Her father fought in Napoleon's Polish Legions in Austria, Italy, Germany, and the Peninsular War. After his service in the army of the Duchy of Warsaw from 1809 to 1814, he entered the ranks of the army of Congress Poland, and was promoted to general in 1828. Recognizing his abilities, Emperor Nicholas I appointed him Deputy Minister of War of Congress Poland and on 4 May 1829 made him a hereditary Count von Hauke.[3] In the November Uprising of 1830, led by rebelling army cadets, Grand Duke Constantine, Poland's Russian governor, managed to escape, but Julia's father was shot dead by the cadets on a Warsaw street. Her mother died of shock shortly afterwards, and their children were made wards of the Emperor.[citation needed]
Hauke served as lady-in-waiting to EmpressMarie Alexandrovna, wife of the future Emperor Alexander II and a sister of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine. She met Prince Alexander while performing her duties at court in St. Petersburg. The Emperor did not approve of a courtship between her and his son's brother-in-law, so the two arranged to leave St. Petersburg. By the time Julia and Alexander were able to marry, she was six months pregnant with their first child, Marie. They were married on 28 October 1851 in Breslau in Prussian Silesia (now called Wrocław and in Poland).[citation needed]
Since she was not considered equal for royal marriage purposes, her children did not qualify for succession to the throne of Hesse and by Rhine. Her marriage was declared to be morganatic after the birth of her first son.[citation needed] Her husband's brother, Grand Duke Louis III of Hesse-Darmstadt, made her Countess of Battenberg in 1851, with the style of Illustrious Highness (German: Erlaucht). In 1858, she was elevated to Princess of Battenberg, with the style of Serene Highness (German: Durchlaucht). Battenberg became the name of a morganatic branch of the Grand Ducal Family of Hesse.
Hauke converted to Lutheranism on 12 May 1875.[citation needed] Prior to her conversion she frequently visited Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches throughout Hesse, often traveling great distances. Her religion was openly criticized by members of her husband's family until her conversion. Her children were baptized Lutheran. She died at Heiligenberg Castle on 19 September 1895.[citation needed]
Childrenedit
There were five children of the marriage, all princes and princesses of Battenberg:
Princess Marie of Battenberg (1852–1923), married in 1871 Gustav, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (d. 1908), with issue.
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Julia Princess of Battenberg previously Countess of Battenberg and Countess Julia von Hauke born Julia Therese Salomea Hauke 24 November O S 12 November 1825 19 September 1895 was the wife of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine the third son of Louis II Grand Duke of Hesse The daughter of a Polish general of German descent she was not of princely origin She became a lady in waiting to Marie of Hesse wife of the future Emperor Alexander II and a sister of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine whom she married having met him in the course of her duties The marriage of social unequals was deemed morganatic but the Duke of Hesse gave her her own title of nobility as Princess of Battenberg She was the mother of Alexander Prince of Bulgaria and is an ancestor of Charles III and to the current generations of the Spanish royal family JuliaPrincess of BattenbergJulia Hauke by Woldemar HauBornJulia Therese Salomea Hauke 1825 11 24 24 November 1825Warsaw Congress Poland Russian EmpireDied19 September 1895 1895 09 19 aged 69 Schloss Heiligenberg Jugenheim Hesse DarmstadtSpousePrince Alexander of Hesse Darmstadt m 1851 wbr IssueMarie Princess of Erbach SchonbergLouis Mountbatten 1st Marquess of Milford HavenAlexander Prince of BulgariaPrince HenryPrince Francis JosephHouseBattenbergFatherJohn Maurice HaukeMotherSophie LaFontaine Contents 1 Life 2 Children 2 1 Descendants change name to Mountbatten 3 Honours 4 Ancestry 5 See also 6 ReferencesLife edit nbsp Julia in middle ageHauke was born in Warsaw Congress Poland then ruled in personal union by the Emperor of the Russian Empire She was the daughter of Hans Moritz Hauke a Polish general of German descent 1 2 Her mother Sophie was the daughter of Polish doctor Franz Leopold Lafontaine Her father fought in Napoleon s Polish Legions in Austria Italy Germany and the Peninsular War After his service in the army of the Duchy of Warsaw from 1809 to 1814 he entered the ranks of the army of Congress Poland and was promoted to general in 1828 Recognizing his abilities Emperor Nicholas I appointed him Deputy Minister of War of Congress Poland and on 4 May 1829 made him a hereditary Count von Hauke 3 In the November Uprising of 1830 led by rebelling army cadets Grand Duke Constantine Poland s Russian governor managed to escape but Julia s father was shot dead by the cadets on a Warsaw street Her mother died of shock shortly afterwards and their children were made wards of the Emperor citation needed Hauke served as lady in waiting to Empress Marie Alexandrovna wife of the future Emperor Alexander II and a sister of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine She met Prince Alexander while performing her duties at court in St Petersburg The Emperor