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29120	yago	1	27	https://rebeccastarrbrown.com/2017/08/18/the-middle-child-helena-princess-of-schleswig-holstein/	en	The Middle Child: Helena, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein	https://rebeccastarrbrow…_1910_colour.jpg	https://rebeccastarrbrow…_1910_colour.jpg	[ "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-picture2.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1", "https://rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-b71c85947707cd3201c4b24a5c6a0f4f3.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/princess-helena-by-hills-2.jpeg?resize=510%2C762&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/princess_elena_and_prince_albert_of_england_1843.jpg?resize=525%2C783&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/princess-helena-1.jpg?resize=373%2C495&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mw170342.jpg?resize=459%2C723&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/220px-christian_and_helena.jpg?resize=367%2C568&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/princess_helena_in_her_wedding_dress.png?resize=522%2C798&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/schleswigholsteinchildren.jpg?resize=502%2C692&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/79a6ac59299b5b03937c9f2c15c3eabe.jpg?resize=530%2C800&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/princess_marie_louise_of_schleswig-holstein.jpg?resize=480%2C680&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/princess_helena_1910_colour.jpg?resize=473%2C627&ssl=1", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f603deab55c9402940cfd273248b60ab?s=60&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a75c7e3efdade726badca124e6761796?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/68f8b9cb3d1b2c2dbd0c27f3d50d44c5?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/138f10180b73601b0da727f224cb3842?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fcbf0e15a164a3bc45c4c9e689ace8bf?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a75c7e3efdade726badca124e6761796?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/68f8b9cb3d1b2c2dbd0c27f3d50d44c5?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/138f10180b73601b0da727f224cb3842?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fcbf0e15a164a3bc45c4c9e689ace8bf?s=48&d=identicon&r=g" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2017-08-18T00:00:00	Some of Queen Victoria's children are burned into history books via their dynastic importance. Others are referenced as mere links between Britain and the continent, becoming the parents of later European rulers who were key to World War I. The middle of these nine children, Princess Helena, was not one such person. To me, she…	en	https://i0.wp.com/rebecc…it=32%2C32&ssl=1	Rebecca Starr Brown	https://rebeccastarrbrown.com/2017/08/18/the-middle-child-helena-princess-of-schleswig-holstein/	Some of Queen Victoria’s children are burned into history books via their dynastic importance. Others are referenced as mere links between Britain and the continent, becoming the parents of later European rulers who were key to World War I. The middle of these nine children, Princess Helena, was not one such person. To me, she stands out as the child who looks the most like her mother. Helena was born on May 25, 1846 at Buckingham Palace, her parents’ third daughter and fifth child. Her birth was one of the most difficult her mother endured, which is saying something given the extent to which Victoria loathed pregnancy, childbirth and babies. She was christened that July and given the Duchess of Orleans, the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as godparents. She quickly became known by “Lenchen,” a play off of the Germanic version of her name. Helena was described as a confident and outgoing child with keen interests in science, boating and physical activity and considerable talent in music and art. Unfortunately for her, she ended up in a bit of a stereotypical middle child scenario in which she was easily overshadowed by her siblings. She was intelligent, but not as academically inclined as Vicky. She was a good drawer, but not as talented as talented as Louise. And as for her athletic abilities, she was quickly put to shame for her military-inclined brothers. In 1859, a man named Carl Rutland joined the royal household as a German tutor and Helena became romantically interested in him. Given her age it’s certain it was nothing more than a teenage infatuation, but given his employment by the family until 1863, her attachment grew concerning enough to Victoria for him to be dismissed as a “better safe than sorry” measure. When Prince Albert died on December 14, 1861, Helena was 15. The following summer her elder sister, Alice, married Prince Louis of Hesse and moved to Germany, leaving Helena as the eldest unmarried daughter. She stepped into the role of her mother’s lead companion, a thankless job given the mausoleum-like existence that Victoria constructed in her homes. It was an austere, unhappy environment for children, and one which can hardly have helped Helena and her siblings process their beloved father’s death in a productive way. By the mid-1860s, Victoria began the search for a suitable husband for Helena. The matter was slightly tricky though, for she wasn’t considered a beauty and her mother had already decided whoever the man was he had to be ready to make his home in England so that Helena could remain close to her. She landed on Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, however the choice created the most drama Helena ever caused in her life. Christian was 15 years older than Helena, born in Denmark in 1831 – an age gap that was markedly visible, so much so that when he was first invited to the Palace by the Queen he thought she was looking for a second husband not a son-in-law. The two duchies that made up his name, Schleswig and Holstein, were disputed territories between Denmark and Prussia, the latter of which invaded them and won. The tricky part for the British Royal Family was that Vicky was then married to an heir to the Prussian throne and Bertie, the Prince of Wales, had married Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863. The new Princess of Wales was adamant that the land belonged to her father, the King of Denmark, a cause for which she gained the support of her husband, Alice and Alfred. As for the couple in question, it’s unknown what Helena thought of all the drama, but she took an immediate liking to Christian and was in favor of the marriage. They met for the first time in September 1865 and by that December their engagement was announced. However, while the relationship moved forward, the extent to which this caused a rift within the family can’t be overstated. Relations between Helena and Alexandra remained cool from then on out, a fact that garnered the latter stiff criticism from Victoria. The couple married on July 5, 1866 at the private chapel at Windsor Castle. The bride was given away by the Queen and wore a gown of white satin and lace. From there, they departed for a honeymoon in Paris, Genoa and Interlaken. They split their time between Cumberland Lodge on the Windsor estate and a suite of rooms within Buckingham Palace when in London, however in comparison to the lifestyles of her sisters, Helena lived quietly and modestly. Her first child, Christian Victor, was born on April 14, 1867 and he is rumored to have been her favorite. He was followed by Albert (b. 1869), Helena Victoria (b. 1870), Marie Louise (b. 1872), Harald (b. 1876) and a stillborn son in 1877. Prince Harald didn’t live long, passing away just eight days after his birth. While Helena and Christian seem to have had a happy marriage, they weren’t exactly an inspiring duo. Christian was given a handful of notable roles within the royal household so that he could perform official functions, but he generally phoned in the job, delegating tasks to others to remain at home or go hunting. Most of Helena’s time was spent assisting her younger sister, Beatrice, with attending on Victoria, a job that she eventually called upon her daughters to support as well once they were old enough. She devoted herself to a number of causes in Britain that do deserve recognition, primarily nursing. She was a firm advocate for female nurses and ensuring they had the proper education and resources. She served as patron for decades, personally signing and handing out certificates to new nurses throughout her career. Other interests included needlework, translations and, notably, women’s rights, which Victoria detested. In 1900, Helean’s son, Christian Victor, died in Pretoria serving in the Boer War, devastating his parents and grandmother – not only was he his mother’s favorite, but reportedly Victoria viewed him as her favorite grandchild. Only 33 when he died after falling ill with malaria, he was unmarried and buried abroad. The Queen commemorated the loss with a monument at Frogmore House, the family mausoleum. The following year it was Victoria who passed away, finally succumbing to poor health and old age while staying at Osborne House. Helena remained devoted to her mother until the end – in fact, Helena’s name was the last written in Victoria’s famously prolific journals. Bertie ascended the throne as King Edward VII, however the new reign did little for Helena who wasn’t close with her brother and still had a tense relationship with Alexandra. She continued to carry out engagements for causes close to her heart and in 1906 she had the opportunity to travel to South Africa to visit her son’s grave. Later in life, it was Helena’s children who caused her the most headaches. Her younger daughter, Marie Louise (who looked remarkably like Helena in her youth), married Prince Albert of Anhalt in 1891, a match arranged by Kaiser Wilhelm II. The union was miserable thanks to Albert’s homosexuality and, rumor has it, after being found in bed with another man, the marriage was annulled in 1900 by his father. Marie Louise was abroad at the time and when she learned the news she quickly returned to England. She lived another 56 years, remaining unmarried. Her elder daughter, Helena Victoria, never married and spent her time working for the charities and public projects about which she was most interested. One of her last appearances was at the 1947 wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip during the reign of George VI. Helena’s younger son, Albert, became the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein in 1921. He served as such for 10 years before dying in 1931 in Germany. In 1900 he fathered an illegitimate daughter with a noblewoman whose identity he never disclosed. The child was placed with Jewish parents and didn’t know her paternity until shortly before Albert’s death. While Albert told his two sisters at some point, it’s highly unlikely that Helena ever knew about her granddaughter. And that last part is a shame, for out of four children who reached maturity, none produced legitimate children of their own, a fact which likely caused Helena some sadness in her twilight years. Helena was widowed in 1917, shortly before the close of World War I. Christian died in London that October at the age of 86. Helena lived another six years before passing away in London on June 15, 1923. She is buried beside her husband at Frogmore House.
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29120	yago	3	69	https://letters-from-kingston.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Helena	en	Princess Helena	https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/letters-from-kingston/images/a/a7/Helena.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20230604162925	https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/letters-from-kingston/images/a/a7/Helena.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20230604162925	[ "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/letters-from-kingston/images/a/a7/Helena.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20230604162925", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ff185fe4-8356-4b6b-ad48-621b95a82a1d", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f3fc9271-3d5e-4c73-9afc-e6a9f6154ff1", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/464fc70a-5090-490b-b47e-0759e89c263f", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f7bb9d33-4f9a-4faa-88fe-2a0bd8138668" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Contributors to Letters from Kingston Wiki" ]	2024-07-29T22:27:06+00:00	Princess Helena VA CI GBE RRC (Helena Augusta Victoria; 25 May 1846 — 9 June 1923), later Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and...	en	/skins-ucp/mw139/common/favicon.ico	Letters from Kingston Wiki	https://letters-from-kingston.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Helena	Princess Helena VA CI GBE RRC (Helena Augusta Victoria; 25 May 1846 — 9 June 1923), later Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar. Her childhood was spent with her parents, travelling between a variety of royal residences in Britain. The intimate atmosphere of the royal court came to an end on 12 August 1863, when her father died and her mother entered a period of intense mourning. Afterwards, in the early 1860s, Helena began a flirtation with Prince Albert's German librarian, Carl Ruland. Although the nature of the relationship is largely unknown, Helena's romantic letters to Ruland survive. After her mother discovered the flirtations, she dismissed Ruland, who returned to his native Germany. Four months later, on 5 March 1864, Helena married the impoverished Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. The couple remained in Britain, in calling distance of the queen, who liked to have her daughters nearby. Helena became the queen's unofficial secretary. However, after Queen Victoria's death on 22 January 1965, Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings. Helena was the most active member of the royal family, carrying out an extensive programme of royal engagements. She was also an active patron of charities, and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross. She was founding president of the Royal School of Needlework, and president of the Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association and the Royal British Nurses' Association. As president of the latter, she was a strong supporter of nurse registration against the advice of Florence Nightingale. In 1916 she became the first member of her family to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary, but her husband died a year later. Helena outlived him by six years, dying aged 77 in 1923. Early life[] Helena was born at Buckingham Palace, the official royal residence in London, on 25 May 1846, the day after her mother's 27th birthday. Albert reported to his brother, Ernest II, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, that Helena "came into this world quite blue, but she is quite well now". He added that the queen "suffered longer and more than the other times and she will have to remain very quiet to recover." Albert and Victoria chose the names Helena Augusta Victoria. The German nickname for Helena was Helenchen, later shortened to Lenchen, the name by which members of the royal family invariably referred to Helena. As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised on 25 July 1846 at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. Her godparents were the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the husband of Queen Victoria’s cousin); the Duchess of Orléans (for whom the queen's mother, the Duchess of Kent, stood proxy); and the Duchess of Cambridge (the queen's aunt). Helena was a lively and outspoken child, and reacted against brotherly teasing by punching the bully on the nose. Her early talents included drawing. Lady Augusta Stanley, a lady-in-waiting to the queen, commented favourably on the three-year-old Helena's artwork. Like her sisters, she could play the piano to a high standard at an early age. Other interests included science and technology, shared by her father Prince Albert, and horseback riding and boating, two of her favourite childhood occupations. However, Helena became a middle daughter following the birth of Princess Louise in 1848, and her abilities were overshadowed by her more artistic sisters. Death of Prince Albert[] Helena's father, Prince Albert, died on 12 August 1863. The queen was devastated, and ordered her household, along with her daughters, to move from Windsor to Osborne House, the queen's Isle of Wight residence. Helena's grief was also profound, and she wrote to a friend a month later: "What we have lost nothing can ever replace, and our grief is most, most bitter ... I adored Papa, I loved him more than anything on earth, his word was a most sacred law, and he was my help and adviser ... These hours were the happiest of my life, and now it is all, all over." The queen relied on her second eldest daughter Princess Alice as an unofficial secretary, but Alice needed an assistant of her own. Though Helena was the next eldest, she was considered unreliable by Victoria because of her inability to go long without bursting into tears. Therefore, Louise was selected to assume the role in her place. Eventually Helena assumed the role — described as the "crutch" of her mother's grief by one biographer — at her mother's side. In this role, she carried out minor secretarial tasks, such as writing the queen's letters, helping her with political correspondence, and providing her with company. Marriage[] Controversy[] Princess Helena began an early flirtation with her father's former librarian, Carl Ruland, following his appointment to the Royal Household on the recommendation of Baron Stockmar in 1859. He was trusted enough to teach German to Helena's brother, the young Prince of Wales, and was described by the Queen as "useful and able". When the Queen discovered that Helena had grown romantically attached to a royal servant, he was promptly dismissed back to his native Germany, and he never lost the Queen's hostility. Following Ruland's departure in 1863, the Queen looked for a husband for Helena. However, as a middle child, the prospect of a powerful alliance with a European royal house was low. Her appearance was also a concern, as by the age of fifteen she was described by her biographer as chunky, dowdy and double-chinned. Furthermore, Victoria insisted that Helena's future husband had to be prepared to live near the Queen, thus keeping her daughter nearby. Her choice eventually fell on Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein; however, the match was politically awkward, and caused a severe breach within the royal family. Schleswig and Holstein were two territories fought over between Prussia and Denmark during the First and Second Schleswig Wars. In the latter, Prussia and Austria defeated Denmark, but the duchies were claimed by Austria for Prince Christian's family. However, following the Austro-Prussian War, in which Prussia invaded and occupied the duchies, they became Prussian, but the title Duke of Schleswig-Holstein was still claimed by Prince Christian's family. The marriage, therefore, horrified Prince Edward's wife, Charlotte, Princess of Wales, who exclaimed: "The Queen forgets of love." Charlotte found support in her husband, his brother Prince Alfred, and his second sister, Princess Alice, who openly accused her mother of sacrificing Helena's happiness for the Queen's convenience. Alice also argued that it would reduce the already low popularity of her sister, the Crown Princess of Prussia, at the court in Berlin. However, and unexpectedly, the Crown Princess, who had been a personal friend of Christian's family for many years, ardently supported the proposed alliance. Despite the political controversies and their age difference — he was fifteen years her senior — Helena was happy with Christian and was determined to marry him. As a younger son of a non-reigning duke, the absence of any foreign commitments allowed him to remain permanently in Britain — the Queen's primary concern — and she declared the marriage would go ahead. Helena and Christian were actually third cousins in descent from Frederick, Prince of Wales. Relations between Helena and Charlotte remained close, but Charlotte was unprepared to accept Christian as either a brother-in-law. The Queen never forgave the Princess of Wales for accusations of possessiveness, and wrote of the Waleses shortly afterwards: "Bertie is most affectionate and kind but Lottie [pet name for Charlotte] is by no means what she ought to be. It will be long, if ever, before she regains my confidence." Engagement and wedding[] The engagement was declared on 5 December 1863, and despite the Prince of Wales's initial refusal to attend, Princess Alice intervened, and the wedding was a happy occasion. The Queen allowed the ceremony to take place at Windsor Castle, albeit in the Private Chapel rather than the grander St George's Chapel on 5 March 1864. The Queen relieved her black mourning dress with a white mourning cap which draped over her back. The main participants filed into the chapel to the sound of Beethoven's Triumphal March, creating a spectacle only marred by the abrupt disappearance of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, who had a sudden gout attack. Christian filed into the chapel with his two supporters, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and Prince Frederic of Schleswig-Holstein, and Helena was given away by her mother, who escorted her up the aisle with the Prince of Wales and eight bridesmaids. Christian looked older than he was, and one guest commented that Helena looked as if she was marrying an aged uncle. Indeed, when he was first summoned to Britain, he assumed that the widowed Queen was inspecting him as a new husband for herself rather than as a candidate for one of her daughters. The couple spent the first night of their married life at Osborne House, before honeymooning in Paris, Interlaken and Genoa. Married Life[] Helena and Christian were devoted to each other, and led a quiet life in comparison to Helena's sisters. Following their marriage, they took up residence at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, the traditional residence of the Ranger of Windsor Great Park, the honorary position bestowed on Christian by the Queen. When staying in London, they lived at the Belgian Suite in Buckingham Palace. The couple had six children: Christian Victor in 1867, Albert in 1869, and Helena Victoria and Marie Louise in 1870 and 1872, respectively. Their last two sons died early; Harald died eight days after his birth in 1876, and an unnamed son was stillborn in 1877. Princess Louise, Helena's sister, commissioned the French sculptor Jules Dalou to sculpt a memorial to Helena's dead infants. The Christians were granted a parliamentary annuity of £6,000 a year, which the Queen requested in person. In addition, a dowry of £30,000 was settled upon, and the Queen gave the couple £100,000, which yielded an income of about £4,000 a year. As well as that of Ranger of Windsor Park, Christian was given the honorary position of High Steward of Windsor, and was made a member of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. However, he was often an absentee figurehead at the meetings, instead passing his time playing with his dog Corrie, feeding his numerous pigeons, and embarking on hunting excursions. Helena, as promised, lived close to the Queen and later King Edward VII, and both she and Princess Beatrice performed duties for them. Beatrice, whom Victoria had groomed for the main role at their sides, carried out the more important duties, and Helena took on the more minor matters that Beatrice did not have time to do. In later years, Helena was assisted by her unmarried daughter, Helena Victoria. Helena's health was not robust, and she was addicted to the drugs opium and laudanum. However, Edward did not believe that Helena was really ill, accusing her of hypochondria encouraged by an indulgent husband. Queen Victoria wrote to her daughter the Crown Princess of Prussia, complaining that Helena was inclined to "coddle herself (and Christian too) and to give way in everything that the great object of her doctors and nurse is to rouse her and make her think less of herself and of her confinement". Not all of her health scares were simply the result of hypochondria; in 1869, she had to cancel her trip to Balmoral Castle when she became ill at the railway station. In 1870, she was suffering from severe rheumatism and problems with her joints. In July 1871, she suffered from congestion in her lungs, an illness severe enough to appear in the Court Circular, which announced that her illness caused "much anxiety to members of the royal family". In 1873, she was forced to recuperate in France as a result of illness, and in the 1880s she travelled to Germany to see an oculist. Activities[] Nursing[] Helena had a firm interest in nursing, and was the founding chair of the Ladies' Committee of the British Red Cross in 1870, playing an active role in recruiting nurses and organising relief supplies during the Franco-Prussian War. She subsequently became President of the British Nurses' Association (RBNA) upon its foundation in 1887. In 1891, it received the prefix "Royal", and received a royal charter the following year. She was a strong supporter of nurse registration, an issue that was opposed by both Florence Nightingale and leading public figures. In a speech Helena made in 1893, she made clear that the RBNA was working towards "improving the education and status of those devoted and self-sacrificing women whose whole lives have been devoted to tending the sick, the suffering, and the dying". In the same speech, she warned about opposition and misrepresentation they had encountered. Although the RBNA was in favour of registration as a means of enhancing and guaranteeing the professional status of trained nurses, its incorporation with the Privy Council allowed it to maintain a list rather than a formal register of nurses. The RBNA gradually went into decline following the Nurses Registration Act 1919; after six failed attempts between 1904 and 1918, the British parliament passed the bill allowing formal nurse registration. What resulted was the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), and the RBNA lost membership and dominance. Helena supported the proposed amalgamation of the RBNA with the new RCN, but that proved unsuccessful when the RBNA pulled out of the negotiations. However, she remained active in other nursing organisations, and was president of the Isle of Wight, Windsor and Great Western Railway branches of the Order of St. John. In this position, she personally signed and presented many thousands of certificates of proficiency in nursing. Needlework[] Helena was also active in the promotion of needlework, and became the first president of the newly established School of Art Needlework in 1872; in 1876, it acquired the "royal" prefix, becoming the Royal School of Needlework. In Helena's words, the objective of the school was: "first, to revive a beautiful art which had been well-nigh lost; and secondly, through its revival, to provide employment for gentlewomen who were without means of a suitable livelihood." As with her other organisations, she was an active president, and worked to keep the school on an even level with other schools. She personally wrote to Royal Commissioners requesting money; for example, in 1895, she requested and acquired £30,000 for erecting a building for the school in South Kensington. Her royal status helped its promotion, and she held Thursday afternoon tea parties at the school for society ladies, who wanted to be seen in the presence of royal personages such as Princess Helena. When the Christmas Bazaar was held, she acted as chief saleswoman, generating long queues of people anxious to be served personally by her. Helena was anxious to help children and the unemployed, and began hosting free dinners for their benefit at the Windsor Guildhall. She presided over two of these dinners, in February and March 1886, and over 3,000 meals were served to children and unemployed men during the harsh winter that year. Through her charitable activities, she became popular with the people; a contemporary author, C. W. Cooper, wrote that "the poor of Windsor worshipped her". Writing[] Among Helena's other interests was writing, especially translation. In 1867, when the first biography of her father, the Prince Consort, was written, the author, Sir Charles Grey, notes that the Prince's letters were translated (from German to English) by Helena "with surprising fidelity". Other translations followed, and in 1887 she published a translation of The Memoirs of Wilhelmine, Margravine of Bayreuth. It was noted by the Saturday Review that Helena wrote an English version that was thoroughly alive, with a sound dictionary translation and a high accuracy in spirit. Her final translation was undertaken in 1882, on a German booklet called First Aid to the Injured, originally published by Christian's brother-in-law. It was republished several times until 1906. Edward's reign[] Edward VII, did not have close ties with his surviving sisters, with the exception of Princess Louise. Helena's nephew, Prince Alexander of Battenberg (later Marquess of Carisbrooke) recorded that Queen Charlotte was anxious of the royal family due to their mother's poor treatment of her, and would not invite her sisters-in-law to her home. However, Charlotte always viewed Helena as a close friend and confidante following their friendship in the 1860s. The two remained close up until Charlotte's death in 1886, of which Helena was extremely upset. Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings, and continued her role as a support to the monarchy and a campaigner for the many charities she represented. She and Christian led a quiet life, but did carry out a few royal engagements. On one such occasion, the elderly couple represented the King at the silver wedding anniversary, in 1906, of Kaiser Wilhelm II (Helena's nephew) and his wife Augusta Victoria (Christian's niece). During the Edwardian period, Helena visited the grave of her son, Prince Christian Victor, who died in 1900 following a bout with malaria while serving in the Second Boer War. She was met by South African Prime Minister Louis Botha, but Jan Smuts refused to meet her, partly because he was bitter that South Africa had lost the war and partly because his son had died in a British concentration camp. In 1902, Prince and Princess Christian moved to Schomberg House, 77–78 Pall Mall, London, half of which is now part of the Oxford and Cambridge Club. Before the First World War, she was one of the few maternal relatives that her nephew Kaiser Wilhelm II was close to. When he welcomed his first child, he went against Prussian tradition by asking Helena, not his mother, to assign a nurse for his son, causing a family scandal. Later years[] King Edward died in 1910, and the First World War began four years after his death. Helena devoted her time to nursing, and her daughter, Princess Marie Louise, recorded in her memoirs that requests for news of loved ones reached Helena and her sisters. It was decided that the letters should be forwarded to Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, Princess Helena's niece, as Sweden was neutral during the war. It was during the war that Helena and Christian celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1916, and despite the fact that Britain and Germany were at war, the Kaiser sent a congratulatory telegram to his aunt and uncle through the Crown Princess of Sweden. King George V and Queen Mary were present when the telegram was received, and the King remarked to Helena's daughter, Marie Louise, that her former husband, Prince Aribert of Anhalt, did her a service when he turned her out. When Marie Louise said she would have run away to Britain if she was still married, the King said, "with a twinkle in his eye", that he would have had to intern her. In 1917, in response to the wave of anti-German feeling that surrounded the war, George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor. He also disposed of his family's German titles and styles, so Helena and her daughters simply became Princess Christian, Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise with no territorial designation. Helena's surviving son, Albert, fought on the side of the Prussians, though he made it clear that he would not fight against his mother's country. In the same year, on 28 October, Prince Christian died at Schomberg House. Helena's last years were spent arguing with Commissioners, who tried to turn her out of Schomberg House and Cumberland Lodge because of the expense of running her households. They failed, as clear evidence of her right to live in those residences for life was shown. Death[] Princess Helena died at Schomberg House on 9 June 1923 at the age of 77. Her funeral, described as a "magnificently stage-managed scene" by her biographer Seweryn Chomet, was headed by King George V. The regiment of her favourite son, Prince Christian Victor, lined the steps of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Although originally interred in the Royal Vault at St George's on 15 June 1923, her body was reburied at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, a few miles from Windsor, after its consecration on 23 October 1928. Legacy[] Helena was devoted to nursing, and took the lead at the charitable organisations she represented. She was also an active campaigner, and wrote letters to newspapers and magazines promoting the interests of nurse registration. Her royal status helped to promote the publicity and society interest that surrounded organisations such as the Royal British Nurses' Association. The RBNA still survives today with Aubrey Rose as president. Emily Williamson founded the Gentlewomen's Employment Association in Manchester; one of the projects which came out of this group was the Princess Christian Training College for Nurses, in Fallowfield, Manchester. In appearance, Helena was described by John Van der Kiste as plump and dowdy; and in temperament, as placid, and business-like, with an authoritarian spirit. On one occasion, during a National Dock Strike, the Archbishop of Canterbury composed a prayer hoping for its prompt end. Helena arrived at the church, examined her service sheet, and in a voice described by her daughter as "the penetrating royal family whisper, which carried farther than any megaphone", remarked: "That prayer won't settle any strike." Her appearance and personality was criticised in the letters and journals of Queen Victoria, and biographers followed her example. However, Helena's daughter, Princess Marie Louise, described her as: very lovely, with wavy brown hair, a beautiful little straight nose, and lovely amber-coloured eyes ... She was very talented: played the piano exquisitively, had a distinct gift for drawing and painting in water-colours ... Her outstanding gift was loyalty to her friends ... She was brilliantly clever, had a wonderful head for business ... Music was one of her passions; in her youth she played the piano with Charles Hallé, Jenny Lind and Clara Butt, who were among her personal friends, and she was amongst the first members of the Bach Choir of London, founded by Lind's husband (and Helena's former piano teacher) Otto Goldschmidt. Her determination to carry out a wide range of public duties won her widespread popularity. She twice represented her mother at Drawing Rooms, attendance at which was considered equivalent to being presented to the queen herself. Helena was closest to her brother, Prince Alfred, who considered her his favourite sister. Though described by contemporaries as fearfully devoted to the Queen Victoria, to the point that she did not have a mind of her own, she actively campaigned for women's rights, a field the queen abhorred. Nevertheless, both she and Beatrice remained closest to the queen, and Helena remained close to her mother's side until the latter's death. Her name was the last to be written in the queen's journal.
