Princess Alice of the United Kingdom ( Alice Maud Mary ; 25 April 1843 -- 14 December 1878 ; later Princess Louis of Hesse and Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine ) was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Albert , Prince Consort .
The Princess Alice ( Alice Maud Mary : Princess Louis and Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine by marriage ; April 25 , 1843 -- December 14 , 1878 ) was the second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert .