Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil von Hessen und bei Rhein was born 1823 in Darmstadt, Germany to August von Senarclens de Grancy (1794-1871) and Wilhelmine von Baden (1788-1836) and died 1888 Darmstadt, Germany of unspecified causes. He married Julia Hauke (1825-1895) 1851 in Wrocław, Poland.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Marie von Battenberg (1852-1923) | |||
| Ludwig von Battenberg (1854-1921) | 24 May 1854 Graz | 11 September 1921 London | Viktoria von Hessen und bei Rhein (1863-1950) |
| Alexander I of Bulgaria (1857-1893) | |||
| Heinrich Moritz von Battenberg (1858-1896) | 5 October 1858 Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, Italy | 20 January 1896 HMS Blonde, Sierra Leone | Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857-1944) |
| Franz Joseph von Battenberg (1861-1924) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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