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But if we go back to an older way of giving names to royal dynasties, the name traditionally…	en	https://s1.wp.com/i/favicon.ico	Dukes and Princes	https://dukesandprinces.org/2020/12/21/dukes-of-oldenburg-and-schleswig-holstein/	The name Windsor was chosen to represent the royal family of the United Kingdom in 1917, taken, quite rightly, from the castle that had been at the centre of royal operations in England since the 11th century. But if we go back to an older way of giving names to royal dynasties, the name traditionally adheres to the male lineage, so when the current British monarch passes away, by this form of reckoning, the House of Saxe-Coburg will give way to the House of Oldenburg. “But I thought Prince Philip was Greek?” I hear you say. Greece was also once governed by the House of Oldenburg. And so is the current Kingdom of Denmark. And Norway. Oldenburgs once supplied monarchs to thrones of Russia and Sweden as well. If most royal dynasties take their names from the castle from which they originated, where is Oldenburg? This post will look at the origins and extremely successful spread of the House of Oldenburg, the future royal house for Great Britain. Connections will be made with the royal houses of Denmark, Greece, etc, but in keeping with the theme of this website, I will stick to dukes and princes, and look at the various castles and palaces built in the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg and the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein in the fascinating border region between Germany and Denmark. As people who enjoy their royal trivia love to tell you, the “real” surname of the Prince of Wales should be Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. That’s a mouthful. In the late 11th century—the same time Windsor Castle was being built by the Normans in England—a Saxon count named Egilmar established himself at a strategic crossing of the river Hunte on the very flat north German plain to the west of the city of Bremen. Here he built a castle called Oldenburg. He married a noblewoman from the other side of the massive Elbe estuary, Dithmarschen, establishing a link between these two low-lying and rather marshy territories that would endure for centuries, and would continually entwine Denmark in north German politics. This is the same area from which the Angles and the Saxons emigrated across the North Sea to Britannia in the 5th century, so perhaps it is fitting that the Oldenburg name has finally arrived on these island shores. Oldenburg Castle was the seat of a long line of counts—often using the name Christian—who were subsidiary to the dukes of Saxony, then autonomous princes of the Holy Roman Empire until the extinction of the ruling line in 1667. The castle seen today in the city of Oldenburg was rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the early 17th century, and still dominates the centre of town with its bright yellow towers. After 1667, the county was ruled by Denmark and the castle became the seat of a Danish governor, until a junior branch was re-established as dukes (1776), then grand dukes (1815) of Oldenburg, and the Castle was restyled once more in a neoclassical style. Today it is a museum of art and culture, together with the nearby Prinzenpalais, built in the 1820s to become the official residence of the grand dukes, and the Elisabeth-Anna-Palais, the family’s residence from the 1890s until their abdication in 1918. A few miles north of the city, the counts of Oldenburg maintained a close relationship with the abbey of Rastede, and following the Reformation, transformed its buildings into a hunting lodge, then a summer residence in the 1640s. The newly established dukes of Oldenburg of the 1780s refashioned this too along neoclassical lines, and added the then very fashionable English gardens. Schloss Rastede remains the residence of the ducal family today, and they also still own Eutin Castle, one of the most significant castles in Holstein, a former seat of the prince-bishops of Lübeck, transformed into the country residence of the grand dukes of Oldenburg in the 19th century, and acting as a point of contact with their Danish and Russian relatives. The grand dukes of Oldenburg were never a hugely influential dynasty in 19th-century Germany. But they maintained a high profile as close relations of the royal families of Russia, Denmark and Sweden, and regularly provided consorts to these and other European monarchies. The first to make his mark as grand duke was Augustus, who ruled from 1829 to 1853, and endeavoured to turn this corner of Germany from a mere backwater ruled for a century by Danish governors into a centre for modern agriculture, trade and the arts—though like many of his peers, he resisted granting his state a constitution, still fearing the disorders of popular movements had had witnessed as a young man. Conservatives like him adhered to the older idea from the Enlightenment that an educated benevolent prince was the best way to bring peace and prosperity to the people. Grand Duke Augustus established an efficient if autocratic government and sponsored a theatre, an orchestra and a teaching college founded by his father (the future Oldenburg University). This form of paternalism worked for a small population (about 800,000 people), and was continued by Augustus’ successor, Grand Duke Peter II (r. 1853-1900), but it was increasingly out of step with liberalisation movements spreading across Germany. Peter proposed a constitution for a North German Confederation in the 1860s which retained most of the power for the old ruling princes of the now quite defunct Holy Roman Empire, an idea which was quickly discounted. At home, he increasingly restricted the role of the local parliament, and despite carefully planned reforms from above, his state stagnated. The last reigning Grand Duke, Friedrich August, maintained this hereditary conservatism, but was also very popular, in particular due to his achievements in continuing to develop trade centres for Oldenburg, notably in its canals and ports along the Weser River. Closely associated by marriage to the Imperial family in Berlin, he tried to influence German politics during World War I with his ‘annexationist’ policies, advocating the expansion of the German Empire in Belgium and northern France. He abdicated with the rest of the German monarchs in November 1918. His son, Nikolaus, was head of the family from 1931 to 1970, retreated to a low profile for himself, tending to the family’s agricultural interests at Rastede, and to a more local, small-scale image for the dynasty (resuming the title ‘duke’ rather than ‘grand duke’ for example). Nikolaus’s son was given one of the very traditional dynastic names, Anton Günther, and he remained active in local forestry and agriculture in Holstein and Lower Saxony until his death in 2014, when the headship of the family passed to his son, Christian (b. 1955). One of his cousins, Eilike, brought the family back into the news of the fervent royal watchers in 1997 when she married Archduke Georg of Austria, Prince of Hungary, second son of the heir to the Austrian and Hungarian thrones, in St Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest—which, as it happens, was my one and only genuine moment of royal geekery since I travelled to Budapest to witness it. It is royal marriages at the very top levels like this, that have continued to bring the House of Oldenburg to prominence, over and over. The most recent, you might say, being Prince Philip of Greece’s wedding to Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain in 1947, but it would certainly also include Philip’s cousin Sophia’s wedding to Juan Carlos of Spain in 1962.The original marriage that propelled the dynasty into the premier rank was that of Christian VII, Count of Oldenburg, to the Dowager Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, Dorothea of Brandenburg, in 1449, as part of the agreement that would bring Christian onto the Danish throne. The main reason for the council of the realm of Denmark to choose Christian for their next king after the death of King Christopher in 1448, was that he was the nephew and heir of Denmark’s most powerful feudal lord, Adolf, Duke of Schleswig and Count of Holstein. These two territories formed the important bridge—politically, economically, culturally—between the Kingdom of Denmark and the Holy Roman Empire (in fact, Schleswig was in one, and Holstein in the other), so the Danish elites wanted to keep them secure and more fully under Danish influence. They also wanted to try to preserve the union of the three Scandinavian kingdoms—Denmark, Norway, Sweden—which was indeed rebuilt once again by 1457 by King Christian. The royal house of Oldenburg would rule over Denmark and Norway (losing Sweden in the 1520s) until 1814, then Denmark alone, up to the present day. There was a glitch in the dynastic succession in the 1860s, when the senior line died out, and the throne passed to a junior branch, Glücksburg (about whom below), which is today headed by Queen Margarethe II. With her death, the family name might be said by purists to change to the House of Laborde de Monpezat, but in reality it will remain Oldenburg. It is with the sons of King Christian I that begins the incredibly complex and convoluted story of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein (the latter raised to the status of a duchy as well in 1474). I will only touch on some highlights here, or we’d be here all night, and will focus on the pathway that led to the emergence of the branch of Glücksburg as the leading branch of the family by the mid-nineteenth century. Schleswig takes its name from a town on the Schlei, an inlet of the Baltic Sea, plus the Danish vik or ‘bay’. It was a southern stronghold of Viking and Danish kings, but became a ‘march’ or frontier of the Empire in the early 10th century and was gradually colonised by Germans, mostly Saxons from the county of Holstein—which was itself established as a stronghold against Slavs on the Baltic coast, with a new bishopric set up at Lübeck to Christianise them. The Eider River was the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein, and by the 1230s the former was firmly Danish territory, and was created a duchy to be given as an apanage to younger sons of the royal house. Holstein, taking its name from a local tribe of ‘wood dwellers’ (Holcetae), was ruled by a line of independent counts from about 1100 from the House of Schauenburg (later spelled Schaumburg), originally from Westphalia. As with most German dynasties, they soon split their patrimony into the sub-fiefs of Itzehoe, Plön, Pinneburg, Rendsburg. The latter of these rose to prominence in the 14th century as regents or rulers of Schleswig, and even at times dominating the affairs of Denmark itself. From 1375, Schleswig and Holstein were ruled together—though one still a fief of Denmark, and the other a fief of the Empire—until they passed together in 1460 to the House of Oldenburg. All of the other branches of the House of Holstein had died out by then, with the exception of Pinneburg (with territory just outside Hamburg), which continued for another two centuries, though with little influence. The coats of arms of these two territories are distinctive: Schleswig bears the two blue lions on gold, while Holstein is represented by a stylised nettle leaf, fairly unique in the world of heraldry. Two important laws had been passed in these centuries of strife—both of which would come back to haunt Dano-German diplomacy in the nineteenth century: in 1325, the ‘Constitutio Valdemariana’ stipulated that the thrones of Schleswig and Denmark should never be held by the same person; and in 1460, the Treaty of Ribe ordered that Schleswig and Holstein must always be united. King Christian I of Oldenburg violated the first of these by uniting them all together under his personal rule. His sons ruled them jointly, and it wasn’t until 1544 that a formal separation of sorts was made, and a younger son of King Fredrick I, Adolf, was named duke of Schleswig and Holstein with his base at Gottorp. Even after this date, legally the duchies remained indivisibly ruled, as a ‘condominium’ between the kings of Denmark and the cadet branches, who all bore the title ‘duke of Schleswig and Holstein’. By the 17th century, the two co-ruling branches were therefore known as duke of Schleswig-Holstein in Gottorp, and the duke of Schleswig-Holstein in Glückstadt (for the Danish Crown), the latter being a new town and harbour founded on the Elbe (in southernmost Holstein) by the Danish kings in an attempt to compete with the trade juggernaut of the independent City of Hamburg, a few miles upstream. The branch of Holstein-Gottorp took over the old capital of Holstein, with its island stronghold built in the 12th century, the Castle of Gottorp (Gottorf in German). It was rebuilt as a princely residence in the mid-16th century, and rebuilt again in its current form in about 1700 by the famous Swedish architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger. But Duke Friedrich IV, having married the King of Sweden’s sister, supported Sweden against Denmark in the Great Northern War, and the castle was taken away from them by the treaty that ended the war in 1720, along with a large chunk of Holstein and their portion of Schleswig (which was therefore now fully reunited under the Danish Crown). Gottorp Castle became a barracks for the next three centuries, and is now part of the state museum system for Schleswig-Holstein. The ducal family moved to their secondary residence, the Castle of Kiel, an old fortress that had often been used as a dowager residence for its widows. In the 19th century, Kiel Castle would become the seat of the Holstein government, then residence of its Prussian governors. As a major centre for German naval power, the town of Kiel and its castle were almost completely destroyed in the Second World War. Feeling they needed to bolster their family’s power with foreign marriages, the duke of Holstein-Gottorp who had lost much of his patrimony, Karl Friedrich, married Anna Petrovna, the daughter of Peter the Great. His first cousin and heir, Karl August, was set to marry the other daughter, Elizabeth, but he died. Both had ambitions to succeed their maternal uncle on the throne of Sweden, which ultimately Karl August’s younger brother, Adolph Friedrich, did, in 1751. By this point, Anna Petrovna’s son, Karl Peter, was established in St. Petersburg as the future Tsar of Russia, having been brought there by Elizabeth Petrovna, now Empress, as a teenager and married off to his cousin, the daughter of yet another Holsteiner, Johanna Elisabeth, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst. This bride would of course become Catherine the Great, and Peter III and Catherine’s story is well known. Through them the House of Oldenburg would rule Russia—though under the name Romanov—until the Revolution of 1917. Meanwhile, the King of Sweden had sons and the House of Oldenburg would rule in Stockholm—under the name Vasa—until they were replaced in 1818 by the Bernadottes who reign today. Back in Denmark, the idea of a conjoined Russia-Gottorp throne was pretty uncomfortable. So in 1773, a family pact was made, whereby Denmark and Russia exchanged the remaining Holstein lands that remained outside of Crown control for the old County of Oldenburg. Russia then ceded Oldenburg to a junior Holstein cousin, and the new house of Oldenburg, as detailed above, was born. Russia got a firm ally in Denmark out of the deal—to help control its chief rival in the Baltic, Sweden—and Denmark finally got a unified rule over the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. Everybody is happy. After the destruction of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, Holstein joined the Germanic Confederation in 1815, and its ruler, the King of Denmark was happy to interfere in German politics. That old law about forever keeping Schleswig and Holstein, however, reared its head when people in southern Schleswig, mostly Germans, wanted closer ties to Germany, while people in northern Schleswig, mostly Danes, wanted out. A solution was found, some thought, in resurrecting an independent state within the Confederation under the rulership of the next prince in line from the House of Oldenburg who was not the Danish king: the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. So wait, there’s yet another line of Schleswig-Holstein dukes? I thought you said the Holstein-Gottorp division that ended in 1773 was the last? Sadly not, dear reader. However, the junior branches of the House of Oldenburg-Denmark that were formed after that initial split of 1544, were of a slightly different kind. They did not rule in condominium with the Danish Crown like Gottorp did, but as ‘partitioned lords’ (Abgeteite Herren). This meant that while they gained a certain portion of revenues from the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, and were granted residences from which they took their names, they did not share in the Crown’s sovereignty over Schleswig, they did not have an independent seat in the Imperial Reichstag for Holstein, and they couldn’t mint their own coins or raise their own armies. These various junior lines—and there were many—all descend from Prince Hans, the younger brother of King Frederick II of Denmark-Norway. In 1564, Hans was given the castle of Sønderborg, in Schleswig, which is today one of the southernmost parts of Denmark, on an island just offshore of the east coast of Jutland. It was a fortress built by the king of Denmark in the 1150s, expanded in the 14th century, and now converted into a princely residence in the 1570s. A notable addition at this time was the ducal chapel, which is considered one of the best preserved Lutheran castle chapels. A later duke, Christian Adolf I, went bankrupt in 1667 and sold this castle to the Danish Crown, and moved his family to his wife’s patrimony at Franzhagen, until this line died out in 1709. Sønderborg castle was remodelled in the 1720s, and was once again given to the cadet branches (in 1764), but it was never again used as a ducal residence, but as barracks or a warehouse. It was sold to the Danish State in the 1920s and is today the museum for regional history about the Duchy of Schleswig. The heirs of this first branch were the next branch down, the dukes of Augustenburg. This branch was founded in the early 17th century, and eventually took its name from a new castle built in the 1660s on a fjord on Als island (not far to the east from Sonderburg), and named for the wife of the first duke of this line, his cousin Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg. Many of these junior branches continued to interlock the family through endogamous marriages, or they mingled with the local Danish and north German nobility, and they earned their living by serving in foreign armies. The castle of Augustenburg was replaced in the 1770s, with the attractive building of today with its yellow walls and blue tiled roof. By the mid-18th century, the duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was the senior cadet prince of the House of Oldenburg, and began to aim higher socially and politically. In 1786, Duke Frederick Christian II married the daughter of the Danish king, a potential heiress, since the Danish kingdom had no laws against female succession (though Holstein, as a German state, did). His younger brother, Christian August, was invited by the Swedish people to become their Crown Prince in 1809, but he died a year later before he could succeed to the throne. By the 1840s, as it became clear that King Frederick VII of Denmark would be childless, Duke Christian August II put forward claims, as senior male heir and son of a Danish princess. His sister, Caroline Amalie, was also the Queen of Denmark. He seemed the perfect candidate. But his marriage to a woman of non-princely rank (though interestingly, still endogamous, since she was from one of the illegitimate lines of the House of Denmark, Danneskjold-Samsø) made him unsuitable. Nevertheless, pressed by German nationalists in 1848, the Duke set up a government in Kiel of an independent Schleswig-Holstein and sparked the first of the Schleswig Wars between Denmark and the German Confederation, a temporary victory for Denmark, supported by the Russian Tsar, as nominally head of the Holstein-Gottorp branch and guarantor of Danish supremacy in the region. The Duke’s son, Frederick, pressed the family’s claims again after the death of Frederick VII of Denmark in 1863, and sparked the second Schleswig War, in which Prussia and Austria forced Denmark to give up its claims to both Schleswig and Holstein. Great Britain was involved, as a guarantor of the earlier peace settlement, and the issue became familial as well as political in the years following the war when Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Helena married the Duke’s younger brother, Prince Christian, who relocated to London. A few years before, the daughter of the rival (and successful) claimant to the Danish throne, Princess Alexandra of Glücksburg, had married the Prince of Wales, and for the rest of her life, Alexandra is said to have passionately resented Prussia for having invaded and humiliated her Danish homeland. It would be interesting to investigate the relationship between Christian and Alexandra… The defeated family of the Duke of Augustenburg was vanquished and moved to estates they owned in Silesia (Primkenau Castle, now Przemków in Poland). The castle of Augustenborg (the Danish spelling) was abandoned to the Danish Crown, then sold to the state in the 1920s, and is now a psychiatric hospital. The family built a new palace at Primkenau in the 1890s, but this burned down in 1945, and nothing remains. The family did retain a residence in Denmark, Gråsten Castle, originally a 16th-century hunting lodge, not far from Sønderborg, which was also sold to Denmark in the 1920s, and became one of the favoured summer residences of the Danish royal family in the 20th century, and still today. The son of Princess Helena of Great Britain (aka ‘Princess Christian’), named Albert (of course), became the last titular duke of this line, and with his death in 1931, the line of Augustenburg came to an end, leaving their claims to the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein to the Duke of Glücksburg. This finally brings us to the line of Glücksburg. There had been several other branches in the 17th and 18th centuries, notably the dukes of Plön with their fantastic castle on a hill overlooking a lake (in Holstein, halfway between Kiel and Lübeck), famous for its library and gardens. These dukes had run into some problems, by becoming Catholic and joining the service of the Emperor in Vienna, and when their line died out in 1761, the Danish king was happy to take over their lands and made their palace one of his favoured summer residences. After the 1860s, once Holstein was lost to Denmark, it became a Prussian military academy, and Plön Castle has remained a prestigious private academy ever since. The most junior branch was given no significant estates at all in Schleswig or Holstein, and took their title, Beck, from an estate they purchased in 1605 far to the south in Westphalia, near Minden (fairly close to their kinsmen’s County of Oldenburg). There they built Haus Beck in the 1640s, which they sold in the 1740s. As a princely line quite remote from any chance of a royal throne, this branch ranged widely across Europe, in service of other monarchs, as can be seen in their quite cosmopolitan marriages, from East Prussian Dohnas, a Piedmontese contessa, a Russian Prince Bariatinsky, and the Duke of Silva-Tarouca, the Portuguese-born advisor and minister of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. Things began to change with the 1810 marriage of Duke Friedrich Wilhelm to Louise of Hesse-Kassel, a grand-daughter and potential heiress of King Frederick V of Denmark. Although