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Victoria, the Princess Royal and first child of Victoria and Albert (21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901), known as "Vicky", was not only the mother to their first grandchild, Wilhelm II; she was also the first of Victoria and Albert's children to become a grandparent, with the birth in 1879 of Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, who was the ...
- Victoria Eugenie
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena;...
- Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein
Early life. Prince Christian was born on 14 April 1867, at...
- Prince Alfred
Early life. Prince Alfred of Edinburgh was born on 15...
- Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (Marie Viktoria Feodore...
- Victoria Eugenie
- Cousins at War
- Princess Alice
- Dutiful Sons and Daughters
- The Haemophilia Gene
- A Legacy in Letters
Born in 1840, the Princess Royal Victoria or ‘Vicky’ was the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Aged 17, she married Emperor Frederick of Prussia and together they had 8 children. Their eldest son was Wilhelm IIwho assumed the throne at a young age when his father died in 1888. Wilhelm was also the last German Emperor (or Kaiser), an...
Born in 1843, Princess Alice was the third child of Victoria and Albert, and nursed her father when he became ill with typhoid. Alice became passionate about nursing and spoke openly about gynaecological medicine, much to the horror of her family. Alice married the Duke of Hesse (a minor German duchy) and, while in an unhappy marriage, this relatio...
The Princesses Helena and Louise dedicated themselves to their royal duties and remained close with their mother. Even after her marriage to the impoverished Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Helena lived in Britain where she could act as Victoria’s unofficial secretary. Helena was the most active of Victoria’s children in fulfilling her role...
The youngest son of the Queen, Prince Leopold also acted as his mother’s secretary, kept close because of his haemophilia. Haemophilia is a relatively rare hereditary disease that prevents blood from clotting, and more commonly effects male carriers. Noted for his great intelligence, Leopold studied at Oxford University before marrying Princess Fre...
Princess Beatrice was the youngest child of Albert and Victoria. Born just 4 years before her father’s death, Beatrice lived until 1944 (aged 87) surviving all of her siblings, their spouses, as well as her nephew Kaiser Wilhelm II. Beatrice was 17 years younger than her eldest sister, Victoria, and so spent much of her life by the Queen’s side as ...
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Queen Victoria and Prince Albert married in 1840 and, over the next eighteen years, had nine children. During a period of high infant mortality, even among the upper classes, the queen was fortunate to suffer no miscarriages or stillbirths, and all her children survived into adulthood.
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- Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise, Princess Royal. Born: 21 November 1840. Died: 5 August 1901 (aged 60) Victoria and Albert’s first born, Victoria, or ‘Vicky’, was a precocious child with a passion for learning and a mischievous sense of humour – although she could also be emotional and highly-strung.
- Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. Born: 9 November 1841. Died: 6 May 1910 (aged 68) Victoria and Albert named their second child Albert Edward, although he was known as ‘Bertie’ and then Edward VII after he succeeded the throne.
- Princess Alice Maud Mary, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine. Born: 25 April 1843. Died: 14 December 1878 (aged 35) From an early age, Alice was an exceptionally caring individual, always keen to help others less fortunate than herself.
- Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Born: 6 August 1844. Died: 30 July 1900 (aged 55) Victoria and Albert’s second son, Alfred – or ‘Affie’ – was a cheerful, industrious boy; a keen learner who particularly liked geography and the sciences, experimenting with toys and later building his own.
While Queen Victoria's sons do not seem to have continued painting into adulthood, her daughters continued drawing and painting throughout their lives. There are around 1,000 works by the children and grandchildren of Queen Victoria in the Royal Collection, as well as 300 works by her daughter-in-law, the future Queen Alexandra.
Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou (2006). Louis Alphonse was born in Madrid, the second son of Alfonso de Borbón, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, and of his wife María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco, eldest granddaughter of Francisco Franco. Alfonso was at that time the dauphin (using "Duke of Bourbon" as title of pretence) according to those ...
In December 1422, Charles and 18-year-old Marie were finally wed. Over the 24 years of their marriage, Marie of Anjou had fourteen children, only six of whom survived to adulthood, including the future king Louis XI.
