Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom

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Princess Victoria Princess Victoria, c. 1905 Full name Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary Father Edward VII Mother Alexandra of Denmark Born 6 July 1868(1868-07-06) Marlborough House, London Died 3 December 1935 (aged 67) Coppins, Buckinghamshire Burial Frogmore, Windsor

British Royalty House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Edward VII    Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence & Avondale    George V    Louise, Princess Royal    Princess Victoria    Maud, Queen of Norway    Prince Alexander John Maternal grandchildren    Alexandra, Duchess of Fife    Maud of Fife

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The Princess Victoria (Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary; 6 July 1868 – 3 December 1935), also called "Toria", was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth child and second daughter of Edward VII.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Royal life 3 Later life 4 Titles, styles, honours and arms 4.1 Titles and styles 4.2 Honours 4.3 Arms 5 Ancestors 6 Sources 7 References

[edit] Early life

Princess Victoria was born on the 6 July 1868 at Marlborough House, London.^[1] Her father was Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Her mother was The Princess of Wales (née Princess Alexandra of Denmark), the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). As the granddaughter of the British monarch, in the male-line, she was styled Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria of Wales. She was known to her family as Toria.

She was christened at Marlborough House on 6 August 1868 by Archibald Campbell Tait, Bishop of London and her godparents were: Queen Victoria, The Emperor of Russia, The Tsarevitch of Russia, The Prince Arthur, Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine, Prince George of Hesse-Kassel, The Queen of Greece, The Dowager Queen of Denmark, The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, The Duchess of Teck and The Princess Friedrich of Anhalt-Dessau.

Princess Victoria of Wales was educated by tutors and spent her childhood at Marlborough House and Sandringham. The Princess was particularly close to her brother, the future King George V.

[edit] Royal life

Although she had a number of suitors, Princess Victoria never married. Her mother, Alexandra, is believed to have actively discouraged her from marrying. Instead she remained a companion to her parents, particularly her mother, with whom she lived until Queen Alexandra's death in 1925. The Princess then set up her own home at Coppins, Iver, in Buckinghamshire. She took a particular interest in the village life, becoming honorary president of the Iver Horticultural Society.

[edit] Later life

Princess Victoria died at home in December 1935. Her funeral took place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle and she was buried at Frogmore Royal Burial Ground, Windsor Great Park. Her death greatly affected George V, who died one month later.

[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms

[edit] Titles and styles

• 6 July 1868 – 22 January 1901: Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria of Wales
• 22 January 1901 – 3 December 1935: Her Royal Highness The Princess Victoria

[edit] Honours

• 6 August 1887: Imperial Order of the Crown of India
• First Class of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
• Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem

[edit] Arms

Upon her younger sister's marriage in 1896, Princess Victoria was awarded a personal coat of arms, being the arms of the kingdom, bearing an inescutcheon of the shield of Saxony and differenced with a label argent of five points, the first, third and fifth bearing roses gules, and the second and fourth crosses gules.^[2] The inescutcheon was dropped by royal warrant in 1917.

[edit] Ancestors

v • d • e Ancestors of Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom

16. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld               8. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha                       17. Princess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf               4. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha                             18. Emil, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg               9. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg                       19. Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               2. Edward VII of the United Kingdom                                   20. George III of the United Kingdom               10. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn                       21. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz               5. Victoria of the United Kingdom                             22. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (= 16)               11. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld                       23. Princess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf (= 17)               1. Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom                                         24. Frederick Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck               12. Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg                       25. Countess Friederike von Schlieben               6. Christian IX of Denmark                             26. Charles of Hesse               13. Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel                       27. Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway               3. Alexandra of Denmark                                   28. Prince Frederick of Hesse               14. Prince William of Hesse                       29. Caroline of Nassau-Usingen               7. Louise of Hesse-Kassel                             30. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway               15. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark                       31. Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

v • d • e Princesses of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, duchesses of Saxony 1st Generation none 2nd Generation Victoria, Duchess of Nemours · Charlotte, Empress of Mexico* 3rd Generation Victoria, German Empress** · Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine** · Helena, Princess Christian of Scheswig-Holstein** · Louise, Duchess of Argyll** · Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg** · Clotilde, Archduchess Joseph Karl of Austria · Amalie, Duchess Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria · Louise-Marie, Princess of Kohary* · Stéphanie, Crown Princess of Austria* · Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme* · Princess Joséphine-Marie* · Clémentine, Princess Napoléon* · Joséphine-Caroline, Princess Karl Anton of Hohenzollern* 4th Generation Louise, Duchess of Fife** · Princess Victoria** · Maud, Queen of Norway** · Marie, Queen of Romania** · Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess Cyril Vladimirovich of Russia** · Alexandra, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg** · Beatrice, Duchess of Galliera** · Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden** · Lady Patricia Ramsay** · Alice, Countess of Athlone** · Dorothea, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg · Marie-José, Queen of Italy* 5th Generation Mary, Countess of Harewood** · Sibylla, Duchess of Västerbotten** · Caroline Mathilde, Countess of Castell-Rüdenhausen** · Princess Clementine, Mrs. Edward von Heller · Princess Maria Caroline · Theresia, Freifrau von Taxis di Bordogna e Valnigra · Princess Leopoldine · Princess Maria Immaculata · Josephine, Freifrau von Baratta-Dragono 6th Generation Princess Claudia, Mrs. Gion Schäfer · Beatrice Charlotte, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen 7th Generation Princess Stephanie · Princess Felicitas Franziska, Mrs. Sergei Trotzki * also a princess of Belgium ** also a princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

[edit] Sources

• "Princess Victoria, His Majesty's Sister, A Quiet Home Life," The Times, 4 December 1935, p. 18, column A.
• Ronald Allison and Sarah Ridell, The Royal Encyclopedia (London: Macmillan, 1992).

[edit] References

v • d • e British princesses The generations indicate descent from George I, who formalised the use of the titles prince and princess for members of the British Royal Family. Where a princess may have been or is descended from George I more than once, her most senior descent, by which she bore or bears her title, is used. 1st Generation Sophia, Queen in Prussia 2nd Generation Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange · The Princess Amelia · The Princess Caroline · Mary, Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel · Louise, Queen of Denmark-Norway 3rd Generation Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick · Princess Elizabeth · Princess Louisa · Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark-Norway 4th Generation Charlotte, Queen of Württemberg · The Princess Augusta Sophia · Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg · Sophia of Gloucester · Caroline of Gloucester · Mary, Duchess of Gloucester · The Princess Sophia · The Princess Amelia 5th Generation Charlotte Augusta, Princess Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld · Frederica of Hanover · Charlotte of Clarence · Victoria · Elizabeth of Clarence · Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz · Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck 6th Generation Victoria, Princess Royal and German Empress · Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse · Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein · Frederica, Baroness Alfons von Pawel-Rammingen · Louise, Duchess of Argyll · Marie of Cumberland · Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg 7th Generation Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife · The Princess Victoria · Maud, Queen of Norway · Marie, Queen of Romania · Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess of Hesse · Alexandra, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg · Marie Louise, Princess Maximilian of Baden · Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden · Alexandra, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin · Alice, Countess of Athlone · Beatrice, Duchess of Galliera · Olga of Hanover · Patricia of Connaught 8th Generation Alexandra, Duchess of Fife · Maud, Countess of Southesk · Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood · Sibylla, Duchess of Västerbotten · Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Frederica, Queen of the Hellens 9th Generation Elizabeth II · Margaret, Countess of Snowdon · Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy 10th Generation Anne, Princess Royal 11th Generation Beatrice of York · Eugenie of York · Lady Louise Windsor