a German prince, her father served as a Danish Field Marshal and governor of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, so the Duke and Duchess of Beck became quite close to the Danish court. As a mark of favour, in 1825, Louise’s cousin, King Frederick VI, granted the couple the Castle of Glücksburg, which had been the seat of an earlier Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg branch that died out in 1779 (but whose widow had been allowed to remain in situ until her death in 1824). The castle, known as Lyksborg in Danish, is today one of the northernmost points in Germany, on an island in the Flensburg Fjord. It was built in the 1580s on the site of a former monastery, Rüde Abbey, which was dismantled in the Reformation and the bricks re-used for the new ducal residence. Much of the Renaissance decoration on the exterior was removed in the more sober 19th century, and it is one of the few castles named in this posting that remains the property of the family. The link between the Danish royal family and the dukes of Glücksburg was strengthened with the marriage in 1838 of Duke Charles with Princess Wilhelmina, daughter of Frederick VI, and former wife of Frederick VII (I know, this is confusing), and a few years later by his younger brother, Christian, with another Hesse-Kassel princess with a Danish mother. Although Prince Christian was the fourth of seven sons, he had been the godson and namesake of King Christian VIII, and raised at the Danish court as a surrogate royal prince. When the thorny question of the Schleswig-Holstein succession came up in 1848, he was chosen to succeed the childless Frederick VII, as someone with succession rights to both Denmark and the contested duchies, and was given the title ‘Prince of Denmark’ in 1852, in a treaty agreed to by all the major powers of Europe. His family moved into the elegant Yellow Palace in Copenhagen (where the future Queen Alexandra of Great Britain was born), and he succeeded to the Danish throne in 1863, and moved into the Amalienborg Palace. That very same year (in fact earlier), Christian’s second son, William, was selected to become second monarch of the newly independent Greek Kingdom (taking the name Georgios). Alexandra had also married the Prince of Wales in 1863, and her sisters would also marry heirs: to the Russian throne and the defunct Hanoverian throne. Their descendants spread out across all the thrones of Europe, giving Christian IX the nickname ‘Grandfather of Europe’. In addition to Denmark and Greece, a further throne was added in 1905 with the selection of Prince Carl to become king of a newly independent Norway (as Haakon VII). The Greek princes retained their position as potential heirs to the Danish throne, hence the full title of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, when he was born in 1921 at the Villa of Mon Repos in Corfu, as ‘Prince of Greece and Denmark’. A year later, in the face of a defeat in the Greco-Turkish war, King Constantine I was forced to abdicate and much of the family, including Philip’s father Andrew, fled the country. The Greek monarchy would be removed and restored numerous times over the succeeding decades, and was finally sent away permanently in 1974. The last king, Constantine II, may have wished to solidify his ties with Denmark by marrying Frederick IX’s second daughter, Anne Marie (royal purists may in fact suggest that, as Queen Margarethe II married a non-royal person, Anne-Marie and her ‘double-Oldenburg’ offspring should succeed to the Danish throne, but no one would take them seriously). Oldenburg rule in Norway continues today with King Harald V and his very popular son, Prince Haakon Magnus. As an interesting aside, there was a potential for an Oldenburg takeover of the British throne much earlier, if Queen Anne and her husband, Prince George (Jørgen in Danish), son of King Frederick III of Denmark, had generated a dynasty. As is now well known thanks to the movie The Favourite, all of Anne’s seventeen pregnancies resulted in stillborns or infant deaths, with the single son, William, living to the age of 11. There is therefore a tiny piece of the House of Oldenburg in Virginia, through the namesake of Duke of Gloucester Street, the main thoroughfare in Colonial Williamsburg. In the 21st century, none of these royals in Denmark, Greece and Norway (not to mention Spain, as still presided over by matriarch Queen Sophia, sister of Constantine), the Duke of Edinburgh or the Prince of Wales, are technically the head of the family. Nor is it the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. The House of Oldenburg, or the House of Glücksburg, is ‘officially’ led by Prince Christophe, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1949), who, together with his wife, from the Westphalian princely family of Lippe, heads the family foundation that runs the museum at Glücksburg Castle, as well as extensive landholdings in the region, based from his residence Gut Grünholz, an 18th-century manorhouse bought from the von Moltke family in the 19th century, east of the town of Schleswig. Unlike many German princely families following the collapse of the German Empire in 1918, the Glücksburgs maintained a fairly low profile for the succeeding generations, marrying well (so far, always with equal marriages by traditional German royal standards). Christophe’s grandfather, Duke Friedrich, head of the entire Schleswig-Holstein family after the extinction of the Augustenburg line, is interesting to note, however, in the context of the life of Prince Philip, in that he was a follower of Kurt Hahn, founder of Salem School, which transferred (along with Philip) to Gordonstoun in Scotland in 1934. After the war, Friedrich founded his own school along similar lines at one of his estates, Louisenlund, today one of the poshest private schools in Germany, located on the banks of the Schlei, nicely taking us back to the dynasty’s earliest origins. Castles visited in this blog: Oldenburg and Rastede in Lower Saxony; Gottorp, Kiel, Plön, Glücksburg and others in Schleswig-Holstein; and Sønderborg and Augustenborg in Denmark (since the 1920 referendum dividing Slesvig/Schleswig). (images taken mostly from Wikimedia Commons)
29120	yago	0	1	https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Helena_of_the_United_Kingdom	en	Princess Helena of the United Kingdom	https://upload.wikimedia…n_and_helena.jpg	https://upload.wikimedia…n_and_helena.jpg	[ "https://simple.wikipedia.org/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png", "https://simple.wikipedia.org/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg", "https://simple.wikipedia.org/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-simple.svg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Christian_and_helena.jpg/220px-Christian_and_helena.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Crystal_Clear_app_Login_Manager.png/20px-Crystal_Clear_app_Login_Manager.png", "https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1", "https://simple.wikipedia.org/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg", "https://simple.wikipedia.org/static/images/footer/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Contributors to Wikimedia projects" ]	2008-11-27T23:37:41+00:00		en	/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png		https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Helena_of_the_United_Kingdom	The Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria: Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein by marriage; 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923) was the third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was interested in nursing, needlework and writing, and she founded several nursing hospitals. In 1866, she married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, a minor German prince with very little money, and they lived near Queen Victoria in the United Kingdom. After Victoria's death in 1901, Helena and Christian lived in London and Windsor. Prince Christian died in 1917, a year after celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary together, and Helena died six years later in 1923 aged 77 and was buried in Frogmore Garden Windsor beside her husband Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein . Chomet, Seweryn, Helena: A princess reclaimed (Begell House, New York, 1999) ISBN 1-56700-145-9 Marie Louise (Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein), My Memories of Six Reigns (Second edition, Penguin, Middlesex, 1959) Packard, Jerrold M., Victoria's Daughters (St Martin's Griffin, New York, 1998) ISBN 0-312-24496-7
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Prints	https://www.mediastorehouse.com/heritage-images/marriage-princess-helena-prince-christian-14926631.html	Heritage Images Photo Prints and Wall Art Marriage of Princess Helena and Prince Christian, 5 July 1866 (late 19th century) Marriage of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, 5 July 1866 (late 19th century). Princess Helena (1846-1923), daughter of Queen Victoria, married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein at Windsor Castle. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector / Heritage-Images Media ID 14926631 Bride Bridegroom Bridesmaid Groom Helena Helena Augusta Victoria Kilt Page Pageboy Princess Princess Christian Of Sg Holste Princess Helena Princess Helena Of The United Kingdom Robert Wilson Royal Event Royal Wedding Schleswig Holstein Train Vicar Wedding Wilson Windsor Castle Wetting Framed Prints Step back in time with our exquisite framed print, featuring the historic marriage of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein on 5 July 1866. Captured in this late 19th-century image, Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria, and her groom, Prince Christian, are seen beaming with joy as they exchange vows in the presence of their loved ones. This beautiful and intricately detailed photograph, created by Robert Wilson, is a must-have for history buffs, royal enthusiasts, or those who appreciate the elegance and grandeur of the past. Our high-quality framed print is carefully preserved to bring the rich history of this momentous occasion into your home or office. Photo Prints Step back in time with our exquisite photographic print from the Media Storehouse collection. Witness the historic moment as Princess Helena of Wales (1846-1923), eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, exchanges vows with Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein on July 5, 1866. Captured in this late 19th-century image by Robert Wilson, the black-and-white print showcases the grandeur and elegance of the royal wedding. Add a touch of history and sophistication to your home or office with this stunning, museum-quality photographic print. 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Immerse yourself in the rich history and intricate details of this elegant scene as you piece together this beautiful, high-quality puzzle. A perfect activity for puzzle enthusiasts, history buffs, and those seeking a challenging and rewarding pastime.
29120	yago	3	53	http://royal-splendor.blogspot.com/2012/04/story-of-princess-helena-victoria-and.html	en	The Story of Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise—Part I: Prelude to Two Great Lives	https://blogger.googleus…nd+christian.jpg	https://blogger.googleus…nd+christian.jpg	[ "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8A3wiV7x4TmTKmnfUwUUzRV2tGTqpg_ifNQEV5s2GuI45A6YmPVNT0Eb_vx8tIdwU44fTVDW7bK566APRt7lIccmDuZfUygRrHBIYZK8W4-ovHAy0PwON_O0_ETsJP73SsuGX60DoyNHE/s640/helena+and+christian.jpg", "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHxbcUyvU2KyIZlgXgpx1iAUMOtKwpGn9k4FlF-UqdQdjis4Y2TDyJvcfksiBt-dBlt20y5MZt1zgEUU89-JXMUXSaNNY5Bi20OCXR13U8KHwEM599zXmiOm7uAq99uqLa3p4g2wGJz3C/s1600/SchleswigHolsteinchildren2.jpg", "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU8zdpJcDEy1BBMW98xgmzcj1YkBgucMp3xYB9kHG6EEKgGwwBMj71DZOzAV1rgSbdaB5rebYlohF6WCcEKYLDuKMJCCXZqksm9irSgrPmK8c1FyoPtNZHhHeWRG4_Wz4UvQ02Wz5Da4/s640/BeFunky+Collage.jpg", "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCP4uKuqIQfc1ey4oiyqVwA6sr2Rbo47PcxdzRmUU43STfJlL8dAeFeSdMXldFOGz7LyYGZ2WnM7P4nRy1c_hiBOh8u0X_M03D4574tZG4AtQ4kN6MjQh4Yi-_8iIybXwDP7F9kIi7BM/s640/Chatsworth_House_and_Bridge.jpg", "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlhw1LjMZ2D4ouc3wTJZFPb-8YlHtBeFW98n_nWuTkumOFv0rhO0YhqBXeg_Ok1A8qqRCKJw4dgHCPFi4HzaW5_lP8HONPhD2J1dRHrfK_2dnOkF75ok73dGedk7DXCRZVThCqsnLumDVb98wpiE1YYpYpsHvuY0jd0zqrzvYZx0ksJbkOM9QCsjyz=s284" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "HeritageCapiz.org" ]	2012-04-22T11:28:00+08:00	Princess Helena and Prince Christian Queen Victoria desired a love story to last a lifetime, a happily ever-after marriage with the ...	en	http://royal-splendor.blogspot.com/favicon.ico		http://royal-splendor.blogspot.com/2012/04/story-of-princess-helena-victoria-and.html	Everything you need to know about the world of royalty.
29120	yago	2	48	http://bulawayomemories.com/ROYAL_VISITS/royalvisits/1904_princess_helena.html	en	Home			[ "http://bulawayomemories.com/ROYAL_VISITS/royalvisits_images_1904_princess_helena/ed_1904_royal_itinary_special_train.PNG", "http://bulawayomemories.com/ROYAL_VISITS/royalvisits_images_1904_princess_helena/ed_1904_royal_itinary_rail_sidings.PNG", "http://bulawayomemories.com/ROYAL_VISITS/royalvisits_images_1904_princess_helena/ed_1904_royal_itinary_rail_stops.JPG", "http://bulawayomemories.com/ROYAL_VISITS/royalvisits_images_1904_princess_helena/ed_1904_princess_helena.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null					null	1904 Royal Visit Princess Helena & Princess Christian Royal Visit Princess Helena and Princess Christian the first Royal visitors to the Victoria Falls on 16 September 1904. Princess Helena of the United Kingdom HRH Princess Christian of Schleswig Holstein, fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria (after whom the Victoria Falls were named), and Princess Victoria, were the first Royal visitors to the Victoria Falls on 16 September 1904. They were also the first Royal guests to stay at the Victoria Falls Hotel. Percy Clark metions their visit in his autobiography: Princess Helena of the United Kingdom VA CI GCVO GBE RRC (Helena Augusta Victoria; 25 May 1846 â 9 June 1923) was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar. Her childhood was spent with her parents, travelling between a variety of royal residences in Britain. The intimate atmosphere of the royal court came to an end on 14 December 1861, when her father died and her mother entered a period of intense mourning. Afterwards, in the early 1860s, Helena began a flirtation with Prince Albert's German librarian, Carl Ruland. Although the nature of the relationship is largely unknown, Helena's romantic letters to Ruland survive. After the Queen found out in 1863, she dismissed Ruland, who returned to his native Germany. Three years later, on 5 July 1866, Helena married the impoverished Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. The couple remained in Britain, in calling distance of the Queen, who liked to have her daughters nearby. Helena, along with her youngest sister, Princess Beatrice, became the Queen's unofficial secretaries. However, after Queen Victoria's death on 22 January 1901, Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings, including King Edward VII. Helena was the most active member of the royal family, carrying out an extensive programme of royal engagements. She was also an active patron of charities, and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross. She was founding president of the Royal School of Needlework, and president of the Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association and the Royal British Nurses' Association. As president of the latter, she was a strong supporter of nurse registration against the advice of Florence Nightingale. In 1916 she became the first member of her family to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary, but her husband died a year later. Helena outlived him by six years, and died aged 77 at Schomberg House on 9 June 1923. Helena was born at Buckingham Palace, the official royal residence in London, on 25 May 1846, the day after her mother's 27th birthday. She was the third daughter and fifth child of the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria, and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Albert reported to his brother, Ernest II, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, that Helena "came into this world quite blue, but she is quite well now". He added that the Queen "suffered longer and more than the other times and she will have to remain very quiet to recover." Albert and Victoria chose the names Helena Augusta Victoria. The German nickname for Helena was Helenchen, later shortened to Lenchen, the name by which members of the royal family invariably referred to Helena. As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised on 25 July 1846 at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. Her godparents were the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the Queen's cousin-in-law; the Duchess of OrlÃ©ans (for whom the Queen's mother the Duchess of Kent stood proxy); and the Duchess of Cambridge. Helena was a lively and outspoken child, and reacted against brotherly teasing by punching the bully on the nose. Her early talents included drawing. Lady Augusta Stanley, a lady-in-waiting to the Queen, commented favourably on the three-year-old Helena's artwork.
29120	yago	1	8	https://www.rct.uk/collection/403612/princess-helena-1846-1923	en	Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819	https://col.rct.uk/sites…3-1549282600.jpg	https://col.rct.uk/sites…3-1549282600.jpg	[ "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/logo.911c3366.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/down-arrow.49a9c909.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/down-arrow.49a9c909.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/down-arrow.49a9c909.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/down-arrow.49a9c909.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/trolley.0e02cdf1.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/mobile-menu-icon.dd74d765.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/loader.7fd276f2.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/facebook.03ff5e1b.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/instagram-gradient.51d150ed.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/yt_icon_rgb.f955afdc.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/x.c6568671.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/contact.6649d275.svg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null	Princess Helena (1846-1923), nicknamed Lenchen, was the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was lively, outspoken and something of a tomboy. In 1866 she married Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein and in 1916 they celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary; she was the only child of Queen Victoria to do so. Queen Victoria recorded in her Journal that she began to paint Lenchen on 19 August 1851 and worked on the painting for the next three days. Prince Albert...	en			null	Keep in touch Sign up to e-mail updates for the latest news, exclusive events and 15% off in our online shop. We will look after your data in accordance with our Privacy Notice.
29120	yago	0	47	http://bulawayomemories.com/ROYAL_VISITS/royalvisits/1904_princess_helena.html	en	Home			[ "http://bulawayomemories.com/ROYAL_VISITS/royalvisits_images_1904_princess_helena/ed_1904_royal_itinary_special_train.PNG", "http://bulawayomemories.com/ROYAL_VISITS/royalvisits_images_1904_princess_helena/ed_1904_royal_itinary_rail_sidings.PNG", "http://bulawayomemories.com/ROYAL_VISITS/royalvisits_images_1904_princess_helena/ed_1904_royal_itinary_rail_stops.JPG", "http://bulawayomemories.com/ROYAL_VISITS/royalvisits_images_1904_princess_helena/ed_1904_princess_helena.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null					null	1904 Royal Visit Princess Helena & Princess Christian Royal Visit Princess Helena and Princess Christian the first Royal visitors to the Victoria Falls on 16 September 1904. Princess Helena of the United Kingdom HRH Princess Christian of Schleswig Holstein, fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria (after whom the Victoria Falls were named), and Princess Victoria, were the first Royal visitors to the Victoria Falls on 16 September 1904. They were also the first Royal guests to stay at the Victoria Falls Hotel. Percy Clark metions their visit in his autobiography: Princess Helena of the United Kingdom VA CI GCVO GBE RRC (Helena Augusta Victoria; 25 May 1846 â 9 June 1923) was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar. Her childhood was spent with her parents, travelling between a variety of royal residences in Britain. The intimate atmosphere of the royal court came to an end on 14 December 1861, when her father died and her mother entered a period of intense mourning. Afterwards, in the early 1860s, Helena began a flirtation with Prince Albert's German librarian, Carl Ruland. Although the nature of the relationship is largely unknown, Helena's romantic letters to Ruland survive. After the Queen found out in 1863, she dismissed Ruland, who returned to his native Germany. Three years later, on 5 July 1866, Helena married the impoverished Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. The couple remained in Britain, in calling distance of the Queen, who liked to have her daughters nearby. Helena, along with her youngest sister, Princess Beatrice, became the Queen's unofficial secretaries. However, after Queen Victoria's death on 22 January 1901, Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings, including King Edward VII. Helena was the most active member of the royal family, carrying out an extensive programme of royal engagements. She was also an active patron of charities, and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross. She was founding president of the Royal School of Needlework, and president of the Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association and the Royal British Nurses' Association. As president of the latter, she was a strong supporter of nurse registration against the advice of Florence Nightingale. In 1916 she became the first member of her family to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary, but her husband died a year later. Helena outlived him by six years, and died aged 77 at Schomberg House on 9 June 1923. Helena was born at Buckingham Palace, the official royal residence in London, on 25 May 1846, the day after her mother's 27th birthday. She was the third daughter and fifth child of the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria, and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Albert reported to his brother, Ernest II, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, that Helena "came into this world quite blue, but she is quite well now". He added that the Queen "suffered longer and more than the other times and she will have to remain very quiet to recover." Albert and Victoria chose the names Helena Augusta Victoria. The German nickname for Helena was Helenchen, later shortened to Lenchen, the name by which members of the royal family invariably referred to Helena. As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised on 25 July 1846 at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. Her godparents were the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the Queen's cousin-in-law; the Duchess of OrlÃ©ans (for whom the Queen's mother the Duchess of Kent stood proxy); and the Duchess of Cambridge. Helena was a lively and outspoken child, and reacted against brotherly teasing by punching the bully on the nose. Her early talents included drawing. Lady Augusta Stanley, a lady-in-waiting to the Queen, commented favourably on the three-year-old Helena's artwork.
