Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine

Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (Friedrich Wilhelm August Victor Leopold Ludwig; 7 October 1870 – 29 May 1873) was the second son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, one of the daughters of Queen Victoria. He was a maternal great-uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, through his eldest sister Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine. Life Friedrich, called "Frittie" by his family, was a cheerful and lively child. "Leopold" was added as one of his names in honour of his mother's brother, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. Prince Leopold, who was Friedrich's godfather, had the blood disorder haemophilia. In February 1873, he was diagnosed with haemophilia when he cut his ear and it bled for three days. Bandages could not stanch the flow of blood.