody know if it's any good?

Any further recommendations would be much appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

[Helen]

To be published in January / February 2017:
"Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig and Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine in Italy - 1893" by Petra H. Kleinpenning.
Print edition: 60 pages, including illustrations.
E-book: EPUB format.

In the spring of 1893, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig and Princess Alix of Hesse went on a holiday to the Italian cities of Florence and Venice. This publication provides a simple day-to-day summary of their trip based on information from archival documents, contemporary newspapers, letters, memoirs and diaries.

[Helen]

"Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig and Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine in Italy - 1893"
Author: Petra H. Kleinpenning
ISBN number of print edition: 9789402157499 (60 pages, paperback)
ISBN number of e-book edition: 9789402159035 (EPUB format)
Publisher: Brave New Books

"In the spring of 1893, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine and his younger sister Princess Alix, the future wife of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, went on a holiday to the Italian cities of Florence and Venice. They admired works of art in museums and churches, rode through the parks of Florence and the surrounding hills, and enjoyed gondola rides on the canals and in the lagoon of Venice. They also spent time with relatives, including Queen Victoria, Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg, and Count and Countess Gustav of Erbach-Schönberg. The many beautiful things they saw and the relaxed family gatherings they held made memories which they cherished for many years. This publication provides a simple day-to-day summary of their trip based on information from archival documents, contemporary newspapers, letters, memoirs and diaries."

https://www.kobo.com/nl/en/ebook/grand-duke-ernst-ludwig-and-princess-alix-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-in-italy-1893

[Russka Princess]

Hello,

i would pick up the Topic "the four Graces-QV hessian Granddaugthers" i think we could discuess about anecdotes about VEIA(in this book), so if someone read the book, we could here discuess about the sad/funny/happy Things.

like that

After Louis asked Victoria to be his wife, she agreed of course she was in love. QV  was happy too but I think she didn't like that Louis visitit Victoria to often before her wedding.

Like here " Louis obviously  noticed the Queens distaste for courting, and mentioned that he was only allowed to see Victoria "by stealth, as she did not approve of engaged couples spooning Victoria wrote to QV " I hope you were not vexed at Louis Guttenberg having once or twice come to see me " she was indeed vexed.

Of course QV was worried but Victoria was not a teenager anymore. I mean Louis came to Victoria to talk...or to kiss...but I think Victoria and Louis were old enough to have time alone before the wedding.

I think it's even romantic if he spooning to come to Victoria.