29120	yago	0	10	https://www.pinterest.com/fionam63/the-wedding-of-princess-helena/	en		https://s.pinimg.com/web…x48-7470a30d.png	https://s.pinimg.com/web…x48-7470a30d.png	[]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2014-09-26T13:13:37+00:00	Sep 26, 2014 - Photgraphs and articles relating to the wedding of Princess Helena to Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein which took place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor on 5th July, 1866. Princess Helena was the third daughter of Queen Victoria. See more ideas about queen victoria, victoria, princess.	en	https://s.pinimg.com/web…144-3da7a67b.png	Pinterest	https://www.pinterest.com/fionam63/the-wedding-of-princess-helena/
29120	yago	3	45	https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/category/royal-wedding/page/72	en	royal wedding – Page 72	https://i0.wp.com/www.th…it=32%2C32&ssl=1	https://i0.wp.com/www.th…it=32%2C32&ssl=1	[ "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0728-vineleaves1.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0728-vineleaves3.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0728-vineleaves5.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0728-vineleaves6.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0728-vineleaves2.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0728-vineleaves4.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena1.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena2.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena3.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena4.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena5.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0702-dinner3.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0702-dinner-micaela.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0702-dinner-mariamargarita.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0702-dinner-sophie3.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0702-dinner-stephanie2.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0702-dinner-farah.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0702-diner-marina.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0702-dinner-clotilde.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0702-dinner-camilla.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0702-dinner-isabel.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0702-dinner-margarita.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0702-dinner-mariavladimirovna.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0702-dinner-katherine.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hidden-Gems-Logo3.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "The Court Jeweller" ]	2016-07-28T06:00:00-05:00		en	https://i0.wp.com/www.th…it=32%2C32&ssl=1		https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/category/royal-wedding/page/72	The Diamond Vine Leaves Tiara (Photo: Handout/Getty Images) They may live in one of the tiniest countries in Europe, but the grand ducal family of Luxembourg has a jewelry vault that is absolutely enormous. Today, we’re looking at one of their two diamond floral tiaras: the Diamond Vine Leaves Tiara. Princess Claire wears the tiara (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) As the lovely ladies over at Luxarazzi have observed, this tiara is “floral” largely because it includes natural elements and not because it specifically includes flowers in the design; we learned during Felix and Claire’s wedding festivities that the family refers to the piece as the “vine leaves” tiara. The all-diamond sparkler, set in yellow gold and silver, includes leaf and berry motifs. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wears the tiara (Photo: LISE ASERUD/AFP/Getty Images) The tiara was made in the second half of the nineteenth century, but the palace has never confirmed by or for whom it was created. It’s possible, given its stated creation date, that it entered the collection around the same time as the Marie-Adélaïde tiara, which also features diamond leaves and berries in its design. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wears the tiara (Photo: ROBIN UTRECHT/AFP/Getty Images) It’s also possible, however, that the tiara was acquired by the family at a later date, perhaps during the reign of Grand Duchess Charlotte, the grandmother of the current grand duke. The statement released by the royal court noted that Charlotte never wore the tiara herself, although other family members wore it during her tenure as grand duchess. Her daughter-in-law, Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte, apparently only wore the tiara once. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, however, has made the tiara one of her go-to diadems. Like the smaller floral tiara, this one has been worn at a number of Nassau family weddings. The information released by the royal court also mentioned that it was worn by all four of the daughters of Grand Duchess Charlotte at their weddings: Princess Alix in 1950 (pictured above), Princess Marie Gabrielle in 1951, Princess Elisabeth in 1956, and Princess Marie-Adélaïde in 1958. (You can see photos of all the brides wearing the tiara at Luxarazzi.) Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie wears the tiara (Photo: Grand-Ducal Court/Christian Aschman/Getty Images) The tiara also made a significant appearance during the 2012 wedding of the hereditary grand ducal couple; Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie chose to wear the tiara at the gala held the night before her religious wedding ceremony. It was the first tiara from the Luxembourg collection that she wore. Princess Claire wears the tiara on her wedding day (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Claire followed in her sister-in-law’s footsteps, choosing this sparkler for her own royal wedding in September 2013. Given Felix and Claire’s current occupation — managing a vineyard in the south of France — a tiara with vine designs was an especially appropriate choice! PS: Luxarazzi is currently running a fun summer feature, the Liechtenstein Tiara Championship! I even offered a few thoughts on the contenders — head over here to read more! Christian Karl Magnussen’s “The Marriage of Princess Helena” (1866-9); see a much larger image at the Royal Collection website “Marriage of the Princess Helena” (originally appeared in the Wellington Independent, 22 Sep 1866) On the afternoon of July 5, the marriage of the Princess Helena Augusta Victoria [1], third daughter of Her Majesty [2], with His Royal Highness Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg [3], was celebrated in the chapel within Windsor Castle. The wedding was a private one, and consequently, much of the ceremonial which attends state marriages was dispensed with; but, apart from the position of the personages most immediately interested, the presence of the Queen, of the King and Queen of the Belgians [4], of the Prince and Princess of Wales [5], the Duke of Edinburgh [6], and other members of the royal family, of the ambassadors of foreign powers, the heads of the retiring and the incoming governments, and some of the most distinguished members of the aristocracy, rendered it a ceremony of public interest and public importance. Princess Helena in her wedding gown (Photo: Grand Ladies Site) The Queen, in person gave away the bride, responding to the inquiry made by the Primate with a gesture full of dignity and determination. The whole of the service was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury [7]. The responses of both the bride and bridegroom were made in a firm and audible voice. The bridegroom spoke with a decidedly foreign accent, and in the long declaration which accompanies the plighting of the troth appeared to have some little difficulty in completely following the archbishop, and in enunciating all the words which he was called upon to pronounce; but there was no doubt about the “I will” with which he answered the question whether he would have the princess to be his wedded wife. The assent of the bride was almost equally decidedly pronounced; and if in the longer passage which precedes the troth-plight her voice sometimes wavered, it never ceased to be audible, and, though low and gentle, was generally clear and distinct. Prince Christian and Princess Helena (Photo: Grand Ladies Site) The ceremony over, the bride was warmly embraced by Her Majesty and the Prince of Wales; and, leaning upon the arm of her husband, Her Royal Highness was then conducted to the white drawing room, the royal procession accompanying and attending them, and in presence of the dignitaries of the Church, the registry of the marriage was attested in due form. At a quarter past four o’clock, Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein left by special train for Southampton, en route for Osborne, receiving at their departure fresh proof of the affectionate interest felt in their happiness by Her Majesty. The Queen wore a black moire antique dress, interwoven with silver, and trimmed with black crepe and a row of diamonds round the body. She also wore a coronet of diamonds — attached to a long white crepe lisse veil, a diamond necklace and cross, and a brooch composed of a large sapphire set in diamonds [8]. And over all, the ribbon and star of the Order of the Garter and the Victoria and Albert conspicuously shone. Black-and-white detail of the Magnussen wedding portrait (Image: Grand Ladies Site) Her Royal Highness Princess Helena was attired in a bridal dress of rich white satin with deep flounces of Honiton guipure, the train of extra length, trimmed with bouquets of orange blossom and myrtle; the design of the lace being of roses, ivy, and myrtle. Her wreath was composed of orange blossoms and myrtle; and the bridal veil, a square, was of the choicest Honiton lace, to match the dress. Her Royal Highness also wore a necklace, earrings, and brooch, with the Order of Victoria and Albert. The Princess of Wales wore a dress of blue tulle over blue silk, richly trimmed with Irish lace, ribbons, and lilies of the valley. Her head-dress was a tiara of diamonds and veil; ornaments, pearls and diamonds. She, too, wore the Victoria and Albert order, and the Order of Catherine of Russia. Her royal husband was in the uniform of a colonel of the Hussars, and wore the insignia of the Garter. The Princess Louise wore a white glace petticoat covered with tulle illusion trimmed with Brussels point lace under a body, and pointed tunic of blue satin trimmed with point lace and blue and frosted silver ornaments. Coiffure, a wreath of blush roses and silver, tulle veil. The dress of Princess Beatrice consisted of a blue satin dress trimmed with point lace and blue and frosted silver ornaments. Coiffure, a wreath of blush roses and silver, tulle veil. Black-and-white detail of the Magnussen wedding portrait (Image: Grand Ladies Site) The ladies acting as bridesmaids were dressed in a white glace dress covered with plaitings bouillonee of tulle under a long tunic of silver tulle, which was looped up on one side with a chatelaine of pink roses, forget-me-nots, and white heather; the body and skirts were also trimmed with branches of pink roses, forget-me-nots, and heather, with long tulle veil. The Princess Helena’s traveling dress consisted of a white glace slip under a dress of fine white Swiss muslin trimmed with Valenciennes lace, bonnet of white tulle trimmed with orange blossom, and a large mantle of white China crepe lined with white silk and trimmed with fancy chenille and silk fringe and ornaments. The dresses of the guests were — for ladies, full dress without trains; for gentlemen, full dress with trousers, the knights of the several orders wearing their respective collars. The Princess Helena of England and her husband, Prince Christian, left Paris on July 24 for Lyons. NOTES 1. Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846-1923), fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was known as Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein after her marriage (that is, until George V removed the family’s German titles in 1917, after which she was simply known as “Princess Christian”). Helena and Christian had four children who lived to adulthood: Prince Christian Victor, Prince Albert, Princess Helena Victoria, and Princess Marie Louise. 2. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901), mother of the bride. This wedding took place not quite five years after Prince Albert’s death; Victoria was 47. 3. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1831-1917), son of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. Christian’s marriage to Helena was initially controversial. This was partly because he was fifteen years older than she was. Even more problematic, though, was the issue of his homeland: two wars had recently been fought between Denmark and Prussia over control of Schleswig-Holstein. Helena’s eldest sister, Vicky, was married to the Crown Prince of Prussia; likewise, Helena’s sister-in-law, the Princess of Wales, was the daughter of the King of Denmark. Helena, however, was genuinely in love with Christian, and the marriage went ahead, even though it caused much tension in the family. 4. King Leopold II (1835-1909) and Queen Marie Henriette (1836-1902) of Belgium. Leopold was Queen Victoria’s first cousin; he had only ascended to the throne of Belgium about eight months before this wedding. 5. King Edward VII (1841-1910) and Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) of the United Kingdom, then the Prince and Princess of Wales, were the brother and sister-in-law of the bride. 6. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was an elder brother of the bride. 7. Charles Thomas Longley (1794-1868) served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1862 until his death in 1868. 8. This is the Albert Brooch, the sapphire and diamond brooch given to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert just before their wedding. She wore it pinned to her gown during their wedding ceremony. Today, it is owned and worn by Queen Elizabeth II.
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She was born at…	en		Unofficial Royalty	https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom-princess-christian-of-schleswig-holstein/	by Scott Mehl © Unofficial Royalty 2015 Princess Helena was the fifth child, and third daughter, of Queen Victoria of The United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was born at Buckingham Palace in London, England on May 25, 1846. Two months later, on July 25, 1846 she was christened in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace with the names Helena Augusta Victoria. Her godparents were: Friedrich Wilhelm, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the future Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, husband of Queen Victoria’s cousin, Princess Augusta of Cambridge) The Duchess of Orléans (born Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) The Duchess of Cambridge (her great aunt by marriage, born Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel) Helena had eight siblings: Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901) married Friedrich III, German Emperor and King of Prussia, had four sons and four daughters King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1841-1910) married Princess Alexandra of Denmark, had 2 sons and 3 daughters Princess Alice (1843-1878) married Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, had two sons and five daughters Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) married Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, had one son and four daughters Princess Louise (1848-1939) married John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845-1914); no children Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, had one son and two daughters Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884) married Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, had one son and one daughter Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) married Prince Henry of Battenberg, had three sons and one daughter Known within the family as Lenchen, Helena’s childhood was spent at her mother’s various homes, in the care of nurses and nannies. An accomplished artist and pianist from a young age, she was often overshadowed in life by her siblings. She was closest to her brother Alfred, and the two remained so for their entire lives. Helena’s life would change drastically in 1861, with the death of her beloved father. She began helping her sister Alice who became an unofficial secretary to their mother. After Alice’s marriage, Helena would continue in this role, along with her younger sister Louise, before the role was primarily taken by her youngest sister, Beatrice. Helena had a brief romance with Carl Ruland, who had served as her father’s librarian. Of course, when Queen Victoria discovered her daughter’s interest in one of the servants, Ruland was quickly dispatched back to Germany. Victoria then began a quest to find Helena an appropriate husband. It was in May 1865 while visiting Coburg that Helena met her future husband, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the son of Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, and Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe. After receiving formal consent from Queen Victoria and agreeing that they would live in the United Kingdom, their engagement was announced on December 5, 1865. As she had done with her other children, Queen Victoria arranged for Parliament to grant Helena an annuity of £6000 per year and a £30,000 dower. She also personally gave the couple £100,000, which provided them an income of about £4000 per year. The engagement was not met with unanimous approval within the royal family. The Princess of Wales (formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark) could not countenance a marriage to someone who, she felt, took the Schleswig and Holstein duchies away from her father King Christian IX of Denmark. The Prince of Wales supported his wife in this. Another of Helena’s sisters, Alice, disapproved as she felt her mother was pushing Helena into this marriage to ensure that Helena would remain near her side. The fact that Christian was fifteen years older than Helena certainly did not help that suggestion. However, Helena was truly in love with Christian and was determined to marry him for her own happiness. Despite the misgivings of some of her siblings, Helena had the full support and blessing of her mother and the wedding went on as planned. Helena and Christian married on July 5, 1866, in the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. Following a brief stay at Osborne House, they set off on a honeymoon in Paris, Interlaken, and Genoa. Unofficial Royalty: Wedding of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Upon returning from their honeymoon, the couple settled at Frogmore House in Windsor, England, and over the next eleven years, had five children: Prince Christian Victor (1867-1900) – unmarried Prince Albert, later Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869-1931), unmarried, had an illegitimate daughter Princess Helena Victoria (1870-1948) – unmarried Princess Marie Louise (1872-1956) – married Prince Aribert of Anhalt (marriage dissolved)), no issue Prince Harald (born and died1876) – lived 8 days In 1872, Helena and her family moved from Frogmore House to Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park. Cumberland Lodge was the traditional home of the Ranger of Windsor Great Park, a position to which Prince Christian had been appointed in 1867. She took a very active role in royal duties and engagements when this was not nearly as common as it is today. Helena was very involved in charity work, particularly nursing. She served as president of the Royal British Nurses Association and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross. She was also the founding president of the Royal School of Needlework. In the late 1870s, Helena suffered several losses. Her young son, Prince Harald, died just 8 days old in 1876, and the following year she would give birth to a stillborn son. The next year, her sister Alice died from diphtheria. Despite their strained relationship at the time of Helena’s marriage, Helena recognized that Alice was looking out for her happiness, and she was devastated by her death. Helena later wrote a forward for a book of letters from Alice to Queen Victoria. The second edition, published in 1885, was titled “Memories of Princess Alice by her Sister, Princess Christian.” More tragedy would come at the turn of the century. Her favorite brother Alfred died in July 1900, and in October, her oldest son, Christian Victor, died of malaria in South Africa while serving in the Boer War. The year 1901 would bring the death of her mother Queen Victoria and eldest sister Victoria, The Dowager German Empress. Following Queen Victoria’s death, Helena continued to support the monarchy, although she was not very close with her brother King Edward VII. With King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra now residing at Buckingham Palace, Helena needed a new home in London. Unlike many of her siblings, Helena did not have a separate London home and stayed in the Belgian Suite at Buckingham Palace when she was in London. In August 1902, King Edward VII gave her use of the former De Vesci House at 77-78 Pall Mall in London, England, which had recently been given to the Crown. It soon became known as Schomberg House, and Helena would live there for the rest of her life. Schomberg House would then become the home of Helena’s two daughters until 1947. Helena and Christian celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1916, the first in the family since King George III and Queen Charlotte in 1811. In July 1917, Helena’s nephew King George V asked his family to relinquish their German titles. Helena’s family dropped the ‘of Schleswig-Holstein’ designation from their titles, and Helena officially became just Princess Christian. Unofficially, she was most often known simply as Princess Helena. Just a few months later, on October 8, 1917, Helena’s husband died at Schomberg House. Princess Helena died on June 9, 1923, at Schomberg House in London, England at the age of 77. She was survived by three of her children and three of her siblings. Following her funeral on June 15, 1923, held at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, she was interred in the Royal Crypt at St. George’s Chapel. In 1928, her remains, along with those of her husband and son Harald were moved to the newly established Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore in Windsor, England. This article is the intellectual property of Unofficial Royalty and is NOT TO BE COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances. It is permissible to use a link that directs to Unofficial Royalty. Recommended Books: Helena: A Princess Reclaimed – S. Chomet Helena: Queen Victoria’s Third Daughter – John Van der Kiste and Bee Jordaan Queen Victoria Resources at Unofficial Royalty
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29120	yago	2	2	https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Helena_of_the_United_Kingdom	en	Princess Helena of the United Kingdom	https://upload.wikimedia…n_and_helena.jpg	https://upload.wikimedia…n_and_helena.jpg	[ "https://simple.wikipedia.org/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png", "https://simple.wikipedia.org/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg", "https://simple.wikipedia.org/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-simple.svg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Christian_and_helena.jpg/220px-Christian_and_helena.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Crystal_Clear_app_Login_Manager.png/20px-Crystal_Clear_app_Login_Manager.png", "https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1", "https://simple.wikipedia.org/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg", "https://simple.wikipedia.org/static/images/footer/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Contributors to Wikimedia projects" ]	2008-11-27T23:37:41+00:00		en	/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png		https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Helena_of_the_United_Kingdom	The Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria: Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein by marriage; 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923) was the third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was interested in nursing, needlework and writing, and she founded several nursing hospitals. In 1866, she married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, a minor German prince with very little money, and they lived near Queen Victoria in the United Kingdom. After Victoria's death in 1901, Helena and Christian lived in London and Windsor. Prince Christian died in 1917, a year after celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary together, and Helena died six years later in 1923 aged 77 and was buried in Frogmore Garden Windsor beside her husband Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein . Chomet, Seweryn, Helena: A princess reclaimed (Begell House, New York, 1999) ISBN 1-56700-145-9 Marie Louise (Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein), My Memories of Six Reigns (Second edition, Penguin, Middlesex, 1959) Packard, Jerrold M., Victoria's Daughters (St Martin's Griffin, New York, 1998) ISBN 0-312-24496-7
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]	null	[]	2024-04-25T19:30:48-07:00	Genealogy for Helena Augusta Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Wettin, Ernestiner), Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1846 - 1923) family tree on Geni, with over 260 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.	en	/touch-icon-iphone.png	geni_family_tree	https://www.geni.com/people/Princess-Helena-of-the-United-Kingdom/6000000003622814126	mtDNA haplogroup H (16111T, 16357C, 263G, 315.1C) Name/title: Helena Augusta Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of the United Kingdom. As a result of her marriage, she was styled as Princess(Prinzessin) Helena von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg on 5 July 1866. The Peerage Geneall Johann the Younger #1367 + #1444 Wikipedia Princess Helena of the United Kingdom GCVO GBE CI VA RRC was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar. Her childhood was spent with her parents, travelling between the variety of royal residences in Britain. The intimate atmosphere of the royal court came to an end on 14 December 1861, when her father died and her mother entered a period of intense mourning. In the early 1860s, Helena began a flirtation with Prince Albert's German librarian, Carl Ruland. Although the nature of the relationship is largely unknown, Helena's romantic letters to Ruland survive. After the Queen found out in 1863, she dismissed Ruland, who returned to his native Germany. Three years later, on 5 July 1866, Helena married the impoverished German Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. The couple remained in Britain, in calling distance of the Queen, who liked to have her daughters nearby, and Helena along with her youngest sister, Princess Beatrice, became the Queen's unofficial secretary. However, after Queen Victoria's death on 22 January 1901, Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings. Helena was the most active member of the royal family, carrying out an extensive programme of royal engagements at a time when royalty was not expected to appear often in public. She was also an active patron of charities, and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross. She was founding president of the Royal School of Needlework, and president of the Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association and the Royal British Nurses' Association. As president of the latter, she was a strong supporter of nurse registration against the advice of Florence Nightingale. She became the first member of her family to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary in 1916, but her husband died a year later. Helena outlived him by six years, and died aged 77 at Schomberg House on 9 June 1923. Helena was born at Buckingham Palace, the official royal residence in London, on 25 May 1846, the day after her mother's 27th birthday. She was the third daughter and fifth child of the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria, and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Albert reported to his brother, Ernest II, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, that Helena "came into this world quite blue, but she is quite well now". He added that the Queen "suffered longer and more than the other times and she will have to remain very quiet to recover." Albert and Victoria chose the names Helena Augusta Victoria. The German nickname for Helena was Helenchen, later shortened to Lenchen, the name by which members of the royal family invariably referred to Helena. As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised on 25 July 1846 at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. Her godparents were The Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, her first cousin once-removed by marriage; The Duchess of Orléans (Hélène, for whom The Queen's mother The Duchess of Kent stood proxy); and The Duchess of Cambridge. Helena was a lively and outspoken child, and reacted against brotherly teasing by punching the bully on the nose. Her early talents included drawing. Lady Augusta Stanley, a lady-in-waiting to the Queen, commented favourably on the three-year-old Helena's artwork. Like her sisters, she could play the piano to a high standard at an early age. Other interests included science and technology, shared by her father Prince Albert, and horseback riding and boating, two of her favourite childhood occupations. However, Helena became a middle daughter following the birth of Princess Louise in 1848, and her abilities were overshadowed by her more artistic sisters. Helena's father, Prince Albert, died on 14 December 1861. The Queen was devastated, and ordered her household, along with her daughters, to move from Windsor to Osborne House, the Queen's Isle of Wight residence. Helena's grief was also profound, and she wrote to a friend a month later: "What we have lost nothing can ever replace, and our grief is most, most bitter...I adored Papa, I loved him more than anything on earth, his word was a most sacred law, and he was my help and adviser...These hours were the happiest of my life, and now it is all, all over." The Queen relied on her second eldest daughter Princess Alice as an unofficial secretary, but Alice needed an assistant of her own. Though Helena was the next eldest, she was considered unreliable by Victoria because of her inability to go long without bursting into tears.