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Princess Marie Polyxene of Hessen-Kassel

1872–1882

Born
29 Apr 1872
Died
16 Aug 1882
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A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Died

    Death

What was it like?

The world around 1872: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Princess was born around the same time as Sergei Rachmaninoff, Colette, and Enrico Caruso.

Known for

Anna of Prussia was a Prussian princess as the granddaughter of King Frederick William III of Prussia. She was the second wife of Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel.

Born around the same time

  • Sergei Rachmaninoff

    1873 · Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1873–1943)

  • Colette

    1873 · French novelist (1873–1954)

  • Enrico Caruso

    1873 · Italian opera singer (1873–1921)

  • William G. Morgan

    1870 · inventor of volleyball

  • Ivan Bunin

    1870 · Russian writer and poet (1870–1953)

  • Maria Montessori

    1870 · Italian physician and educator (1870-1952)

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