Of Queen Victoria's four sons, the eldest married a Danish
princess, one a Russian Grand Duchess, and the other two princesses
of German royal houses. The first to join the family of the
Grandmama of Europe' was Alexandra, eldest daughter of the prince
about to become King Christian IX of Denmark. Charming, ever
sympathetic and widely considered one of the most attractive royal
women of her time, she was prematurely deaf and suffered from a
limp which was made fashionable by court ladies due to her
popularity. Alexandra proved an ideal wife for the Prince of Wales,
later King Edward VII. Grand Duchess Marie, daughter of Tsar
Alexander II of Russia and wife of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and
later Saxe-Coburg Gotha, was cultured and intelligent, but dowdy,
haughty and, convinced of the Romanovs' superiority, resented
having to give precedence at court to her in-laws. Louise of
Prussia, a niece of William I, German Emperor, had the good fortune
to escape from a miserable family life in Berlin and marry Arthur,
Duke of Connaught, a dedicated army officer who was always the
Queen's favourite among her children. Finally, Helen of
Waldeck-Pyrmont, sister of Emma, Queen Consort of the Netherlands,
became the wife of the cultured Leopold, Duke of Albany, but he was
haemophiliac and their marriage was destined to be the briefest of
all, cut short by his sudden death less than three years later. All
four were very different personalities, proved themselves to be
supportive wives, mothers and daughters-in-law in their own way,
and dedicated workers for charity at home and abroad. Based partly
on previously unpublished material from the Royal Archives at
Windsor and Madrid, and the Leonie Leslie Papers, University of
Chicago, this is the first book to study all four as a family
group.
General
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword History
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2023 |
Authors: |
John Van Der Kiste
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
232 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-00145-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
1-399-00145-0 |
Barcode: |
9781399001458 |
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