[14] Therefore, Louise was selected to assume the role in her place,[15] Alice was married to Prince Louis of Hesse in 1862, after which Helena assumed the role—described as the "crutch" of her mother's old age by one biographer—at her mother's side.[16] In this role, she carried out minor secretarial tasks, such as writing the Queen's letters, helping her with political correspondence, and providing her with company.[17] Marriage[edit] Marriage controversy[edit] Princess Helena began an early flirtation with her father's former librarian, Carl Ruland, following his appointment to the Royal Household on the recommendation of Baron Stockmar in 1859. He was trusted enough to teach German to Helena's brother, the young Prince of Wales, and was described by the Queen as "useful and able".[18] When the Queen discovered that Helena had grown romantically attached to a royal servant, he was promptly dismissed back to his native Germany, and he never lost the Queen's hostility.[19] Princess Helena and Prince Christian, part of a series of photographs following their engagement in 1865 Following Ruland's departure in 1863, the Queen looked for a husband for Helena. However, as a middle child, the prospect of a powerful alliance with a European royal house was low.[20] Her appearance was also a concern, as by the age of fifteen she was described by her biographer as chunky, dowdy and double-chinned.[21] Furthermore, Victoria insisted that Helena's future husband had to be prepared to live near the Queen, thus keeping her daughter nearby.[22] Her choice eventually fell on Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein; however, the match was politically awkward, and caused a severe breach within the royal family. Schleswig and Holstein were two territories fought over between Prussia and Denmark during the First and Second Schleswig Wars. In the latter, Prussia and Austria defeated Denmark, but the duchies were claimed by Austria for the Prince Christian's family. However, following the Austro-Prussian War, in which Prussia invaded and occupied the duchies, they became Prussian, but the title Duke of Schleswig-Holstein was still claimed by Prince Christian's family.[23] The marriage, therefore, horrified King Christian IX of Denmark's daughter, Alexandra, Princess of Wales, who exclaimed: "The Duchies belong to Papa."[24] Alexandra found support in her husband, his brother Prince Alfred, and his second sister, Princess Alice, who openly accused her mother of sacrificing Helena's happiness for the Queen's convenience.[25] Alice also argued that it would reduce the already low popularity of her sister, the crown princess of Prussia, at the German court in Berlin.[26] However, and unexpectedly, the Prussian crown princess, who had been a personal friend of Christian's family for many years, ardently supported the proposed alliance.[24] More than fifteen years later, in February 1881, Helena's nephew Kaiser Wilhelm II (son of the Prussian crown princess) would marry Christian's brother's daughter Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. Despite the political controversies and their age difference—he was fifteen years her senior—Helena was happy with Christian and was determined to marry him.[27] As a younger son of a non-reigning duke, the absence of any foreign commitments allowed him to remain permanently in Britain—the Queen's primary concern—and she declared the marriage would go ahead.[28] Helena and Christian were actually third cousins in descent from Frederick, Prince of Wales. Relations between Helena and Alexandra remained strained, and Alexandra was unprepared to accept Christian (who was also a third cousin to Alexandra in descent from King Frederick V of Denmark) as either a cousin or brother-in-law.[29] The Queen never forgave the Princess of Wales for accusations of possessiveness, and wrote of the Waleses shortly afterwards: "Bertie is most affectionate and kind but Alix [pet name for Alexandra] is by no means what she ought to be. It will be long, if ever, before she regains my confidence."[30] Engagement and wedding[edit] See also: Wedding dress of Princess Helena The engagement was declared on 5 December 1865, and despite the Prince of Wales's initial refusal to attend, Princess Alice intervened, and the wedding was a happy occasion.[31] The Queen allowed the ceremony to take place at Windsor Castle, albeit in the Private Chapel rather than the grander St George's Chapel on 5 July 1866. The Queen relieved her black mourning dress with a white mourning cap which draped over her back.[32] The main participants filed into the chapel to the sound of Beethoven's Triumphal March, creating a spectacle only marred by the sudden disappearance of Prince George, the Duke of Cambridge, who had a sudden gout attack. Christian filed into the chapel with his two supporters, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and Prince Frederic of Schleswig-Holstein, and Helena was given away by her mother, who escorted her up the aisle with the Prince of Wales and eight bridesmaids.[33] Christian looked older than he was, and one guest commented that Helena looked as if she was marrying an aged uncle. Indeed, when he was first summoned to Britain, he assumed that the widowed Queen was inspecting him as a new husband for herself rather than as a candidate for one of her daughters.[34] The couple spent the first night of their married life at Osborne House, before honeymooning in Paris, Interlaken and Genoa.[35] Married life[edit] Princess Helena Helena and Christian were devoted to each other, and led a quiet life in comparison to Helena's sisters.[36] Following their marriage, they took up residence at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, the traditional residence of the Ranger of Windsor Great Park, the honorary position bestowed on Christian by the Queen. When staying in London, they lived at the Belgian Suite in Buckingham Palace.[37] The couple had six children: Christian Victor in 1867, Albert in 1869, and Princesses Helena Victoria and Marie Louise in 1870 and 1872 respectively. Their last two sons died early; Harald died eight days after his birth in 1876, and an unnamed son was stillborn in 1877. Princess Louise, Helena's sister, commissioned the French sculptor Jules Dalou to sculpt a memorial to Helena's dead infants.[38] The Christians were granted a parliamentary annuity of £6000 a year, which the Queen requested in person.[39] In addition, a dower of £30,000 was settled upon, and the Queen gave the couple £100,000, which yielded an income of about £4000 a year.[40] As well as that of Ranger of Windsor Park, Christian was given the honorary position of High Steward of Windsor, and was made a Royal Commissioner for the Great Exhibition of 1851. However, he was often an absentee figurehead at the meetings, instead passing his time playing with his dog Corrie, feeding his numerous pigeons, and embarking on hunting excursions.[41] Helena, as promised, lived close to the Queen, and both she and Beatrice performed duties for her. Beatrice, whom Victoria had groomed for the main role at her side, carried out the more important duties, and Helena took on the more minor matters that Beatrice did not have time to do.[42] In later years, Helena was assisted by her unmarried daughter, Helena Victoria, to whom the Queen dictated her journal in the last months of her life.[43] Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Helena's health was not robust, and she was addicted to the drugs opium and laudanum.[44] However, the Queen did not believe that Helena was really ill, accusing her of hypochondria encouraged by an indulgent husband.[45] Queen Victoria wrote to her daughter Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia, complaining that Helena was inclined to "coddle herself (and Christian too) and to give way in everything that the great object of her doctors and nurse is to rouse her and make her think less of herself and of her confinement".[46] Not all of her health scares were brought on by hypochondria; in 1869, she had to cancel her trip to Balmoral Castle when she became ill at the railway station. In 1870, she was suffering from severe rheumatism and problems with her joints. In July 1871, she suffered from congestion in her lungs, an illness severe enough to appear in the Court Circular, which announced that her illness caused "much anxiety to members of the royal family".[47] In 1873, she was forced to recuperate in France as a result of illness, and in the 1880s she travelled to Germany to see an oculist for her eyes.[48] Activities[edit] Nursing[edit] Helena had a firm interest in nursing, and was the founding chair of the Ladies' Committee of the British Red Cross in 1870, playing an active role in recruiting nurses and organising relief supplies during the Franco-Prussian War. She subsequently became President of the British Nurses' Association (RBNA) upon its foundation in 1887. In 1891, it received the prefix "Royal", and received the Royal Charter the following year.[49] She was a strong supporter of nurse registration, an issue that was opposed by both Florence Nightingale and leading public figures.[49] In a speech Helena made in 1893, she made clear that the RBNA was working towards "improving the education and status of those devoted and self-sacrificing women whose whole lives have been devoted to tending the sick, the suffering, and the dying".[50] In the same speech, she warned about opposition and misrepresentation they had encountered. Although the RBNA was in favour of registration as a means of enhancing and guaranteeing the professional status of trained nurses, its incorporation with the Privy Council allowed it to maintain a list rather than a formal register of nurses.[50] Florence Nightingale, against whom Helena promoted nurse registration Following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the new Queen, Alexandra, insisted on replacing Helena as President of the Army Nursing Service.[51] This gave rise to a further breach between the royal ladies, with King Edward VII caught in the middle between his sister and his wife.[52] Lady Roberts, a courtier, wrote to a friend: "matters were sometimes very difficult and not always pleasant." However, in accordance with rank, Helena agreed to resign in Alexandra's favour, and she retained presidency of the Army Nursing Reserve.[51] Though thought to be merely an artefact created by society ladies,[53] Helena exercised an efficient and autocratic regime—"if anyone ventures to disagree with Her Royal Highness she has simply said, 'It is my wish, that is sufficient.'"[54] The RBNA gradually went into decline following the Nurses Registration Act 1919; after six failed attempts between 1904 and 1918, the British parliament passed the bill allowing formal nurse registration.[55] What resulted was the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), and the RBNA lost membership and dominance. Helena supported the proposed amalgamation of the RBNA with the new RCN, but that proved unsuccessful when the RBNA pulled out of the negotiations.[53] However, she remained active in other nursing organisations, and was president of the Isle of Wight, Windsor and Great Western Railway branches of the Order of St. John. In this position, she personally signed and presented many thousands of certificates of proficiency in nursing.[56] Needlework[edit] Helena was also active in the promotion of needlework, and became the first president of the newly established School of Art Needlework in 1872; in 1876, it acquired the "royal" prefix, becoming the Royal School of Needlework. In Helena's words, the objective of the school was: "first, to revive a beautiful art which had been well-nigh lost; and secondly, through its revival, to provide employment for gentlewomen who were without means of a suitable livelihood."[56] As with her other organisations, she was an active president, and worked to keep the school on an even level with other schools. She personally wrote to Royal Commissioners requesting money; for example, in 1895, she requested and acquired £30,000 for erecting a building for the school in South Kensington.[57] Her royal status helped its promotion, and she held Thursday afternoon tea parties at the school for society ladies, who wanted to be seen in the presence of royal personages such as Princess Helena. When the Christmas Bazaar was held, she acted as chief saleswoman, generating long queues of people anxious to be served personally by her.[58] Helena was anxious to help children and the unemployed, and began hosting free dinners for their benefit at the Windsor Guildhall. She presided over two of these dinners, in February and March 1886, and over 3000 meals were served to children and unemployed men during the harsh Winter that year.[58] Through her charitable activities, she became popular with the people; a contemporary author, C. W. Cooper, wrote that "the poor of Windsor worshipped her".[59] Writing[edit] Among Helena's other interests was writing, especially translation. In 1867, when the first biography of her father, the Prince Consort was written, the author, Sir Charles Grey, notes that the Prince's letters were translated (from German to English) by Helena "with surprising fidelity".[60] Other translations followed, and in 1887 she published a translation of The Memoirs of Wilhelmine, Margravine of Bayreuth. It was noted by the Saturday Review that Helena wrote an English version that was thoroughly alive, with a sound dictionary translation and a high accuracy in spirit.[61] Her final translation was undertaken in 1882, on a German booklet called First Aid to the Injured, originally published by Christian's brother-in-law. It was republished several times until 1906.[62] Bergsträsser affair[edit] A copyright issue arose after the publication of letters written by Helena's sister, Princess Alice. In Germany, an edition of Alice's letters was published in 1883, by a Darmstadt clergyman called Carl Sell, who chose a selection of her letters made available to him by the Queen. When it was done, Helena wrote to Sell and requested permission to publish the German text into English, and it was granted, but without the knowledge of the publisher Dr Bergsträsser. In December 1883 Helena wrote to Sir Theodore Martin, a favoured royal biographer, informing him that Bergsträsser was claiming copyright of Alice's letters, and on that basis was demanding a delay in the publication of the English edition. Martin acted as an intermediary between Helena and Bergsträsser, who claimed to have received many offers from English publishers, and that the chosen one would expect a high honorarium.[63] Bergsträsser was persuaded to drop his demand for a delay in publishing, and modify his copyright claims in return for a lump sum. However, the Queen and Helena refused, claiming that the copyright belonged to the Queen, and that only Sell's original preface was open to negotiation. The royal ladies considered Bergsträsser's claims "unjustified if not impertinent", and would not communicate with him directly.[64] Eventually, Bergsträsser came to Britain in January 1884, willing to accept £100 for the first 3000 copies and a further £40 for each subsequent thousand copies sold.[64] Martin chose the publisher John Murray, who after further negotiations with Bergsträsser, printed the first copies in mid-1884. It sold out almost immediately; but for the second edition, Murray replaced Sell's biographical sketch of Princess Alice with the 53-page memoir written by Helena. The problem of royalties to Sell was thus avoided, and that Helena gave her name to the memoir to her sister attracted greater interest in the book.[65] After Victoria[edit] Edwardian period[edit] Helena's favourite son, Prince Christian Victor, died in 1900, followed shortly by her mother, Queen Victoria, at Osborne House on 22 January 1901. The new King, Edward VII, did not have close ties with his surviving sisters, with the exception of Princess Louise. Helena's nephew, Prince Alexander of Battenberg (later Marquess of Carisbrooke) recorded that Queen Alexandra was jealous of the royal family, and would not invite her sisters-in-law to Sandringham.[66] Moreover, Alexandra never fully reconciled herself to Helena and Christian following their marriage controversy in the 1860s.[67] Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings, and continued her role as a support to the monarchy and a campaigner for the many charities she represented.[68] She and Christian led a quiet life, but did carry out a few royal engagements. On one such occasion, the elderly couple represented the King at the silver wedding anniversary, in 1906, of Kaiser Wilhelm II (Helena's nephew) and his wife Augusta Victoria (Christian's niece).[68] During the Edwardian period, Helena visited the grave of her son, Prince Christian Victor, who died in 1900 following a bout with malaria while serving in the Second Boer War. She was met by South African Prime Minister Louis Botha, but Jan Smuts refused to meet her, partly because he was bitter that South Africa had lost the war and partly because his son had died in a British concentration camp.[69] Later years[edit] King Edward died in 1910, and the First World War began four years after his death. Helena devoted her time to nursing, and her daughter, Princess Marie Louise, recorded in her memoirs that requests for news of loved ones reached Helena and her sisters. It was decided that the letters should be forwarded to Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, as Sweden was neutral during the war. It was during the war that Helena and Christian celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1916, and despite the fact that Britain and Germany were at war, the Kaiser sent a congratulatory telegram to his aunt and uncle through the Crown Princess of Sweden.[70] King George V and Queen Mary were present when the telegram was received, and the King remarked to Helena's daughter, Marie Louise, that her former husband, Prince Aribert of Anhalt, did her a service when he turned her out. When Marie Louise said she would have run away to Britain if she was still married, the King said, "with a twinkle in his eye", that he would have had to intern her.[71] Princess Helena's grave at Frogmore (second from left) in the Schleswig-Holstein burial plot In 1917, in response to the wave of anti-German feeling that surrounded the war, George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor. He also disposed of his family's German titles and styles, so Christian, Helena and their daughters simply became Prince and Princess Christian; Princess Helena Victoria and Marie Louise with no territorial designation. Helena's surviving son, Albert, fought on the side of the Prussians, though he made it clear that he would not fight against his mother's country.[72] In the same year, on 8 October, Prince Christian died at Schomberg House. Her last years were spent arguing with Commissioners, who tried to turn her out of Schomberg and Cumberland Lodge because of the expense of running her households. They failed, as clear evidence of her right to live in those residences for life was shown.[73] Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, died at Schomberg House on 9 June 1923.[74] Her funeral, described as a "magnificently stage-managed scene" by her biographer Seweryn Chomet, was headed by King George. The regiment of her favourite son, Prince Christian Victor, lined the steps of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Although originally interred in the Royal Vault at St George's on 15 June 1923, her body was reburied at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, a few miles from Windsor, after its consecration on 23 October 1928.[75] Legacy[edit] British Royalty House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg Victoria and Albert Victoria, Princess Royal and German Empress Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg v t e Helena was devoted to nursing, and took the lead at the charitable organisations she represented. She was also an active campaigner, and wrote letters to newspapers and magazines promoting the interests of nurse registration. Her royal status helped to promote the publicity and society interest that surrounded organisations such as the Royal British Nurses' Association. The RBNA still survives today with Baroness Cox as president.[76] Emily Williamson founded the Gentlewomen's Employment Association in Manchester; one of the projects which came out of this group was the Princess Christian Training College for Nurses, in Fallowfield, Manchester. In appearance, Helena was described by John Van der Kiste as plump and dowdy; and in temperament, as placid, and business-like, with an authoritarian spirit. On one occasion, during a National Dock Strike, the Archbishop of Canterbury composed a prayer hoping for its prompt end. Helena arrived at the church, examined her service sheet, and in a voice described by her daughter as "the penetrating royal family whisper, which carried farther than any megaphone", remarked: "That prayer won't settle any strike."[10] Her appearance and personality was criticised in the letters and journals of Queen Victoria, and biographers followed her example.[77] However, Helena's daughter, Princess Marie Louise, described her as: very lovely, with wavy brown hair, a beautiful little straight nose, and lovely amber-coloured eyes...She was very talented: played the piano exquisitively, had a distinct gift for drawing and painting in water-colours...Her outstanding gift was loyalty to her friends...She was brilliantly clever, had a wonderful head for business...[78] Music was one of her passions; in her youth she played the piano with Charles Hallé, and Jenny Lind and Clara Butt were among her personal friends.[10] Her determination to carry out a wide range of public duties won her widespread popularity.[79] She twice represented her mother at Drawing Rooms, where guests were instructed to present themselves to Helena as if they were presenting themselves to the Queen.[80] Helena was closest to her brother, Prince Alfred, who considered her his favourite sister.[81] Though described by contemporaries as fearfully devoted to the Queen, to the point that she did not have a mind of her own, she actively campaigned for women's rights, a field the Queen abhorred.[82] Nevertheless, both she and Beatrice remained closest to the Queen, and Helena remained close to her mother's side until the latter's death. Her name was the last to be written in the Queen's seventy-year-old journal.[83] Titles, styles, honours and arms[edit] Princess Helena's coat of arms (1858–1917) Titles and styles[edit] 25 May 1846 – 5 July 1866: Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena 5 July 1866 – 17 July 1917: Her Royal Highness Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein 17 July 1917 – 9 June 1923: Her Royal Highness Princess Christian Honours[edit] 1 January 1878: Companion of the Order of the Crown of India[84] 29 April 1883: Member of the Royal Red Cross[10] 23 March 1896: Lady of Justice of the Venerable Order of St John[85] 10 February 1904: Member 2nd class of the Royal Family Order of King Edward VII 3 June 1911: Member 2nd class of the Royal Family Order of King George V 3 June 1918: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire.[86] Member 1st class of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert Arms[edit] In 1858, Helena and the three younger of her sisters were granted use of the royal arms, with an inescutcheon of the shield of Saxony, and differenced by a label of three points argent. On Helena's arms, the outer points bore roses gules, and the centre bore a cross gules. In 1917, the inescutcheon was dropped by royal warrant from George V.[87] Issue[edit] Prince and Princess Christian had six children, four of whom lived to adulthood. They had one grandchild, Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein, who died in 1953 as their final descendant. Name Birth Death Notes Prince Christian Victor[88] 14 April 1867 29 October 1900 His mother's favourite son; died unmarried and without issue while serving in the Boer War Prince Albert 28 February 1869 27 April 1931 Succeeded as head of the House of Oldenburg in 1921; had one illegitimate daughter, Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein. Princess Helena Victoria 3 May 1870 13 March 1948 Never married. One of her last public appearances was at the wedding of the future Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Princess Marie Louise[89] 12 August 1872 8 December 1956 Married 1891; Prince Aribert of Anhalt; no issue; marriage was dissolved in 1900 Prince Harald[89] 12 May 1876 20 May 1876 Died an infant at eight days old An unnamed stillborn son 7 May 1877 7 May 1877 Stillborn
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This is her story.	en	https://girlinthetiara.c…-icon2-32x32.png	The Girl in the Tiara	https://girlinthetiara.com/marie-louise-the-princess-of-nowhere/	Gossip, gin, a ghost, and a coal mine. No, this is not a country music song. File Under: Fascinating Royal & Noble Women Download as: PDF Want me to read this post to you? No time to read a long-ass blog post, no matter how interesting it is? I can respect that. Check out the video instead: Princess Marie Louise was born on August 12, 1872, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Her dad – clearly a history buff – named her after Napoleon’s second wife, but the family called her “Louie.” Her parents, Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, lived at Queen Victoria’s beck and call. Victoria’s requirements for marrying Helena had been that Christian needed to (a) live in England, and (b) accept the fact that when Victoria said jump, one or both of them needed to ask, “How high?” Surprisingly, Christian was okay with that – and he and Helena had a happy marriage and four surviving kids. That didn’t mean he forgot about his homeland, and he taught his kids German by reading them fairy tales. The family’s tutors also taught Louise literature, dancing, deportment, and French. But her absolute favorite subject was history. I suspect we would have gotten along just fine. Because her parents were so close to Queen Victoria, Louise spent a lot of time with her grandmother. Once, when Victoria was watching the kids, she sent Helena this reassuring telegram: “Children very well, but poor little Louise very ugly.” (Memories, 19) Years later, when Louise asked her about this, Victoria simply said it was the truth. Louise inherited her grandmother’s blunt honesty and her deep family loyalty. She was extremely close to her sister, Helena Victoria (“Thora”), and her cousin, Alix. That cousin would grow up to be the last empress of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna. As kids, Louise played the Joker to Alix’s Batman, teasing her about being too serious. Later, Louise would write this about Alix: “There was a curious atmosphere of fatality about her.” One day, Louise said, “Alix, you always play at being sorrowful: one day the Almighty will send you some real crushing sorrows and then what are you going to do?” If you know the story of the last Romanovs, that quote will break your heart. Be Careful What You Wish For In the fall of 1890, 18-year-old Louise was in Berlin for a cousin’s wedding. There, she met Prince Aribert of Anhalt. When the tall, handsome cavalry officer started paying attention to her, she quickly fell in love. But on that same trip, her parents told her that someone else wanted to propose to her – Prince Ferdinand of Romania. “Hard pass,” said Louise. So her cousin, Kaiser Wilhelm II, decided to step in and make Louise’s dreams come true. Whatever he did worked – Louise and Aribert got engaged on December 6, 1890, mere weeks after their first meeting. Queen Victoria approved of the match. She wrote to her daughter, “…I am greatly relieved to think that poor Louise Holstein’s prospects will not be blighted. I think it would be a very nice marriage. Aribert is a nice and amiable young man and one may hope that it would be for both their happiness.” (Ramm, 116) Louise met and passed muster with Aribert’s parents, which isn’t surprising because his father owned pieces of history that must have transfixed Louise. For example, he owned Stettin Castle, the birthplace of Catherine the Great, as well as the dress she wore for her entry into St. Petersburg. Louise and Aribert married at Windsor on July 6, 1891. After a two-month European honeymoon, they settled in Germany – first in his native Dessau, then in Berlin where he was stationed as an officer. But the strict German court etiquette was more than Louise could bear. Before she could say “good morning” to her sister-in-law, she had to send her footman to her sister-in-law’s footman to find out if now would be a convenient time for a personal greeting. Once, she once got in trouble for saying hi to a friend who was having lunch. German princesses were not supposed to interrupt gentlemen at lunch. Another of her supposed transgressions? According to a Canadian newspaper, she once came back from a visit to Britain with a pair of boxing gloves and a punching bag. When she had it set up and started shadowboxing in the palace, her in-laws revolted at this unprincesslike behavior. For what it’s worth, I really hope this story is true. Louise, who had grown up in the comparatively casual British court environment, chafed under these restrictions. She only felt free when she traveled, and she wrote lovingly of her trips to Naples, Rome, and Tunis. “Africa is sometimes called the Claw,” she wrote, “and this is true, for when once you have visited that continent you always want to return to it.” (Louise, 50) Fight or Flight But there are some problems travel just can’t solve. Louise and Aribert were strangers. They lived together, but unless they had a dinner party, days would pass without seeing each other. Louise herself later wrote, “I was not wanted, my presence was irksome to him.” (Louise, 88) Poor Louise didn’t understand why, but she would soon. Increasingly miserable, she lost weight and succumbed to a variety of illnesses: the flu, bronchitis, and pneumonia. According to author John Van der Kiste, that weight loss was actually due to anorexia. Within the family, there was plenty of gossip about Louise, her seemingly strange ways, and her husband. When her cousin Victoria Melita (“Ducky”) came to stay with her in Berlin in early 1898, the two had a blast. But Ducky’s mom, the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, wasn’t so thrilled about their time together. She wrote, “…to stay eternally with that mad woman of a Louise Aribert only to amuse herself, was not necessary, besides this cousin of yours is known to be cracked and everybody laughs at her and he is an imbecile.” (Mandache, 327) But here’s the thing. Ducky was another unhappily married woman, so she and Louise had a lot to bond over. Of course they got along. Of course they had fun. All those people supposedly laughing at Louise just didn’t see or understand the stress she was under. Ducky did. Ducky’s visit lifted her spirits, but it couldn’t fix her health