where was alice walker born?
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 Alice 's relationship with her mother became difficult , which would continue until her death . After returning to Darmstadt in May , Alice and Louis were given a new residence , Kranichstein , north @-@ east of Darmstadt . Alice gave birth to her second daughter Elizabeth , nicknamed " Ella " , on 1 November 1864 ; Alice 's decision to breastfeed her newborn daughter upset her mother , who was against breast feeding . The Queen was further upset at the realisation that Alice , having found true happiness , would be visiting England less and less . 

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 Alice spent her childhood between Darmstadt , London , Jugenheim , and Malta ( where her naval officer father was occasionally stationed ) . Her mother noticed that she was slow in learning to talk , and became concerned by her indistinct pronunciation . Eventually , she was diagnosed with congenital deafness after her grandmother identified the problem and took her to see an ear specialist . With encouragement from her mother , Alice learned to both lip @-@ read and speak in English and German . Educated privately , she studied French , and later , after her engagement , she learned Greek . Her early years were spent in the company of her royal relatives , and she was a bridesmaid at the marriage of George , Duke of York ( later King George V ) and Mary of Teck in 1893 . A few weeks before her sixteenth birthday she attended the funeral of Queen Victoria in St George 's Chapel , Windsor Castle , and shortly afterward she was confirmed in the Anglican faith . 

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 Alice spent her early childhood in the company of her parents and siblings , travelling between the British royal residences . Her education was devised by Albert 's close friend and adviser , Baron Stockmar , and included practical activities such as needlework and woodwork as well as French and German . When her father , Prince Albert , was diagnosed with typhoid fever in December 1861 , Alice nursed him until his death on 14 December that year . Following his death , Queen Victoria entered a period of intense mourning and Alice spent the next six months acting as her mother 's unofficial secretary . On 1 July 1862 , while the court was still at the height of mourning , Alice married the minor German Prince Louis of Hesse , heir to the Grand Duchy of Hesse . The ceremony — conducted privately and with unrelieved gloom at Osborne House — was described by the Queen as " more of a funeral than a wedding " . The Princess 's life in Darmstadt was unhappy as a result of impoverishment , family tragedy , and worsening relations with her husband and mother . 

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 The question of Alice 's residence became an issue after her arrival , with the Grand Duke unwilling to fund a residence befitting a daughter of Queen Victoria with the low Hessian funds . The pair were given a house in Darmstadt 's " Old Quarter " , which overlooked the street . The carts rumbling past could easily be heard through the house 's thin walls . However , it seemed to suit Alice well , and she spent as much time in Hesse as possible to familiarise herself with her new surroundings . In 1863 , She travelled to England for the marriage of her brother , the Prince of Wales , and Princess Alexandra of Denmark ; Alice delivered her first child , Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie , on 5 April in the presence of Queen Victoria . The Darmstadt court chaplain was called over to England especially for the christening . 

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 Alice 's matrimonial plans were begun in 1860 by her mother . Queen Victoria had expressed her wish that her children should marry for love , but this did not mean that her choice of suitors would necessarily be extended to anybody outside the royal houses of Europe . Raising a British subject to royalty , however high their rank , was politically objectionable , and also wasted any opportunity for a useful foreign alliance . The Queen instructed her daughter Princess Frederick of Prussia , recently married to Prince Frederick of Prussia , to produce a list of eligible princes in Europe . Her search produced only two suitable candidates : The Prince of Orange ; and Prince Albert of Prussia , cousin to Victoria 's husband Frederick . The Prince of Orange was soon discounted . He journeyed to Windsor Castle so that Queen Victoria could look him over in person , but he proved unpalatable to Alice . The prince too showed little interest in Alice , despite strong pressure from his pro @-@ British mother , Queen Sophie of the Netherlands . Prince Albrecht , too , was spurned , with Prince Frederick of Prussia remarking that his cousin would not do for " one who deserves the very best " . 
