By this time his wife and children had taken up their home at Alexander's small castle at Seeheim-Jugenheim in Hesse, to which he retired after Prussia defeated Austria and Hesse.
Pada saat ini istri dan anak-anaknya membawa pulang rumah mereka di kastil kecil Aleksander di Seeheim-Jugenheim, Hessen, yang ia pensiun setelah Prusia mengalahkan Austria dan Hessen.