problems. In the summer of 1898, Louise went to visit Queen Victoria, who described her as “very far from well, but not in bad spirits. She is only so weak and everything tires her.” (Ramm, 216) In early 1900, nine years after their marriage, it seems Aribert was discovered with another man, possibly a servant. The details are murky – clearly this isn’t something any of the participants wanted publicized. Aribert’s father blamed Louise, claiming she’d refused to have sex with his son. Angry, ashamed, and confused – but certain she wasn’t to blame – Louise ran. In her memoir, she tactfully glosses over this incident. She says her doctors suggested she go to the U.S. or Canada for health reasons, to which she said she’d have to check with Queen Victoria first. Aribert flipped his lid because, in his mind, husbands were supposed to be in charge of their wives – not their grandmothers. Before Louise left, she committed another faux pas – she gave advance notice to the British ambassador in Washington, D.C. but not the German ambassador. This, she says, was the cause of her fight with Aribert. Both of those versions may be true – they’re not mutually exclusive. Louise’s cousin – and Ducky’s sister, Crown Princess Marie of Romania, wrote to her mom, “I wonder how the Louise Aribert story will end, but I believe he was an awful man to live with and they say that he & his eldest brother…have a horrible vice!” (Mandache, 439) So even if Louise’s version of the story is true, there was still plenty of gossip about Aribert. The end result is that Louise left home for North America. She traveled incognito as “Countess von Munsterberg,” visiting New York, Washington, D.C., and Canada. But just as she was about to board a train west to get to Canada’s Pacific coast, she got a telegram – a nastygram, to be exact. Her father-in-law ordered her to get back to Germany, like, yesterday. Louise wasn’t having it. “Nothing,” she said, “would induce me to do so.” An hour later, she got another telegram. This one was from Queen Victoria: “Tell my granddaughter to come home to me.” (Louise, 89) You can guess which order Louise obeyed. Divorce Court Once she arrived in England, Louise’s parents had more bad news – they’d gotten a letter from Aribert. Here’s how Louise described it the situation in her memoir: “He had written that life with me as his companion was intolerable (I refrain from using the much stronger expression written by him), and he had therefore requested his father to exercise his sovereign right and declare the marriage null and void…he stated that he was a young man and had the right to live his life in his own way.” (Louise, 90) So, long story short, Aribert got his way. His father used a medieval privilege allowing him to pass one-off laws that only applied to family members. So he passed a law annulling Louise’s marriage. But Louise had been married in England, where German laws weren’t valid, so her father called a divorce lawyer. That lawyer couldn’t even bring himself to read her the list of charges Aribert had thrown at her. They were “of such a nature that he could not insult me by reading them to me.” (Louise, 90) The one thing he didn’t accuse her of, Louise wrote, was infidelity. So what were those charges? Louise’s memoir sheds no light on her husband’s accusations. However, it’s pretty clear this was a character assassination. And newspaper gossip at the time hinted that Louise was a little too fond of cigarettes, brandy, and opium. It’s likely that her husband accused her of being a drunk and a drug addict. It was no secret that yes, she smoked, and yes, she drank. But then again, so did her uncle, the future King Edward VII. Her crime, it seems, was living the life she wanted, not the life others wanted for her. Luckily for us, the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was in England when all this was going on, so she filled Ducky and Marie in on what was happening to “the mad Louise Aribert.” She wrote, “I have had to hear by the hour the lamentations of Aunt Helena and old Christian has gone off to Germany to attack everybody. Naturally she is the most innocent victim and yet Aunt Helena wont [sic] have her living again with them for nothing in the world. Such odd unpractical people they are.” (Mandache, 436) What does this quote tell us? If Helena refused to let Louise live with Aribert and his family, she had a damn good reason. She knew the stress was literally killing her daughter. That December, Louise and her father went to Berlin, where he handled the legal details for her split. They also met with Kaiser Wilhelm II, Louise’s cousin and matchmaker. Did Wilhelm try to convince Louise to stay? Or was he just trying to get to the bottom of why she and Aribert had split? We may never know. What we do know is that there was some hostility there – Louise’s dad, Prince Christian, threatened to go before the German federal council and tell them all why his daughter had left her husband. Faced with a public scandal of epic proportions, Wilhelm agreed that Louise’s marriage should be dissolved. The annulment was proclaimed in Anhalt on December 10, 1900. But that didn’t solve the problem for Louise. She believed she was still married according to the laws of the Church of England, and for the rest of her life, acted as such. She never dated or remarried. Louise’s uncle, soon to be King Edward VII, is believed to have said, “Poor Marie Louise, she came back just as she went!” (King, 58) The implication? Louise’s marriage had never been consummated and she was still a virgin. Many years later, in her memoir, Louise took partial responsibility for the collapse of her marriage. She wrote, “I was impetuous and, I fear, often intolerant of the restrictions imposed upon me by what I considered the narrow-minded outlook of those with whom I had to live.” (Louise, 88) Working Girl After she left Aribert, Louise moved into a house in London, in South Kensington. And then something strange happened. One day, she was putting away books in her sitting room when her oldest brother, Christian Victor, walked in. He said, “I just came to see that you were all right and happy.” Then he sat down in a chair by the fire, they talked for a few minutes, and then he said she was not to follow him downstairs, that he was happy and everything was all right. After he left and closed the door behind him, she realized he’d been wearing khaki but not his military medal ribbons. And then she remembered that during the Boer War, British officers were ordered not to wear their medal ribbons, which marked them as high-value targets for the enemy. That’s when it finally hit her: Christian Victor had died of enteric fever eighteen months ago in Pretoria. Her sister Thora came over that afternoon, and Louise told her what had happened. Thora, sitting in the same chair, said, “I know he has been here – I can feel it.” How’s that for a royal ghost story? As a newly separated woman, Louise had a lot of time on her hands. Luckily, her mom knew exactly how to help her give her new life meaning and purpose. After all, Helena was the one who’d founded the Military Nursing Service and helped create a national registry of nurses. So Helena nudged Louise into helping with her hospital and charity work. The habit stuck. For the rest of her life, Louise raised money for hospitals and the arts, chaired committees, visited patients, and founded support organizations. Along with her mom and sister, Louise helped lay the foundation for the modern role of a “working royal.” As she took on more work and made more appearances, her name showed up in the newspapers frequently. She was referred to as Princess Louise, which confused people because they didn’t know if the papers meant her or her aunt, Princess Louise – Queen Victoria’s fourth daughter. So in 1908, the palace said it would be referring to Louise as “Princess Marie Louise” from here on out. In 1913, Prince Felix Yusupov visited England for the first time. He went to lunch with Princess Victoria of Battenberg, the older sister of the Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. When Felix said he wanted to enroll at a university in England, Victoria suggested he go talk to Louise – she was the one with friends and contacts in the academic world. So Felix did, and Louise recommended Oxford. He took her advice, and in his memoir, he said that she often came to visit him there as an undergrad. Of course, this was several years before he became world famous as one of the conspirators who murdered Rasputin in 1916. Still…wouldn’t you just love to hear what they talked about during those lunches? The Great War When World War I broke out, Louise had no problem deciding between Great Britain and Germany. Although she believed she was legally still married to Aribert, she was British through and through. Louise moved into Kensington Palace to keep her aunt Beatrice company when her two sons were called up for military duty. She was there to comfort Beatrice when her youngest son, Prince Maurice, was hit by shrapnel and died during the first battle of Ypres on October 27, 1914. Like many royal ladies, Louise wanted to help with the war effort. She set up a 100-bed hospital in Bermondsey and ran it herself for six years, from 1914 to 1920. There, she saw victims of mustard gas die without a word of complaint. It made her all the more determined to do what she could to cheer them up. So when she went to work there, she never wore any sort of uniform – instead, she wore her best dress and hat, which she thought the wounded soldiers would appreciate more. In 1916, her cousin King George V teased her by saying her husband had done her a solid by kicking her out – what would she have done if she’d been stuck in Berlin with a war going on? Louise said she’d have run away, anything to get back to England. George, still teasing, said he’d have had to intern her. Not missing a beat, Louise replied, “That would have been infinitely preferable to remaining in Germany!” (Louise, 141) She wasn’t the only one who felt that way. In 1917, anti-German sentiment in Great Britain was so high that George V changed the name of the royal family from Saxe-Coburg und Gotha to Windsor and ordered the rest of the family to give up and stop using their German titles. That’s how Louise – formerly a princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, after her father’s title – became the princess of nowhere. Unlike other members of the royal family, Louise and her sister weren’t given new titles. But why not? It might have been because neither had heirs to pass them onto. Or it might have been because their dad, from whom their titles descended, was still alive – and retitling them during his lifetime could have been interpreted as a sign of disrespect. In any case, from this point forward, she was formally known as Her Highness Princess Marie Louise…of no place in particular. The Sound of Silence One day in the summer of 1918, Louise and her mom and sister had gone to Windsor Castle to have lunch with King George V and Queen Mary. They waited downstairs for longer than usual, and when George finally appeared, one look at his face told them something terrible had happened. Helena asked him what was wrong, and he said he’d just heard that Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, and five kids had all been murdered by the Bolsheviks. He was keeping the news out of the press until Alexandra’s sister, Victoria, had been notified. Louise volunteered to take the horrible news to Victoria, since she was already on her way to Victoria’s home on the Isle of Wight. George gave Louise a letter for Victoria, and she left the next day. When she arrived, Louis Mountbatten – Victoria’s husband – came out to meet her on the dock. She told him about the terrible letter she had with her, and what it contained. Louis said it would be better if he showed the letter in to Victoria, and Louise agreed. Later that day, restless and overwhelmed, Victoria suggested she and Louise go out into the garden. Every day for the next three weeks, that’s what they did – worked out their grief in the garden together. She and Victoria never spoke of the Romanov murder again. Later, Victoria wrote her a letter thanking her for just being there and supporting her in silence. In her memoir, Louise wrote, “I have often had to face difficult situations that have needed both tact as well as courage, but never anything so terrible as to inform someone that a much-loved sister and brother-in-law and their five children, had all been murdered.” (Louise, 146) Living Her Best Life For almost 40 more years, Louise was a beloved fixture on the British philanthropic scene. One of the organizations she supported for the rest of her life was a nursing home founded by her mother. The 1912 footage below is labeled as “Princess Louise Opens Extension to Victoria Hospitals” – to me, it looks like she’s there with her mom, Princess Helena (the older woman). What do you guys think? Here she is in 1920, opening a festival at Walmer Castle to benefit the War Memorial Hospital. We see her giving a speech and shaking hands with the nurses: And in this clip from 1929, she’s opening a new ward at the King’s College Hospital. You can see her on the left at about 8 seconds in, wearing a big dark coat and holding a bouquet of flowers: Just a few of the organizations she supported included the Wayfarers’ Trust, the Dockland Settlement, Guide Dogs for the Blind, the British Asthma Association, the British Rheumatic Association, the YMCA Women’s Auxiliary, the United Nations Association, and the Three Arts Club. Her favorite causes were clubs for boys and girls, and the arts. The arts were a good fit for her – she was passionate about painting, music, and dancing. Enameling was one of her favorite hobbies, and she also painted watercolors that still belong to the royal family today. She had an enameling studio in her Kensington house at Queensbury Place, and often donated her products to charity. But her life wasn’t all ballrooms and teacups. While in Northumberland and County Durham, filling in for her sister at YMCA meetings, one of the activities arranged for her was a visit to a coal mine. When asked if she’d go down into the mine, she said why not? So they put her in a raincoat, helmet, and goggles and took her down to the bottom of the mine. In one spot, she met a miner lying on his back on a ledge, working. Louise asked him if his job was as hard and exhausting as it looked. He said, “Why don’t you see for yourself?” So she did. She crawled up on to the ledge, stretched out, and took the pickax the miner gave her. “Get on with it,” he told her. So she cut a stint of coal, working until the men told her she could stop. When she turned around, she saw them putting the hunks of coal she’d cut into their pockets as souvenirs. She also learned to drive and had her own car. She once said that if she were younger and a man, she’d have taken up racing. She was said to be the first member of the royal family to smoke in public, the first royal princess to go up in an airplane, and the first to live in a flat. She shocked George V by telling him she sometimes rode the bus – and, if the bus had standing room only, used the hanging strap to hold on. In 1925, she visited Ghana, then called the Gold Coast. She arrived 24 hours after the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII, had left. Locals thought she must be his wife, and gossiped about why they weren’t traveling together. While there, she laid the foundation stone of a hospital, inaugurated a war memorial, and went with the governor on a 1,400-mile tour by car through Ashanti and the Northern Territories. There, she wore pants, lived in a tent, and did the camp cooking herself as she explored the area. In 1926, she published a book of the letters written to her sister on the trip, called Letters from the Gold Coast. She illustrated it with dozens of pictures she’d taken and developed herself. In 1927, she famously danced with a Pearly King at the annual fundraising dance for the National Association of Street Traders. The Pearly Kings & Queens raise money for charity, and they do it while wearing suits and costumes covered in mother-of-pearl buttons. The first Pearly King, Henry Croft, was a Victorian street sweeper who wore a sequined suit to raise money for charity. That year, Louise was their guest of honor at the dance, and when she saw John Marriott, the Pearly King of Finsbury, in an outfit with 16,000 pearl buttons, she was fascinated and asked to dance with him. Marriott was nervous, but said that she was so nice that he forgot to be nervous and ended up having a great time. He also liked the fact that she called him “Pearly.” You can see Louise opening a fair that includes the Pearly Kings and Queens in this video – and we get to hear her voice! Later, in her memoir, she told lots of small, funny stories about the royal family during the interwar years – nothing political, nothing earth-shaking, just human moments of humor and connection. For example, one time, her sister Thora and Archbishop Lang were both guests of King George V at Balmoral. One day, King George asked Thora what she was going to do that afternoon. She said she was going to play golf with the archbishop. George V replied, “Oh, I will come and walk with you to hear the Archbishop swear when you beat him!” Louise summed up the anecdote with this line: “History does not relate if His Grace did swear, nor what he said when he had to retrieve his ball from a bunker!” See what I mean? There’s nothing political in that anecdote. It won’t change history. But it made me laugh, and it humanizes people who are otherwise just distant names on a page. In this 1934 British Movietone footage, we see Louise, her sister, and Lang (the Archbishop of Canterbury) as he distributes money on Maundy Thursday. You might also be familiar with Queen Mary’s Doll House. Louise had a hand in that, too. In 1921 at Easter, she found her mom and sister collecting miniature furnishings for Queen Mary, who wanted to create a dollhouse. So Louise asked her architect friend, Sir Edwin Lutyens, to design one. Lutyens liked the idea, and together they took it a step further – they envisioned the project as a sort of time capsule that could document royal life as well as the era’s great painters, writers, and craftsmen. Louise acted as a project manager, writing over 2,000 letters during the course of the project. In the end, she got more than 1,500 writers, artists, and craftsmen to contribute. For example, she asked 170 great British writers to contribute original works for the tiny library in the dollhouse. All the writers she asked said yes except for George Bernhard Shaw, whom she said was “very rude.” (Louise, 157) When it was complete, the dollhouse had miniature artworks, newspapers, wine bottles, the king’s red dispatch boxes, and King George’s Daimlers in the garage – all exact copies of the real things. The house also had electricity, elevators, and running water. When it was complete, it was presented as a gift to Queen Mary. In 1924, when it went on display at Wembley, more than 1.5 million people visited it. Today, the dollhouse is on display at Windsor Castle. During these years, Louise and her sister lived in London at Schomberg House. They threw parties, hosted concerts, and continued their philanthropic work. You can see her in this 1938 film reel, watching what appears to be a charity cricket match: Authors vs. Actresses! When Louise accepted a patronage, it wasn’t in name only. She took her duties seriously, which meant, in many cases, acting like a boss. Someone who served on a charity committee with Louise later said, “She can pull a chattering committee together in less time than anyone I ever saw.” Louise also indulged her love of history and her Napoleon obsession. Or, as she put it in her memoir: “Most people have a hobby. My hobby is Napoleon.” (Louise, 177) She collected as much Napoleonic memorabilia as she could. On her trips to France, she always kept an eye out for items that had been monogrammed with N and the royal bees, buying them whenever possible. She even visited St. Helena to see the place Napoleon was exiled after Waterloo. She went to visit his empty tomb, and the governor of the island gave her a cutting from a nearby willow tree – the same willow trees Napoleon had requested to be buried beneath if the British buried him on the island. World War II When World War II broke out, Louise and Thora were already old women – and Thora wasn’t well. The authorities told them to leave London. They didn’t want to be responsible for two old women who lived alone very close to government buildings that were targets for bombings. So she and Thora rented top-floor apartments from a friend who had a house near Ascot. She wrote about watching the British squadrons fly over Ascot as they left on a bombing run. She would count them, and count them again when they returned to see how many never made it back. Both she and Thora refused to go down into the bomb shelter at night. As she put it, “We came to the conclusion that we would prefer to go down on top of the remnants of the house, rather than that the house should come down on our remains!” Thora, she said, slept through all the bombings anyway. They both made it through the war, although their London home was nearly destroyed and they never went back. Instead, they moved 10 Fitzmaurice Place, a building off Curzon Street that had been designed as a shelter for the royal family if Buckingham Palace had been destroyed. It wasn’t a palace or a gorgeous Georgian mansion – it was just a blocky building reinforced with concrete – but Louise didn’t mind the less-than-royal look, or living on the 4th floor. She had no private secretary or an official lady-in-waiting. No security guards were posted outside their home, and if the phone rang, Louise answered it herself. It was just Louise and Thora and a couple close friends, like a royal version of The Golden Girls. Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number Until, that is, in 1948, when her beloved sister died. Without her best friend and companion, Louise kept doing what she’d always done: supporting her charities and fulfilling her duties as patron of dozens of cultural organizations. There are a few stories floating around about how much she loved her gin and tonics. According to author Kenneth Rose, in her later years, she “smoked and drank with evident relish.” (192) It’s said that she got drunk before Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation and had to be pulled back from the window of her carriage so she wouldn’t fall out. Obviously, this isn’t something she brought up in her memoir, but she did give the recipe for an alcoholic pick-me-up she highly recommended. To make it, drop an egg white in a tall glass, then fill the glass with iced champagne and whisk the whole thing to make it frothy. She described this as a stimulant, but booze only ever makes me sleepy, so I’ll probably skip this recipe. If you’ve tried it and liked it, let me know! As Louise aged, her doctors warned her to slow down. She didn’t listen. I found one story in the London Weekly Dispatch about a charity event she and her doctor attended. He reminded her that she’d promised to go home and go to bed at 10, but it was already 11. “Oh, don’t be such an old woman,” Louise said. She loved having a busy schedule – it kept her young, she said. Every morning, no matter how late she got in the night before, she got up at 7 am. Every night, she put on a formal gown for dinner. At least three nights a week, she was out at a ball or charity function. When someone asked her if she wouldn’t just rather have dinner in bed, she reportedly answered, “No. Never.” We can catch a glimpse of her in this British Pathé newsreel, attending an opera gala put on for the president of Portugal in 1955. I timed the video to play when she makes her entrance – she’s announced, but only on screen for a second: And sometimes, when she wasn’t invited, she’d crash an event she wanted to go to because…well, because she could. In October of 1954, she heard her friend, Lady Nutting, would be at a meeting of the Leicestershire branch of the British Red Cross Society. She showed up uninvited and told the group: “So here I am – a gatecrasher.” Her excuse? “My mother was one of the original members of the Red Cross when it was started during the Franco Prussian war,” she said That’s a pretty good excuse, if you ask me. I didn’t expect to find another newspaper story that described a robbery. In 1951, she went out to get some groceries and set her wallet down while giving her order at the counter. Someone stole that wallet, which had £8 in it. No word on whether she ever got it back. In 1954, Queen Elizabeth II suggested Louise write her memoirs. She refused all offers of help, and ended up using a combination of dictation and transcribing to finish the book, despite her arthritis. She even kept working on it during a trip to Africa in 1955, when she flew over Victoria Falls – recreating a flight she’d taken back in 1928. In 1955, she realized she’d never launched a ship – one of the few traditional royal duties that had never come her way. So she mentioned this to the First Lord of the Admiralty, and what do you know, he arranged for her to christen a frigate called Leopard on May 23, 1955. It just goes to show…it never hurts to ask! At age 83, she broke a rib and injured her leg and went to the south of France to rest and recover. There, she stayed with Count Alfred Potocki, a Polish aristocrat and visited with her cousin, Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain. When her book came out, she was still recovering from that fall and also had laryngitis. She attended a literary lunch in her honor, and designated her friend, actor Ernest Thesiger, to do the talking for her. In those memoirs, she wrote the following: “Life is such an adventure, so full of unexpected happenings. Even I, at my age, am thrilled at all that is taking place and the developments of this modern time.“ In 1956, the year she published those memoirs, she had been a subject of six British monarchs: Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth II. She encouraged everyone reading her book to stand by the new queen who had devoted her life to public service. Louise died on December 8, 1956 at age 84 – the oldest living member of the royal family at that time. Ironically, several obituaries called her Queen Victoria’s last surviving granddaughter, but she wasn’t. That honor goes to Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone who died in 1981. Louise was buried at Frogmore in Windsor Castle’s Great Park – right next to her sister, Thora. Her funeral drew a crowd, including Pearly Kings and Queens. The newsreel script, as you’ll hear, makes the mistake of calling her Queen Victoria’s last surviving granddaughter: Traditionally, when we think of a princess, we think of a woman whose main job is to provide her husband with an heir. But Louise shows us there’s an alternate path for princesses – doing work that means something, pursuing hobbies, writing books, and making lasting friends. She had wit, charm, intelligence, kindness, humor, loyalty, and a strong sense of duty. I would have loved to sit down with her, have a gin and tonic, and talk about Napoleon. How about you? The End Tell a friend Sources Books & Articles King, Greg. Twilight of Splendor. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2007. Mandache, Diana. Dearest Missy: The correspondence between Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia, Duchess of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and her daughter, Marie, Crown Princess of Romania, 1879-1900. Falköping, Sweden : Rosvall, 2011. Marie Louise, Princess. My Memories of Six Reigns. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc. 1956. Ramm, Agatha, ed. Beloved and Darling Child: Last Letters between Queen Victoria and Her Eldest Daughter 1886-1901. Wolfeboro Falls, NH: Alan Sutton, 1990. Rose, Kenneth. Who’s Who in the Royal House of Windsor. New York: Crescent Books, 1985. Van der Kiste, John. Princess Helena: Queen Victoria’s Third Daughter. South Brent, Devon: A&F Publications, 2015. Yussupov, Felix. Lost Splendor. New York: Cape, 1953. (read it for free online at the Alexander Palace Time Machine website) Online Sources “Planning the House.” Royal Collection Trust website. Newspapers Belfast Telegraph, Birmingham Daily Post, Leicester Evening Mail, Londonderry Sentinel, The New York Times, Nottingham Evening Post, San Francisco Call, St. John Daily Sun, St. Paul Globe, Toronto Saturday Night, Weekly Dispatch, Western Morning News, Western Daily Press, Westminster Gazette Credits Music, post audio: “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis” by Vaughan Williams (1910). Performed by the US Army Strings. CC BY SA 3.0 via MusOpen.org. Header image, background: Cumberland Lodge image by Prosthetic Head, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0: Version of license required is specified in the image caption. CC BY-SA 3.0: Version of license required is specified in the image caption. CC BY-SA 4.0: Version of license required is specified in the image caption. Affiliate Disclaimer I’m a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. This content may contain affiliate links, particularly in the Sources section. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you choose to buy using my affiliate link, the seller will pay me a small additional amount at absolutely no cost to you. Thank you for supporting The Girl in the Tiara! You Might Also Enjoy
