About Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874–1878)
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (Prinzessin Marie Viktoria Feodore Leopoldine von Hessen und bei Rhein, 24 May 1874 – 16 November 1878), was a German Hessian and Rhenish child princess.
She was the youngest child and fifth daughter of Ludwig IV, the Grand Duke of Hesse and his first wife Princess Alice of the United Kingdom.
Her mother was the second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
She died of diphtheria at the age of four and was buried with her mother, who died a few weeks later of the same disease.