In November 1878, diphtheria - a highly contagious bacterial disease that causes inflammation of the mucous membranes along with other potentially fatal symptoms - rapidly spread amongst the family of Princess Alice and Prince Louis of Hesse, who had recently returned to Darmstadt following a trip to Eastbourne in England. In the evening of 7th… Continue reading Diphtheria in Darmstadt: The illness that swept through the Hessian Royal Family