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Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria; 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923), later Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar. Her childhood was spent with her parents, travelling between a variety of royal residences in Britain. The intimate atmosphere of the royal court came to an end on 14 December 1861, when her father died and her mother entered a period of intense mourning. Afterwards, in the early 1860s, Helena began a flirtation with Prince Albert's German librarian, Carl Ruland. Although the nature of the relationship is largely unknown, Helena's romantic letters to Ruland survive.[1] After her mother discovered the flirtations, in 1863, she dismissed Ruland, who returned to his native Germany. Three years later, on 5 July 1866, Helena married the impoverished Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. The couple remained in Britain, in calling distance of the queen, who liked to have her daughters nearby. Helena, along with her youngest sister, Princess Beatrice, became the queen's unofficial secretary. However, after Queen Victoria's death on 22 January 1901, Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings. Helena was the most active member of the royal family, carrying out an extensive programme of royal engagements. She was also an active patron of charities, and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross. She was founding president of the Royal School of Needlework, and president of the Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association and the Royal British Nurses' Association. As president of the latter, she was a strong supporter of nurse registration against the advice of Florence Nightingale.[2] In 1916 she became the first member of her family to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary, but her husband died a year later. Helena outlived him by six years, dying aged 77 in 1923. Early life [edit] Helena was born at Buckingham Palace, the official royal residence in London, on 25 May 1846, the day after her mother's 27th birthday.[3] Albert reported to his brother, Ernest II, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, that Helena "came into this world quite blue, but she is quite well now".[4] He added that the queen "suffered longer and more than the other times and she will have to remain very quiet to recover."[5] Albert and Victoria chose the names Helena Augusta Victoria. The German nickname for Helena was Helenchen, later shortened to Lenchen, the name by which members of the royal family invariably referred to Helena.[6] As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised on 25 July 1846 at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace.[7] Her godparents were the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the husband of Queen Victoria's cousin); the Duchess of Orléans (for whom the queen's mother, the Duchess of Kent, stood proxy); and the Duchess of Cambridge (the queen's aunt).[8] Helena was a lively and outspoken child, and reacted against brotherly teasing by punching the bully on the nose.[9] Her early talents included drawing. Lady Augusta Stanley, a lady-in-waiting to the queen, commented favourably on the three-year-old Helena's artwork.[6] Like her sisters, she could play the piano to a high standard at an early age. Other interests included science and technology, shared by her father Prince Albert, and horse riding and boating, two of her favourite childhood occupations.[10] However, Helena became a middle daughter following the birth of Princess Louise in 1848, and her abilities were overshadowed by her more artistic sisters.[11] Death of Prince Albert [edit] Helena's father, Prince Albert, died on 14 December 1861. The queen was devastated, and ordered her household, along with her daughters, to move from Windsor to Osborne House, the queen's Isle of Wight residence. Helena's grief was also profound, and she wrote to a friend a month later: "What we have lost nothing can ever replace, and our grief is most, most bitter ... I adored Papa, I loved him more than anything on earth, his word was a most sacred law, and he was my help and adviser ... These hours were the happiest of my life, and now it is all, all over."[12] The queen relied on her second eldest daughter Princess Alice as an unofficial secretary, but Alice needed an assistant of her own. Though Helena was the next eldest, she was considered unreliable by Victoria because of her inability to go long without bursting into tears.[13] Therefore, Louise was selected to assume the role in her place.[14] Alice was married to Prince Louis of Hesse in 1862, after which Helena assumed the role—described as the "crutch" of her mother's old age by one biographer—at her mother's side.[15] In this role, she carried out minor secretarial tasks, such as writing the queen's letters, helping her with political correspondence, and providing her with company.[16] Marriage [edit] Controversy [edit] Princess Helena began an early flirtation with her father's former librarian, Carl Ruland, following his appointment to the Royal Household on the recommendation of Baron Stockmar in 1859. He was trusted enough to teach German to Helena's brother, the young Prince of Wales, and was described by the Queen as "useful and able".[17] When the Queen discovered that Helena had grown romantically attached to a royal servant, he was promptly dismissed back to his native Germany, and he never lost the Queen's hostility.[18] Following Ruland's departure in 1863, the Queen looked for a husband for Helena. However, as a middle child, the prospect of a powerful alliance with a European royal house was low.[19] Her appearance was also a concern, as by the age of fifteen she was described by her biographer as chunky, dowdy and double-chinned.[20] Furthermore, Victoria insisted that Helena's future husband had to be prepared to live near the Queen, thus keeping her daughter nearby.[21] Her choice eventually fell on Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein; however, the match was politically awkward, and caused a severe breach within the royal family. Schleswig and Holstein were two territories fought over between Prussia and Denmark during the First and Second Schleswig Wars. In the latter, Prussia and Austria defeated Denmark, but the duchies were claimed by Austria for Prince Christian's family. However, following the Austro-Prussian War, in which Prussia invaded and occupied the duchies, they became Prussian, but the title Duke of Schleswig-Holstein was still claimed by Prince Christian's family.[22] The marriage, therefore, horrified King Christian IX of Denmark's daughter, Alexandra, Princess of Wales, who exclaimed: "The Duchies belong to Papa."[23] Alexandra found support in her husband, his brother Prince Alfred, and his second sister, Princess Alice, who openly accused her mother of sacrificing Helena's happiness for the Queen's convenience.[24] Alice also argued that it would reduce the already low popularity of her sister, the Crown Princess of Prussia, at the court in Berlin.[25] However, and unexpectedly, the Crown Princess, who had been a personal friend of Christian's family for many years, ardently supported the proposed alliance.[23] Despite the political controversies and their age difference—he was fifteen years her senior—Helena was happy with Christian and was determined to marry him.[26] As a younger son of a non-reigning duke, the absence of any foreign commitments allowed him to remain permanently in Britain—the Queen's primary concern—and she declared the marriage would go ahead.[27] Helena and Christian were actually third cousins in descent from Frederick, Prince of Wales. Relations between Helena and Alexandra remained strained, and Alexandra was unprepared to accept Christian (who was also a third cousin to Alexandra in descent from King Frederick V of Denmark) as either a cousin or brother-in-law.[28] The Queen never forgave the Princess of Wales for accusations of possessiveness, and wrote of the Waleses shortly afterwards: "Bertie is most affectionate and kind but Alix [pet name for Alexandra] is by no means what she ought to be. It will be long, if ever, before she regains my confidence."[29] Engagement and wedding [edit] The engagement was declared on 5 December 1865, and despite the Prince of Wales's initial refusal to attend, Princess Alice intervened, and the wedding was a happy occasion.[30] The Queen allowed the ceremony to take place at Windsor Castle, albeit in the Private Chapel rather than the grander St George's Chapel on 5 July 1866. The Queen relieved her black mourning dress with a white mourning cap which draped over her back.[31] The main participants filed into the chapel to the sound of Beethoven's Triumphal March, creating a spectacle only marred by the abrupt disappearance of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, who had a sudden gout attack. Christian filed into the chapel with his two supporters, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and Prince Frederic of Schleswig-Holstein, and Helena was given away by her mother, who escorted her up the aisle with the Prince of Wales and eight bridesmaids.[32] Christian looked older than he was, and one guest commented that Helena looked as if she was marrying an aged uncle. Indeed, when he was first summoned to Britain, he assumed that the widowed Queen was inspecting him as a new husband for herself rather than as a candidate for one of her daughters.[33] The couple spent the first night of their married life at Osborne House, before honeymooning in Paris, Interlaken and Genoa.[34] Married life [edit] Helena and Christian were devoted to each other, and led a quiet life in comparison to Helena's sisters.[35] Following their marriage, they took up residence at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, the traditional residence of the Ranger of Windsor Great Park, the honorary position bestowed on Christian by the Queen. When staying in London, they lived at the Belgian Suite in Buckingham Palace.[36] The couple had six children: Christian Victor in 1867, Albert in 1869, and Helena Victoria and Marie Louise in 1870 and 1872, respectively. Their last two sons died early; Harald died eight days after his birth in 1876, and an unnamed son was stillborn in 1877. Princess Louise, Helena's sister, commissioned the French sculptor Jules Dalou to sculpt a memorial to Helena's dead infants.[37] The Christians were granted a parliamentary annuity of £6,000 a year, which the Queen requested in person.[38] In addition, a dowry of £30,000 was settled upon, and the Queen gave the couple £100,000, which yielded an income of about £4,000 a year.[39] As well as that of Ranger of Windsor Park, Christian was given the honorary position of High Steward of Windsor, and was made a member of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. However, he was often an absentee figurehead at the meetings, instead passing his time playing with his dog Corrie, feeding his numerous pigeons, and embarking on hunting excursions.[40] Helena, as promised, lived close to the Queen, and both she and Beatrice performed duties for her. Beatrice, whom Victoria had groomed for the main role at her side, carried out the more important duties, and Helena took on the more minor matters that Beatrice did not have time to do.[41] In later years, Helena was assisted by her unmarried daughter, Helena Victoria, to whom the Queen dictated her journal in the last months of her life.[42][incomplete short citation] Helena's health was not robust, and she was addicted to the drugs opium and laudanum.[43] However, the Queen did not believe that Helena was really ill, accusing her of hypochondria encouraged by an indulgent husband.[44] Queen Victoria wrote to her daughter the Crown Princess of Prussia, complaining that Helena was inclined to "coddle herself (and Christian too) and to give way in everything that the great object of her doctors and nurse is to rouse her and make her think less of herself and of her confinement".[45] Not all of her health scares were simply the result of hypochondria; in 1869, she had to cancel her trip to Balmoral Castle when she became ill at the railway station. In 1870, she was suffering from severe rheumatism and problems with her joints. In July 1871, she suffered from congestion in her lungs, an illness severe enough to appear in the Court Circular, which announced that her illness caused "much anxiety to members of the royal family".[46] In 1873, she was forced to recuperate in France as a result of illness, and in the 1880s she travelled to Germany to see an oculist.[47] Activities [edit] Nursing [edit] Helena had a firm interest in nursing, and was the founding chair of the Ladies' Committee of the British Red Cross in 1870, playing an active role in recruiting nurses and organising relief supplies during the Franco-Prussian War. She subsequently became President of the British Nurses' Association (RBNA) upon its foundation in 1887. In 1891, it received the prefix "Royal", and received a royal charter the following year.[48] She was a strong supporter of nurse registration, an issue that was opposed by both Florence Nightingale and leading public figures.[48] In a speech Helena made in 1893, she made clear that the RBNA was working towards "improving the education and status of those devoted and self-sacrificing women whose whole lives have been devoted to tending the sick, the suffering, and the dying".[49] In the same speech, she warned about opposition and misrepresentation they had encountered. Although the RBNA was in favour of registration as a means of enhancing and guaranteeing the professional status of trained nurses, its incorporation with the Privy Council allowed it to maintain a list rather than a formal register of nurses.[49] Following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the new queen, Alexandra, insisted on replacing Helena as President of the Army Nursing Service.[50] This gave rise to a further breach between the royal ladies, with King Edward VII caught in the middle between his sister and his wife.[51] Lady Roberts, a courtier, wrote to a friend: "matters were sometimes very difficult and not always pleasant." However, in accordance with rank, Helena agreed to resign in Alexandra's favour, and she retained presidency of the Army Nursing Reserve.[50] Though thought to be merely an artefact created by society ladies,[52] Helena exercised an efficient and autocratic regime—"if anyone ventures to disagree with Her Royal Highness she has simply said, 'It is my wish, that is sufficient.'"[53] The RBNA gradually went into decline following the Nurses Registration Act 1919; after six failed attempts between 1904 and 1918, the British parliament passed the bill allowing formal nurse registration.[54] What resulted was the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), and the RBNA lost membership and dominance. Helena supported the proposed amalgamation of the RBNA with the new RCN, but that proved unsuccessful when the RBNA pulled out of the negotiations.[52] However, she remained active in other nursing organisations, and was president of the Isle of Wight, Windsor and Great Western Railway branches of the Order of St. John. In this position, she personally signed and presented many thousands of certificates of proficiency in nursing.[55] Needlework [edit] Helena was also active in the promotion of needlework, and became the first president of the newly established School of Art Needlework in 1872; in 1876, it acquired the "royal" prefix, becoming the Royal School of Needlework. In Helena's words, the objective of the school was: "first, to revive a beautiful art which had been well-nigh lost; and secondly, through its revival, to provide employment for gentlewomen who were without means of a suitable livelihood."[55] As with her other organisations, she was an active president, and worked to keep the school on an even level with other schools. She personally wrote to Royal Commissioners requesting money; for example, in 1895, she requested and acquired £30,000 for erecting a building for the school in South Kensington.[56] Her royal status helped its promotion, and she held Thursday afternoon tea parties at the school for society ladies, who wanted to be seen in the presence of royal personages such as Princess Helena. When the Christmas Bazaar was held, she acted as chief saleswoman, generating long queues of people anxious to be served personally by her.[57] Helena was anxious to help children and the unemployed, and began hosting free dinners for their benefit at the Windsor Guildhall. She presided over two of these dinners, in February and March 1886, and over 3,000 meals were served to children and unemployed men during the harsh winter that year.[57] Through her charitable activities, she became popular with the people; a contemporary author, C. W. Cooper, wrote that "the poor of Windsor worshipped her".[58] Writing [edit] Among Helena's other interests was writing, especially translation. In 1867, when the first biography of her father, the Prince Consort was written, the author, Sir Charles Grey, notes that the Prince's letters were translated (from German to English) by Helena "with surprising fidelity".[59] Other translations followed, and in 1887 she published a translation of The Memoirs of Wilhelmine, Margravine of Bayreuth. It was noted by the Saturday Review that Helena wrote an English version that was thoroughly alive, with a sound dictionary translation and a high accuracy in spirit.[60] Her final translation was undertaken in 1882, on a German booklet called First Aid to the Injured, originally published by Christian's brother-in-law. It was republished several times until 1906.[61] Bergsträsser affair [edit] A copyright issue arose after the publication of letters written by Helena's sister, Princess Alice. In Germany, an edition of Alice's letters was published in 1883, by a Darmstadt clergyman called Carl Sell, who chose a selection of her letters made available to him by the Queen. When it was done, Helena wrote to Sell and requested permission to publish an English translation of the German text. It was granted, but without the knowledge of the publisher Dr Bergsträsser. In December 1883 Helena wrote to Sir Theodore Martin, a favoured royal biographer, informing him that Bergsträsser was claiming copyright of Alice's letters, and on that basis was demanding a delay in the publication of the English edition. Martin acted as an intermediary between Helena and Bergsträsser, who claimed to have received many offers from English publishers, and that the chosen one would expect a high honorarium.[62] Bergsträsser was persuaded to drop his demand for a delay in publishing, and modify his copyright claims in return for a lump sum. However, the Queen and Helena refused, claiming that the copyright belonged to the Queen, and that only Sell's original preface was open to negotiation. The royal ladies considered Bergsträsser's claims "unjustified if not impertinent", and would not communicate with him directly.[63] Eventually, Bergsträsser came to Britain in January 1884, willing to accept £100 for the first 3,000 copies and a further £40 for each subsequent thousand copies sold.[63] Martin chose the publisher John Murray, who after further negotiations with Bergsträsser, printed the first copies in mid-1884. It sold out almost immediately; but for the second edition, Murray replaced Sell's biographical sketch of Princess Alice with the 53-page memoir written by Helena. The problem of royalties to Sell was thus avoided, and that Helena gave her name to the memoir to her sister attracted greater interest in the book.[64] After Queen Victoria [edit] Edwardian period [edit] Helena's favourite son, Prince Christian Victor, died in 1900, followed three months later by her mother Queen Victoria, who died at Osborne House on 22 January 1901. The new King, Edward VII, did not have close ties with his surviving sisters, with the exception of Princess Louise. Helena's nephew, Prince Alexander of Battenberg (later Marquess of Carisbrooke) recorded that Queen Alexandra was jealous of the royal family, and would not invite her sisters-in-law to Sandringham.[65] Moreover, Alexandra never fully reconciled herself to Helena and Christian following their marriage controversy in the 1860s.[66] Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings, and continued her role as a support to the monarchy and a campaigner for the many charities she represented.[67] She and Christian led a quiet life, but did carry out a few royal engagements. On one such occasion, the elderly couple represented the King at the silver wedding anniversary, in 1906, of Kaiser Wilhelm II (Helena's nephew) and his wife Augusta Victoria (Christian's niece).[67] During the Edwardian period, Helena visited the grave of her son, Prince Christian Victor, who died in 1900 following a bout with malaria while serving in the Second Boer War. She was met by South African Prime Minister Louis Botha, but Jan Smuts refused to meet her, partly because he was bitter that South Africa had lost the war and partly because his son had died in a British concentration camp.[68] In 1902, Prince and Princess Christian moved to Schomberg House, 77–78 Pall Mall, London, half of which is now part of the Oxford and Cambridge Club.[69] Before the First World War, she was one of the few maternal relatives that her nephew Kaiser Wilhelm II was close to. When he welcomed his first child, he went against Prussian tradition by asking Helena, not his mother, to assign a nurse for his son, causing a family scandal.[70] Later years [edit] King Edward died in 1910, and the First World War began four years after his death. Helena devoted her time to nursing, and her daughter, Princess Marie Louise, recorded in her memoirs that requests for news of loved ones reached Helena and her sisters. It was decided that the letters should be forwarded to Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, Princess Helena's niece, as Sweden was neutral during the war. It was during the war that Helena and Christian celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1916, and despite the fact that Britain and Germany were at war, the Kaiser sent a congratulatory telegram to his aunt and uncle through the Crown Princess of Sweden.[71] King George V and Queen Mary were present when the telegram was received, and the King remarked to Helena's daughter, Marie Louise, that her former husband, Prince Aribert of Anhalt, did her a service when he turned her out. When Marie Louise said she would have run away to Britain if she was still married, the King said, "with a twinkle in his eye", that he would have had to intern her.[72] In 1917, in response to the wave of anti-German feeling that surrounded the war, George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor. He also disposed of his family's German titles and styles, so Helena and her daughters simply became Princess Christian, Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise with no territorial designation. Helena's surviving son, Albert, fought on the side of the Prussians, though he made it clear that he would not fight against his mother's country.[73] In the same year, on 28 October, Prince Christian died at Schomberg House. Helena's last years were spent arguing with Commissioners, who tried to turn her out of Schomberg House and Cumberland Lodge because of the expense of running her households. They failed, as clear evidence of her right to live in those residences for life was shown.[74] Death [edit] Princess Helena died at Schomberg House on 9 June 1923 at the age of 77.[75] Her funeral, described as a "magnificently stage-managed scene" by her biographer Seweryn Chomet, was headed by King George V. The regiment of her favourite son, Prince Christian Victor, lined the steps of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Although originally interred in the Royal Vault at St George's on 15 June 1923, her body was reburied at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, a few miles from Windsor, after its consecration on 23 October 1928.[76] Legacy [edit] Helena was devoted to nursing, and took the lead at the charitable organisations she represented. She was also an active campaigner, and wrote letters to newspapers and magazines promoting the interests of nurse registration. Her royal status helped to promote the publicity and society interest that surrounded organisations such as the Royal British Nurses' Association. The RBNA still survives today with Aubrey Rose as president.[77] Emily Williamson founded the Gentlewomen's Employment Association in Manchester; one of the projects which came out of this group was the Princess Christian Training College for Nurses, in Fallowfield, Manchester. In appearance, Helena was described by John Van der Kiste as plump and dowdy; and in temperament, as placid, and business-like, with an authoritarian spirit. On one occasion, during a National Dock Strike, the Archbishop of Canterbury composed a prayer hoping for its prompt end. Helena arrived at the church, examined her service sheet, and in a voice described by her daughter as "the penetrating royal family whisper, which carried farther than any megaphone", remarked: "That prayer won't settle any strike."[9] Her appearance and personality was criticised in the letters and journals of Queen Victoria, and biographers followed her example.[78] However, Helena's daughter, Princess Marie Louise, described her as: very lovely, with wavy brown hair, a beautiful little straight nose, and lovely amber-coloured eyes ... She was very talented: played the piano exquisitively, had a distinct gift for drawing and painting in water-colours ... Her outstanding gift was loyalty to her friends ... She was brilliantly clever, had a wonderful head for business. ...[79] Music was one of her passions; in her youth she played the piano with Charles Hallé, Jenny Lind and Clara Butt, who were among her personal friends, and she was amongst the first members of the Bach Choir of London, founded by Lind's husband (and Helena's former piano teacher) Otto Goldschmidt.[9] Her determination to carry out a wide range of public duties won her widespread popularity.[80][81] She twice represented her mother at Drawing Rooms, attendance at which was considered equivalent to being presented to the queen herself.[82] Helena was closest to her brother, Prince Alfred, who considered her his favourite sister.[83] Though described by contemporaries as fearfully devoted to the Queen Victoria, to the point that she did not have a mind of her own, she actively campaigned for women's rights, a field the queen abhorred.[84] Nevertheless, both she and Beatrice remained closest to the queen, and Helena remained close to her mother's side until the latter's death. Her name was the last to be written in the queen's seventy-year-old journal.[85] Titles, styles, honours and arms [edit] Titles and styles [edit] 25 May 1846 – 5 July 1866: Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena[86] 5 July 1866 – 17 July 1917: Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein[87] 17 July 1917 – 9 June 1923: Her Royal Highness Princess Christian[88][89] Honours [edit] British 1 January 1878: Companion of the Crown of India[90] 29 April 1883: Member of the Royal Red Cross[9] 23 March 1896: Lady of Justice of St John[87] 10 February 1904: Royal Family Order of King Edward VII 3 June 1911: Royal Family Order of King George V 3 June 1918: Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire.[91] Member 1st class of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert Foreign 31 March 1863: Dame of the Order of Queen Saint Isabel[92] Dame of the Order of Louise, 1st Division[93] 1 June 1872: Cross of Merit for Women and Girls[94] Arms [edit] In 1858, Helena and the three younger of her sisters were granted use of the royal arms, with an inescutcheon of the shield of Saxony, and differenced by a label of three points argent. On Helena's arms, the outer points bore roses gules, and the centre bore a cross gules. In 1917, the inescutcheon was dropped by royal warrant from George V.[95] Princess Helena's coat of arms (1858–1917) Issue [edit] Prince and Princess Christian had six children, four of whom lived to adulthood. They had one grandchild, Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein, who died in 1953 as their final descendant. Name Birth Death Notes Prince Christian Victor[96] 14 April 1867 29 October 1900 His mother's favourite son; died unmarried and without issue while serving in the Boer War Prince Albert 26 February 1869 27 April 1931 Succeeded as head of the House of Oldenburg in 1921; had one illegitimate daughter, Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein Princess Helena Victoria 3 May 1870 13 March 1948 Never married. One of her last public appearances was at the wedding of the future Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Princess Marie Louise[97] 12 August 1872 8 December 1956 Married 1891; Prince Aribert of Anhalt; no issue; marriage was dissolved in 1900 Prince Harald[97] 12 May 1876 20 May 1876 Died an infant at eight days old An unnamed stillborn son 7 May 1877 7 May 1877 Stillborn Ancestry [edit] Notes [edit] References [edit] Battiscombe, Georgina, Queen Alexandra (Constable & Company Ltd, London, 1969) Bennett, D., Queen Victoria's Children (Gollancz, London, 1980) ISBN 0-575-02690-1 Chomet, Seweryn, Helena: A Princess Reclaimed (Begell House, New York, 1999) ISBN 1-56700-145-9 Dennison, Matthew, The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007) ISBN 978-0-297-84794-6 Eilers, Marlene A., Queen Victoria's Descendants (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987) ISBN 0-8063-1202-5 Longford, Elizabeth, Victoria R. I. (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Second Edition 1987) ISBN 0-297-84142-4 Marie Louise (Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein), My Memories of Six Reigns (Second edition, Penguin, Middlesex, 1959) Packard, Jerrold M., Victoria's Daughters (St Martin's Griffin, New York, 1998) ISBN 0-312-24496-7 Van der Kiste, John, Queen Victoria's Children (Sutton Publishing, Gloucester, 2006) ISBN 0-7509-3476-X "Helena, Princess [Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein] (1846–1923)",(subscription required) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online ed., Jan 2008, accessed 22 February 2008. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/41067. Wake, Jehanne, Princess Louise: Queen Victoria's Unconventional Daughter (Collins, London, 1988) ISBN 0-00-217076-0 Thomas Weiberg: ... wie immer Deine Dona. Verlobung und Hochzeit des letzten deutschen Kaiserpaares. Isensee-Verlag, Oldenburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-89995-406-7
