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Jan 1, 2013 · To the outside world Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their family seemed the embodiment of domestic bliss, but the reality was very different, writes historian Jane Ridley. The marriage between...
- Queen Victoria’s Ancestry
- Prince Albert’s Ancestry
- Common Grandparents
- Another Connection
- Uncle Leopold
Queen Victoriawas the only child of these royal parents: 1. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Marie Luise Victoire, Aug. 17, 1786–March 16, 1861) 2. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (Edward Augustus, Nov. 2, 1767–Jan. 23, 1820, fourth son of King George III of the United Kingdom) Princess Charlotte, the only legitimate grandchild...
Prince Albert was the second son of 1. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Louise Dorothea Pauline Charlotte Fredericka Auguste, Dec. 21, 1800–Aug. 30, 1831) 2. Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig Herzog, also Ernst III of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Jan. 2, 1784–Jan. 29, 1844) Ernst and Louise were married in 1817, separ...
Queen Victoria’s mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Prince Albert’s father, Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, were brother and sister. Their parents were: 1. Countess (Princess) Augusta Caroline Sophie Reuss of Ebersdorf(Jan. 19, 1757–Nov. 16, 1831) 2. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(Franz Frederick Anton, July 15, 17...
Prince Albert's parents, Louise and Ernst, were second cousins once removed. Ernst's great-grandparents were also the great-grandparents of his wife's mother. Because Ernst was a brother of Queen Victoria's mother, these were also the great-grandparents of Queen Victoria's mother, making Queen Victoria's mother a second cousin once removed of her s...
The youngest brother of Prince Albert's father and Queen Victoria's mother was: 1. Leopold I, King of the Belgians(Leopold Georg Christian Frederick, Dec. 16, 1790–Dec. 10, 1865) Leopold was, therefore, Queen Victoria’s maternal uncle and Prince Albert’s paternal uncle. Leopold had been married to Princess Charlotte of Wales, the only legitimate da...
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- They were cousins. BAFTA winning historian and Joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces Lucy Worsley takes Dan on a tour of Kensington Palace, one of the principle royal residences since 1689 and childhood home of Queen Victoria.
- Albert was not William IV’s first choice for his niece. As was common with such royal matches, and particularly with regards to the inheritance of the throne, political gain was an important prerequisite to marriage.
- She was in no rush to marry. In 1837 however, William IV died childless and Victoria became an unexpected teenage queen. All eyes turned to the prospect of her marriage, as many believed that a young woman was not strong enough to rule alone.
- Victoria proposed to Albert. This visit was an even greater success than the first however, and any hesitations about marriage fizzled away. Just five days into the trip, the young queen requested a private meeting with Albert, and proposed, as it was the monarch’s prerogative to do so.
Albert and Victoria were first cousins, sharing a set of grandparents. Victoria's mother, Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Prince Albert's father, Duke Ernst of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha were brother and sister.
A member of the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty, he was the second son of Ernest, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He was educated in Brussels and at the University of Bonn. The marriage between Victoria and Albert, who were first cousins, was promoted by their uncle Leopold I, king of Belgium.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Queen Victoria and Prince Albert In 1840, Victoria married her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the son of her mother’s brother. The couple met when Victoria was just 16; their ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Famous British People. Prince Albert married his first cousin, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, at the age of 20, and after his untimely death at age 42, the queen's memory of him guided her...