did not approve of a courtship between her and his son s brother in law so the two arranged to leave St Petersburg By the time Julia and Alexander were able to marry she was six months pregnant with their first child Marie They were married on 28 October 1851 in Breslau in Prussian Silesia now called Wroclaw and in Poland citation needed Since she was not considered equal for royal marriage purposes her children did not qualify for succession to the throne of Hesse and by Rhine Her marriage was declared to be morganatic after the birth of her first son citation needed Her husband s brother Grand Duke Louis III of Hesse Darmstadt made her Countess of Battenberg in 1851 with the style of Illustrious Highness German Erlaucht In 1858 she was elevated to Princess of Battenberg with the style of Serene Highness German Durchlaucht Battenberg became the name of a morganatic branch of the Grand Ducal Family of Hesse Hauke converted to Lutheranism on 12 May 1875 citation needed Prior to her conversion she frequently visited Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches throughout Hesse often traveling great distances Her religion was openly criticized by members of her husband s family until her conversion Her children were baptized Lutheran She died at Heiligenberg Castle on 19 September 1895 citation needed Children editThere were five children of the marriage all princes and princesses of Battenberg Princess Marie of Battenberg 1852 1923 married in 1871 Gustav Prince of Erbach Schonberg d 1908 with issue Prince Louis of Battenberg 1854 1921 created first Marquess of Milford Haven in 1917 married in 1884 Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine 1863 1950 with issue including Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark Queen Louise of Sweden and the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma In 1917 he and his children gave up their German titles and took the surname Mountbatten He was the maternal grandfather of Prince Philip Prince Alexander of Battenberg 1857 1893 created reigning Prince of Bulgaria in 1879 abdicated in Bulgaria and created Count of Hartenau married morganatically in 1889 Johanna Loisinger 1865 1951 his issue being Counts von Hartenau Prince Henry of Battenberg 1858 1896 married in 1885 Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom 1857 1944 with issue including Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg later Queen of Spain His children resided in the UK and became lords and ladies with the surname Mountbatten in 1917 see Name change below His eldest son was created the first Marquess of Carisbrooke in 1917 Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg 1861 1924 married in 1897 Princess Anna of Montenegro 1874 1971 with no issue Descendants change name to Mountbatten edit Julia s eldest son Ludwig Louis of Battenberg became a British subject and during World War I due to anti German sentiment prevalent at the time anglicised his name to Mountbatten a literal translation of the German Battenberg as did his nephews the sons of Prince Henry and Princess Beatrice The members of this branch of the family also renounced all German titles and were granted peerages by their cousin King George V of the United Kingdom Prince Louis became the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven while Prince Alexander Prince Henry s eldest son became the 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke Honours edit nbsp Arms of Battenberg Argent two pallets sable as granted to Countess Julia Hauke created Princess of Battenberg by the Grand Duke of Hesse nbsp Grand Duchy of Hesse 4 Military Medical Cross 26 March 1871 5 Commemorative Medal for the French Campaign in 1870 71 for non combatants Dame of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of the Golden Lion 1 January 1883 6 nbsp Kingdom of Bavaria 4 Dame of Honour of the Order of Theresa Cross of Merit 1st Class for 1870 71 nbsp Russian Empire 4 Dame Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Saint Catherine Red Cross Medal 1st ClassAncestry editAncestors of Julia Princess of Battenberg8 Ignatz Marianus Hauck4 Friedrich Carl Emanuel Hauke9 Maria Franziska Riedesel zu Eisenbach2 Hans Moritz Hauke10 Heinrich Wilhelm Schweppenhauser5 Maria Salome Schweppenhauser11 Charlotte Philippine Juliane Westermann1 Julia Princess of Battenberg12 Benno Leopold Ignatius Lafontaine6 Franz Leopold Lafontaine13 Maria Katharina Franziska Leonhardt3 Sophie Lafontaine14 Markus Kornely7 Maria Theresa KornelySee also editHauke Bosak familyReferences edit The Hauke Family from Wetzlar at wargs com accessed 3 December 2018 Paget Gerald 1977 The Lineage amp Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales Edinburgh and London Charles Skilton The Hauke Family a b c Hof und Staats Handbuch des Grossherzogs Hessen 1879 Genealogie p 4 Hof und Staats Handbuch des Grossherzogs Hessen 1879 Grossherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen p 146 Goldener Lowen orden Grossherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste in German Darmstadt Staatsverlag 1894 p 2 via hathitrust org Almanach de Gotha Gotha 1931 Eckhart G Franz Das Haus Hessen Eine europaische Familie Kohlhammer Verlag Stuttgart 2005 S 164 170 ISBN 3 17 018919 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Julia Princess of Battenberg amp oldid 1182762926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
