Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom
Princess Victoria | |||||
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Born | Princess Victoria of Wales 6 July 1868 Marlborough House, London, England | ||||
Died | 3 December 1935 Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England | (aged 67)||||
Burial | 7 December 1935 | ||||
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House | Windsor (from 1917) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (until 1917) | ||||
Father | Edward VII | ||||
Mother | Alexandra of Denmark | ||||
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Princess Victoria (Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary; 6 July 1868 – 3 December 1935) was the fourth child and second daughter of
Early life and education
Victoria Alexandra Olga Maria was born on 6 July 1868 at
Princess Victoria was baptised at Marlborough House on 6 August 1868 by Archibald Campbell Tait, Bishop of London.[a]
Personal life
In 1885, Victoria was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her aunt
Princess Victoria was educated at home with her sisters. The princess grew up at Marlborough House and Sandringham under the supervision of tutors. She occasionally spent the summer in Denmark, her mother's homeland. In her youth, she was described as "a lively, mischievous girl ... smart, tall and elegant; she had a wonderful sense of humour and was a good friend to everyone; she had big expressive blue eyes; there was no pretense or hint of a high position in her." Victoria loved horse riding, cycling, reading, listening to music and dancing. The princess's particular passion was photography. She compiled several albums of family photographs. Victoria's works have been displayed at several different exhibitions. She was very fond of animals. Her favorites were dogs named Sam, Mas and Punchy. For six years Victoria had a tamed pigeon, which she took with her on walks and travels in a small basket.[2]
Victoria maintained friendly relations with her cousins in Russia and Greece.
Another candidate to seek Victoria's hand in marriage was her cousin, Crown Prince Christian of Denmark, who later became
Victoria was particularly close to her parents, and if she appeared in public, it was usually in their company, as was usual in those days for an unmarried adult woman. The princess accompanied her parents during official events and ceremonies, and helped them in private life. Her first cousin, the Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, remarked in later life that she "felt so very sorry" for Victoria, as she seemed within her family to be "a glorified maid to her mother," attributing her staying unmarried to a disinclination to oppose her mother. "I'd something of a rebel in me. Toria had not."[8]
Close as she was to her parents, the person to whom Victoria was closest was her older brother
Later years and death
Between 22 and 24 March 1905, Princess Victoria, along with her mother, her younger sister
After her father's death in 1910, Victoria remained in the shadow of her mother. Queen Alexandra suffered from constant depression and was practically deaf. Victoria accompanied her mother during her visits to various institutions and on holidays. Once, when the dowager queen was unable to attend the charity event Alexandra Rose Day, she sent her daughters Louise and Victoria together, and the latter later recorded in her diary that "it was terrible to be there without dear Mama." With continuing public hostility toward Germany during World War I, King George V decided to renounce all German titles and honours. He asked all members of the royal family to do the same. The king renamed the ruling dynasty from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor, after his favourite castle. Princess Victoria followed suit and adopted the surname Windsor.[2][14]
After the
Other friends of Victoria included members of the
Victoria died in the early hours of 3 December 1935 at the age of 67 at her home. She had been in poor health over the previous month, culminating in a severe haemorrhage on 1 December.[21] The State Opening of Parliament, planned for 3 December, was cancelled in response to her death, and instead the already-written King's Speech was read to Parliamentarians by the Lord Chancellor without ceremony.[22]
Her funeral took place on 7 December 1935 at
Titles, styles, honours and arms
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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
Honours
- Imperial Order of the Crown of India, 6 August 1887[25]
- Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem
- Member First Class of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
- Royal Family Order of King Edward VII
- Royal Family Order of Queen Alexandra[26]
- Royal Family Order of King George V
Arms
Upon her younger sister's marriage in 1896, Princess Victoria was awarded a personal coat of arms, being the
Princess Victoria's coat of arms until 1901 |
Ancestors
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Notes
- Princess Francis of Teck and Princess Frederick of Anhalt.
References
- ISBN 9780750997003.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36655. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Eilers 1987, p. 176.
- ^ a b Weir 2008, p. 320.
- ^ "Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg with their bridesmaids and others on their wedding day". National Portrain Gallery.
- ^ "The Duke and Duchess of York and Bridesmaids". National Portrain Gallery.
- ^ a b Bokhanov 2008, p. 79.
- ^ Vorres, Ian (1965). The last grand duchess: Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna 1 June 1882–24 November 1960. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 39.
- ^ Gore 1941, p. 436.
- ^ Pope-Hennessy 1959, p. 279.
- ^ Nobre 2002, p. 122.
- ^ Nobre 2002, p. 124.
- ^ Nobre 2002, p. 125.
- ^ Nicolson 1952, p. 310.
- ^ "Pietro Guarneri of Venice, Cello, Venice, c. 1739, the 'Beatrice Harrison'". Tarisio. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "The nightingale sings again - the life, career, and recordings of Beatrice Harrison".
- ^ The Harrison Sisters Issue, The Delius Society Journal
- ^ Recordings (25 August 1928). "Concerto for cello and orchestra. Adagio ; Salut d'amour [sound recording] in SearchWorks catalog". Searchworks.stanford.edu. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Elgar Remastered "Among the many appetising miniatures, perhaps the best is the performance of the Cello Concerto’s slow movement by Beatrice Harrison with piano accompaniment from Princess Victoria – HRH’s contribution not blemish-free, but very touching."
- ^ The Harrison Sisters An English Musical Heritage "Truth to tell, the royal playing is almost comically inept and Princess Victoria is brought back from a wrong turning in Salut d'amour in an amusingly adroit fashion by her string-playing colleagues."
- ISBN 9781448150724.
- ^ Princess Victoria Dead: Sister of King George Owing to the lateness of the hour when the cancellation was decided, the only course was to broadcast the news by wireless.
- ISBN 9781448150724.
- ^ Evans, Rob; Pegg, David (18 July 2022). "£187m of Windsor family wealth hidden in secret royal wills". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "No. 25732". The London Gazette. 23 August 1887. p. 4580.
- ^ "Rowland & Frazer - Family Order of Queen Alexandra".
- ^ Heraldica – British Royal Cadency
Bibliography
- Bokhanov, A.N. (2008). Сердечные тайны дома Романовых (in Russian). Moscow: Veche. p. 79. ISBN 978-5-9533-2760-2.
- Eilers, A. Marlene (1987). Queen Victoria's Descendants. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co. p. 176. ISBN 9163059649.
- Gore, John (1941). King George V: a personal memoir. London: J. Murray. p. 436.
- Nobre, Eduardo (2002). Família Real - Álbum de Fotografia (in Portuguese). Lisboa: Quimera. p. 248. ISBN 9789725890882.
- Nicolson, Harold (1952). King George the Fifth: His Life and Reign. London: Constable and Co. p. 310.
- ISBN 1842120328.
- ISBN 9780099539735.