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Infobox British Royalty\|royal name =Princess Helena title =Princess Christian of Schleswig Holstein spouse =Prince Christian…	en	https://en-academic.com/favicon.ico	Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias	https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/182368	Packard, p. 113] Despite the political controversies and their age difference—he was fifteen years her senior—Helena was happy with Christian and was determined to marry him. [Packard, p. 114] As a younger son of a reigning duke, the absence of any foreign commitments allowed him to remain permanently in England—the Queen's primary concern—and she declared the marriage would go ahead. [Van der Kiste, p. 64] Helena and Christian were actually 3rd cousins in descent from Frederick, Prince of Wales. Relations between Helena and Alexandra remained strained, and Alexandra was unprepared to accept Christian (who was also a third cousin to Alexandra in descent from Frederik V of Denmark) as either a cousin or brother. [Battiscombe, p. 76] The Queen never forgave Alice for accusations of possessiveness, and wrote of the Waleses shortly afterwards: “Bertie is most affectionate and kind but Alix [pet name for Alexandra] is by no means what she ought to be. It will be long, if ever, before she regains my confidence.” [Van der Kiste, p. 181] Engagement and wedding The engagement was declared on 5 December 1865, and despite the Prince of Wales's initial refusal to attend, Princess Alice intervened, and the wedding was a happy occasion. [Packard, p. 115] The Queen allowed the ceremony to take place at Windsor Castle, albeit in the Private Chapel rather than the grander St George's Chapel, and relieved her black mourning dress with a white mourning cap which draped over her back. [Packard, p. 116] The main participants filed into the chapel to the sound of Beethoven's , creating a spectacle only marred by the sudden disappearance of Prince George, the Duke of Cambridge, who had a sudden gout attack. Christian filed into the abbey with his two supporters, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and Prince Frederic of Schleswig-Holstein, and Helena was given away by her mother, who escorted her up the aisle with the Prince of Wales and eight bridesmaids. [LondonGazette \|issue= 23140\|date= 17 June 1866\|startpage= 4092\|accessdate= 2008-02-18] Christian looked older than he was, and one guest commented that Helena looked as if she was marrying an aged uncle. Indeed, when he was first summoned to England, he assumed that the widowed Queen was inspecting him as a new husband for herself rather than as a candidate for one of her daughters. [Van der Kiste, p. 72] The couple spent the first night of their married life at Osborne House, before honeymooning in Paris, Interlaken and Genoa. [Packard, p. 117] Married life Helena and Christian were devoted to each other, and led a quiet life in comparison to Helena's sisters. [Chomet, p. 55] Following their marriage, they took up residence at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, the traditional residence of the Ranger of Windsor Great Park, the honorary position bestowed on Christian by the Queen. When staying in London, they lived at the Belgian Suite in Buckingham Palace. [Chomet, p. 133] The couple had six children: Christian Victor in 1867, Albert in 1869, and Princesses Helena Victoria and Marie Louise in 1870 and 1872 respectively. Their last two sons died early; Frederick Harold died eight days after his birth in 1876, and an unnamed son was stillborn in 1877. Princess Louise, Helena's sister, commissioned the French sculptor Jules Dalou to sculpt a memorial to Helena's dead infants. [Packard, p. 192] The Christians were granted a parliamentary annuity of £6000 a year, which the Queen requested in person. [Chomet, p. 52] In addition, a dower of £30,000 was settled upon, and the Queen gave the couple £100,000 which yielded an income of about £4000 a year. [Chomet, p. 54] As well as that of Ranger of Windsor Park, Christian was given the honorary position of High Steward of Windsor, and was made a Royal Commissioner for the Great Exhibition of 1851. However, he was often an absentee figurehead at the meetings, instead passing his time playing with his dog Corrie, feeding his numerous pigeons, and embarking on hunting excursions. [Chomet, p. 59] Helena, as promised, lived close to the Queen, and both she and Beatrice performed duties for her. Beatrice, whom Victoria had groomed for the main role at her side, carried out the more important duties, and Helena took on the more minor matters that Beatrice did not have time to do. [Packard, p. 194] Helena was assisted by her unmarried daughter, Helena Victoria, to whom the Queen dictated her journal in the last months of her life. [Benson, p. 300] Helena's health was not robust, and she was addicted to the drugs opium and laudanum. [Packard, pp. 269–270] However, the Queen did not believe that Helena was really ill, accusing her of hypochondria encouraged by an indulgent husband. [Packard, p. 193] Queen Victoria wrote to Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia complaining that Helena was inclined to “coddle herself (and Christian too) and to give way in everything that the great object of her doctors and nurse is to rouse her and make her think less of herself and of her confinement”. [Quoted in Chomet, p. 128] Not all of her health scares were brought on by hypochondria; in 1869, she had to cancel her trip to Balmoral Castle when she became ill at the railway station. In 1870, she was suffering from severe rheumatism and problems with her joints. In July 1871, she suffered from congestion in her lungs, an illness severe enough to appear in the Court Circular, which announced that her illness caused “much anxiety to members of the royal family”. [Quoted in Chomet, p. 129] In 1873, she was forced to recuperate in France as a result of illness, and in the 1880s she travelled to Germany to see an oculist for her eyes. [Chomet, p. 130] Royal duties Nursing
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29120	yago	3	87	https://rebeccastarrbrown.com/2017/08/18/the-middle-child-helena-princess-of-schleswig-holstein/	en	The Middle Child: Helena, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein	https://rebeccastarrbrow…_1910_colour.jpg	https://rebeccastarrbrow…_1910_colour.jpg	[ "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-picture2.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1", "https://rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-b71c85947707cd3201c4b24a5c6a0f4f3.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/princess-helena-by-hills-2.jpeg?resize=510%2C762&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/princess_elena_and_prince_albert_of_england_1843.jpg?resize=525%2C783&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/princess-helena-1.jpg?resize=373%2C495&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mw170342.jpg?resize=459%2C723&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/220px-christian_and_helena.jpg?resize=367%2C568&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/princess_helena_in_her_wedding_dress.png?resize=522%2C798&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/schleswigholsteinchildren.jpg?resize=502%2C692&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/79a6ac59299b5b03937c9f2c15c3eabe.jpg?resize=530%2C800&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/princess_marie_louise_of_schleswig-holstein.jpg?resize=480%2C680&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/rebeccastarrbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/princess_helena_1910_colour.jpg?resize=473%2C627&ssl=1", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f603deab55c9402940cfd273248b60ab?s=60&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a75c7e3efdade726badca124e6761796?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/68f8b9cb3d1b2c2dbd0c27f3d50d44c5?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/138f10180b73601b0da727f224cb3842?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fcbf0e15a164a3bc45c4c9e689ace8bf?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a75c7e3efdade726badca124e6761796?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/68f8b9cb3d1b2c2dbd0c27f3d50d44c5?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/138f10180b73601b0da727f224cb3842?s=48&d=identicon&r=g", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fcbf0e15a164a3bc45c4c9e689ace8bf?s=48&d=identicon&r=g" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2017-08-18T00:00:00	Some of Queen Victoria's children are burned into history books via their dynastic importance. Others are referenced as mere links between Britain and the continent, becoming the parents of later European rulers who were key to World War I. The middle of these nine children, Princess Helena, was not one such person. To me, she…	en	https://i0.wp.com/rebecc…it=32%2C32&ssl=1	Rebecca Starr Brown	https://rebeccastarrbrown.com/2017/08/18/the-middle-child-helena-princess-of-schleswig-holstein/	Some of Queen Victoria’s children are burned into history books via their dynastic importance. Others are referenced as mere links between Britain and the continent, becoming the parents of later European rulers who were key to World War I. The middle of these nine children, Princess Helena, was not one such person. To me, she stands out as the child who looks the most like her mother. Helena was born on May 25, 1846 at Buckingham Palace, her parents’ third daughter and fifth child. Her birth was one of the most difficult her mother endured, which is saying something given the extent to which Victoria loathed pregnancy, childbirth and babies. She was christened that July and given the Duchess of Orleans, the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as godparents. She quickly became known by “Lenchen,” a play off of the Germanic version of her name. Helena was described as a confident and outgoing child with keen interests in science, boating and physical activity and considerable talent in music and art. Unfortunately for her, she ended up in a bit of a stereotypical middle child scenario in which she was easily overshadowed by her siblings. She was intelligent, but not as academically inclined as Vicky. She was a good drawer, but not as talented as talented as Louise. And as for her athletic abilities, she was quickly put to shame for her military-inclined brothers. In 1859, a man named Carl Rutland joined the royal household as a German tutor and Helena became romantically interested in him. Given her age it’s certain it was nothing more than a teenage infatuation, but given his employment by the family until 1863, her attachment grew concerning enough to Victoria for him to be dismissed as a “better safe than sorry” measure. When Prince Albert died on December 14, 1861, Helena was 15. The following summer her elder sister, Alice, married Prince Louis of Hesse and moved to Germany, leaving Helena as the eldest unmarried daughter. She stepped into the role of her mother’s lead companion, a thankless job given the mausoleum-like existence that Victoria constructed in her homes. It was an austere, unhappy environment for children, and one which can hardly have helped Helena and her siblings process their beloved father’s death in a productive way. By the mid-1860s, Victoria began the search for a suitable husband for Helena. The matter was slightly tricky though, for she wasn’t considered a beauty and her mother had already decided whoever the man was he had to be ready to make his home in England so that Helena could remain close to her. She landed on Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, however the choice created the most drama Helena ever caused in her life. Christian was 15 years older than Helena, born in Denmark in 1831 – an age gap that was markedly visible, so much so that when he was first invited to the Palace by the Queen he thought she was looking for a second husband not a son-in-law. The two duchies that made up his name, Schleswig and Holstein, were disputed territories between Denmark and Prussia, the latter of which invaded them and won. The tricky part for the British Royal Family was that Vicky was then married to an heir to the Prussian throne and Bertie, the Prince of Wales, had married Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863. The new Princess of Wales was adamant that the land belonged to her father, the King of Denmark, a cause for which she gained the support of her husband, Alice and Alfred. As for the couple in question, it’s unknown what Helena thought of all the drama, but she took an immediate liking to Christian and was in favor of the marriage. They met for the first time in September 1865 and by that December their engagement was announced. However, while the relationship moved forward, the extent to which this caused a rift within the family can’t be overstated. Relations between Helena and Alexandra remained cool from then on out, a fact that garnered the latter stiff criticism from Victoria. The couple married on July 5, 1866 at the private chapel at Windsor Castle. The bride was given away by the Queen and wore a gown of white satin and lace. From there, they departed for a honeymoon in Paris, Genoa and Interlaken. They split their time between Cumberland Lodge on the Windsor estate and a suite of rooms within Buckingham Palace when in London, however in comparison to the lifestyles of her sisters, Helena lived quietly and modestly. Her first child, Christian Victor, was born on April 14, 1867 and he is rumored to have been her favorite. He was followed by Albert (b. 1869), Helena Victoria (b. 1870), Marie Louise (b. 1872), Harald (b. 1876) and a stillborn son in 1877. Prince Harald didn’t live long, passing away just eight days after his birth. While Helena and Christian seem to have had a happy marriage, they weren’t exactly an inspiring duo. Christian was given a handful of notable roles within the royal household so that he could perform official functions, but he generally phoned in the job, delegating tasks to others to remain at home or go hunting. Most of Helena’s time was spent assisting her younger sister, Beatrice, with attending on Victoria, a job that she eventually called upon her daughters to support as well once they were old enough. She devoted herself to a number of causes in Britain that do deserve recognition, primarily nursing. She was a firm advocate for female nurses and ensuring they had the proper education and resources. She served as patron for decades, personally signing and handing out certificates to new nurses throughout her career. Other interests included needlework, translations and, notably, women’s rights, which Victoria detested. In 1900, Helean’s son, Christian Victor, died in Pretoria serving in the Boer War, devastating his parents and grandmother – not only was he his mother’s favorite, but reportedly Victoria viewed him as her favorite grandchild. Only 33 when he died after falling ill with malaria, he was unmarried and buried abroad. The Queen commemorated the loss with a monument at Frogmore House, the family mausoleum. The following year it was Victoria who passed away, finally succumbing to poor health and old age while staying at Osborne House. Helena remained devoted to her mother until the end – in fact, Helena’s name was the last written in Victoria’s famously prolific journals. Bertie ascended the throne as King Edward VII, however the new reign did little for Helena who wasn’t close with her brother and still had a tense relationship with Alexandra. She continued to carry out engagements for causes close to her heart and in 1906 she had the opportunity to travel to South Africa to visit her son’s grave. Later in life, it was Helena’s children who caused her the most headaches. Her younger daughter, Marie Louise (who looked remarkably like Helena in her youth), married Prince Albert of Anhalt in 1891, a match arranged by Kaiser Wilhelm II. The union was miserable thanks to Albert’s homosexuality and, rumor has it, after being found in bed with another man, the marriage was annulled in 1900 by his father. Marie Louise was abroad at the time and when she learned the news she quickly returned to England. She lived another 56 years, remaining unmarried. Her elder daughter, Helena Victoria, never married and spent her time working for the charities and public projects about which she was most interested. One of her last appearances was at the 1947 wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip during the reign of George VI. Helena’s younger son, Albert, became the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein in 1921. He served as such for 10 years before dying in 1931 in Germany. In 1900 he fathered an illegitimate daughter with a noblewoman whose identity he never disclosed. The child was placed with Jewish parents and didn’t know her paternity until shortly before Albert’s death. While Albert told his two sisters at some point, it’s highly unlikely that Helena ever knew about her granddaughter. And that last part is a shame, for out of four children who reached maturity, none produced legitimate children of their own, a fact which likely caused Helena some sadness in her twilight years. Helena was widowed in 1917, shortly before the close of World War I. Christian died in London that October at the age of 86. Helena lived another six years before passing away in London on June 15, 1923. She is buried beside her husband at Frogmore House.
29120	yago	1	26	https://reginajeffers.blog/2017/04/11/princess-helenas-marriage-splits-queen-victorias-family/	en	Princess Helena’s Marriage Splits Queen Victoria’s Family	https://reginajeffers.bl…cobourggotha.jpg	https://reginajeffers.bl…cobourggotha.jpg	[ "https://reginajeffers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/christian_and_helena.jpg?w=640", "https://reginajeffers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/220px-helenasaxecobourggotha.jpg?w=640", "https://reginajeffers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/46ef7680ddbd0ce315e692ef4f0c8079.png?w=640", "https://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7bef47585719106eb4c3474f2db20a6906e3dc7e489afb41aabf2a8608b78f2f?s=60&d=identicon&r=G", "https://i0.wp.com/www.pemberleyvariations.com/wp-content/plugins/social-media-widget/images/default/32/pinterest.png", "https://i0.wp.com/www.pemberleyvariations.com/wp-content/plugins/social-media-widget/images/default/32/facebook.png", "https://i0.wp.com/www.pemberleyvariations.com/wp-content/plugins/social-media-widget/images/default/32/rss.png", "https://i0.wp.com/www.pemberleyvariations.com/wp-content/plugins/social-media-widget/images/default/32/twitter.png", "https://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7bef47585719106eb4c3474f2db20a6906e3dc7e489afb41aabf2a8608b78f2f?s=48&d=identicon&r=G", "https://2.gravatar.com/avatar/5d2ba520c402ccfb657d0b9834dac5053108e6e16c9a55534589d366fda71a18?s=48&d=identicon&r=G", "https://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7bef47585719106eb4c3474f2db20a6906e3dc7e489afb41aabf2a8608b78f2f?s=48&d=identicon&r=G", "https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/0290d4b75ac72cf62ae58824159b5d9e3a8dde01dbbc8e7848901f2b62ecfaf3?s=48&d=identicon&r=G", "https://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7bef47585719106eb4c3474f2db20a6906e3dc7e489afb41aabf2a8608b78f2f?s=48&d=identicon&r=G", "https://reginajeffers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-angel.jpg?w=50", "https://reginajeffers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-angel.jpg?w=50", "https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?v=noscript" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Regina Jeffers →" ]	2017-04-11T00:00:00	Princess Helena chose to marry Prince Christian, one of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburgs. On the maternal side, Prince Christian held ties to a Danish noble family, as well as to the British royal family. His grandmother was the granddaughter of Frederick, King George II’s son. He was 15 years Helena’s senior. Unfortunately, the prince appeared older than he actually…	en	https://reginajeffers.bl…d-angel.jpg?w=32	Every Woman Dreams...	https://reginajeffers.blog/2017/04/11/princess-helenas-marriage-splits-queen-victorias-family/	Princess Helena chose to marry Prince Christian, one of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburgs. On the maternal side, Prince Christian held ties to a Danish noble family, as well as to the British royal family. His grandmother was the granddaughter of Frederick, King George II’s son. He was 15 years Helena’s senior. Unfortunately, the prince appeared older than he actually was, a fact that Victoria remarked upon on numerous occasions. Moreover, Christian was not the most intelligent of men (certainly nothing in the manner of Victoria’s “dear Albert”). He was not sophisticated or ambitious or very amiable. Nor did he possess a fortune worthy of Victoria’s daughter. (For more on Helena’s path to marriage, see Princess Helena Escapes Queen Victoria’s Heavy Thumb.) According to Jerrold M. Packard in his Victoria’s Daughters (New York. St Martin’s. 1998. pages 112-113, the Prusso-Danish war “… would have a profound impact on Queen Victoria’s third daughter as the Augustenburg family became a second casualty of all this Realpolitik. A younger son of the Augustenburgs, who were a branch of the Schleswig-Holstein family, Christian recognized that his family were no longer practical candidates for a throne of the duchies. This signified that his own future was pretty much bereft of recognizable landmarks, and specifically that he was free from any dynastic responsibility at home. Yet even with the issue of Christian’s political liabilities largely obviated by his family’s loss to Bismark’s scheming and Prussia’s strength, his own personal lack of desirability would drive a wedge between members of Lenchen’s family.” When Bismarck gained control of the provinces of Schleswig and Holstein (at Denmark’s expense), he transformed his military into one of the world’s greatest and himself into an adversary the rest of the world needed to beware. The Danish king had owned Schleswig since 1815. Meanwhile, the duke of Augustenburg claimed both Schleswig and Holstein. . The duke was the personal friend of Frederick tIII, Princess Victoria’s husband. Bismarck’s plans included replacing the Hapsburg Austrian leadership with a Hohenzollern Prussian one. The Prussians and Austrian armies defeated the Danes in Schleswig and Holstein. The Austrians pressed to have the Augustenburg family (Christian’s family) govern the two states, but two years later, Bismarck turned his discontent on Austria for vocally expressing its disdain for the Prussian occupation of the duchies to eliminate Austrian rule in Germany. Christian’s Augustenburg family were no longer candidates for the throne of the duchies. Prince Christian’s dynastic responsibility were eliminated by Bismarck’s scheming. His lack of “merit” became an issue within Queen Victoria’s family. Victoria’s eldest, Princess Victoria and Frederick III strongly supported Christian’s family’s claim to the two duchies, for Christian’s family had long been welcomed at the Neues Palais. Meanwhile, Albert Edward (Bertie) held a different opinion. Bertie’s wife, Alexandra, was Princess of Denmark, daughter of the monarch, and the Augustenburg family were the enemy of Denmark. Alexandra supported her father’s claim to Schleswig. Bertie threatened to “disown” his family if they ignored his and his wife’s objections to Prince Christian. Princes Louise agreed with her eldest sister, mainly because she recognized Helena’s desire to be from Victoria’s rule. Princess Alice sided with Bertie. Alice believed the marriage would upset the Hohenzollerns, who considered the Augustenburg faction as too liberal. Alice thought it foolish to rile Princess Victoria’s powerful in-laws. Alice also thought that Prince Christian was too old for Helena, but, moreover, she thought that her mother was too dependent upon Helena. The queen had insisted that Helena and Prince Christian reside in England. Alice’s objections to Christian made her a target for Queen Victoria’s venomous complaints regarding her daughter. Alice, however, proved herself the better person. She was the one who convinced Bertie to attend the wedding when he threatened to boycott it. Alice also reminded Bertie that England had stood against the Hohenzollerns’ objections when Albert decided to marry Alexandra. Two years passed before the actual marriage took place, smack dab in the middle of the Austro-Prussian War. “On a family level, this second of Bismarck’s wars split Victoria’s progeny and their spouses between the Belligerents, Fritz (Frederick III) commanding the Prussian troops, Alice’s husband leading Hessian forces in support of the Austrian Army. The state of affairs kept Vicky and Alice away from the wedding, which in all likelihood, was for the best.Despite the bitter feelings over Christian’s entering her family, Lenchen’s (Helena’s) wedding day – July 5, 1866 – represented a personal triumph for this most timid of the five sisters, and the one that would happily spare the bride the political trials her two already married sisters were to endure in their more consequential marriage. What was more, these nuptials were not celebrated with the deafening gloom that overlaid those that had joined Alice and Louis.” (Packard 115)
29120	yago	0	85	https://royal.myorigins.org/p/Prince_Christian_of_Schleswig-Holstein/	en	Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein			[ "https://royal.myorigins.org/_System/logos/home.png", "https://royal.myorigins.org/_System/logos/names.png", "https://royal.myorigins.org/_System/logos/calendar.png", "https://royal.myorigins.org/_System/logos/timeline.png", "https://royal.myorigins.org/_System/logos/relate.png", "https://royal.myorigins.org/_System/logos/help.png", "https://royal.myorigins.org/_System/logos/deutsch.png", "https://royal.myorigins.org/_System/logos/email.png", "https://royal.myorigins.org/pics/Prince_Christian_of_Schleswig-Holstein.jpg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Eric Plum" ]	null		en	/favicon.ico		null	Death28.10.1917 in Schomberg House, London (86 years) MarriagePrincess Helena of the United Kingdom Wedding: 5.7.1866 in Private Chapel, Windsor Castle
29120	yago	3	48	https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60599700	en	MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS HELENA.	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page5699041-t	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page5699041-t	[ "https://assets.nla.gov.au/logos/trove/trove-colour.svg", "https://assets.nla.gov.au/logos/trove/trove-colour.svg", "https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/assets/img/nla/ajax-loader-horizontal.gif", "https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/assets/img/nla/ajax-loader-horizontal.gif" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null	On the afternoon of July 5th, the marriage of the Princess Helena Augusta Victoria, third daughter of her Majesty, with his Royal Highness Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Sonderbourg-Augstenburg, was ...	en	https://assets.nla.gov.a…e/favicon-16.png	Trove	https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60599700	On .the afternoon,, of Joly ' 5th. tho ' marriage of the Prihoeifl Helena Aognsta Victoria,, third : daughter, of her Majesty, with bis Eojal, Iligbnosi Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Sonderbourg-Aogstenburg, .waa celebrated in tito chapel.'. wftbin'WÏndaor Castle. The welding was a private one, and, consequently, mnch of the ceremonial which, attends State marriages was dis- pensed with j') but, apart'from the. position' of tho personages most!, immediately interested, the presence of the'Qneen, pf the¡ K^ing nod Queen of tbs .Belgians, of the Prince and Princess of Wales,'the Duke of Edin- burgh, >nd other m'etqher's .of, the royal family,' ot the ambassadors of foreign powers, the heads of the retiring' and the incoming .Governments} and some of the most distinguished member's' of the aristocracy, rendered it à oeremony bf publia' interest and public importance. The Queen in person, gave away the. brido, Respond- ing tb the inquiry mido by the Primate with à gestnro foll bf dignity and determination.' The whole of the. service .was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Tte ' responses of both; the bride and bridegroom were mode" ia a firm, and audible voioe. The bridegroom spok.fr.with a decidedly foreign accent, and in the long declaratibn whioh accompanies the plighting of, the troth appeared to have acme little' difficulty in com- pletely following'tho archbishop,-and In eoanoiating all tko- words .which,, p.o waa cilled.npca to prononnoe; bot there was no doubt about, tho"'1 will" with.which hé' onswérédI','tho queítioB' whether' be would have thëi (princess ito I bs ? his ¡ wedded: ' ? wife. :; : 'The assent,,' tof .; 1 tbs,./ - bilde?. ¡_ wa» almost. ¡¡equally. decidedly., pronounced ; and, 'if. io the longer, j passage which precedes j-th,o troth-plight ' bar' veico sometimes wavofodj'it never'ceo-eilifo'be ándibfo, add.' though low' and'gentle, was generally oloir and distinct.'? . ' Tho eereraopy over, (be bride vrss;w"srmly embraced by .ber.Majesty and ¡the Prince of Wales ¡ and, (eanipg opón the'arm ,of''ber'buiba'nd.Vher.royal highness was then'conduoted tr/ tbé'°'^hitérD°ravriag-'rjaom,'the'royal procession accompanying and attending rlhe'm¿'arid in pres'enoe.of the dignitaries' of the Church,, tbe registry of, the mariiage ,'vfas otteale^'jp ? due formv, ^8 the procession quitted tho'chapel, .Bpobr'e march fi ont bis oratorio''ol''..'Ihe'; Fal j-1 OT' Babylon'", was perform'ed.V.'1 L'uuoteota ' was served privately - to the members--of ..the royal. family -in . tha. Oak-roor. .Tbo'vialtors woro .entertained ¡ at, e* buffet ¡in the great Waterloo-gallery, tbe, favolir\|te):[ apartment for, holding Stato banquet's gi«en by the Fo^éiéign. At a quarter to Sb'clbbk'trie royal guest's desiring tb r'olrirn to London were conveyed ta town by special train... At a quarter1 psst, 4 o'clock their Royal Highnesses Prince;and Prim oess, Christian, of ;Sohlosnlg-Holsteia.left by. special train fur Southampton, eh route Xor Osborne, tçooivin'g at their departure-fresh proof of tho affectionate interest felt in th'eir happiness by her Majesty'. 1 1 :,'';.' '.Tha :Qu9ep..MWOro :»;;blaolc moire, antique dress, interwoven, .with 'silvan and., trirnmod with blaok crape and , a row of, 'diamonds round the body. She'1 also wore \| a coronet' of diamonds-attached to'a-long'white craps liaie-veil, aU'amond necklace and crojs.ieod e.broqah'composed of:a large sapphire set in diamonds.., And, over , all tho Ribbon, and S ¡ar pf tho Order,' pf the Carter 'and,' th¿ -Victoria .and, A Ibcrt con jpibuonsl v^ sh,ono.' '' Her'-' Bóya,l " Highness, Princess Helena1 was attired ia a'briJafdress'of rióh wblté'sátin' with' deep fiounass bf. iHaniioa" guipnro, thé train bf extra length,, trimmed vv)th, bouquets pf or anjfo, blossom and myrtle.; the design of-the l«co ,be¡ng of rose«, ^vj, and myrtle.' Her,,wreath',' was composed', bf orango blossoms arid myrtle; and the bridalveil,[a square, was of tho.cholcost Honiton laoí, to match tho dress; Her rot al.highness., also wore, a -, necklace.,eaniDgs, and brooch) wjtli ; th» Order, pf .Victoria and Albert.,.,Tbe Princess bf Walt's}'' .^rora' a' dress . bf ,' bluó tulle'', byer Mae Chille, . riohlyi ' trimmed ' with Irish. lice, ribbon's, and lilies of ''the-valley." Her head- dress was'a , tia,ra of . diamond* ; and voil ; -ornaments, pearls and diamonds.. She, too, were,the jViotoria and Albert order, and i the Order of 'Catherine bf Russia. Her royal husband' was in 'the uniform of. a colonel of Hassars;' and 'wore the 'insignia of the Garter..' The Princess Louise ¡woee a! white glace petticoat covered with tulle.illusion:,trimmed with 'Brussels'point.lace under a body, ktj'd poiated l.tinio of blue satin trimmed with point Woo amy blue'abd ' frosted ailvtr ' ornaments. Coi «Tore, a-wreath of blush loses and silverj- tulle veil. -The dress of; the iPr.noesi-. Beatrice cónsis'.ed.of n blue satioidreastrimmed.witb,point, laso «nd,blue frosted silver.ornaçnents. ,Coi£ure,,a wreath of blu'th roses and silver,'tulle'veil!7' «'"». .».'.. ",'.>' . '' : '.' /' '\ > '. The ladies acting aa' bridesmaids WSredressed in a white ;glnoe'dreiii covered with plaiting* and bouillons of tulle under a long ; tunjo, cf,, '.sfive.r. tfllhy which ,was looped, up çn one, eldo wltn-e chatelaine pfr. pipk roses, fergei-ras-hbts, and while b'e»thoi¡'the body and'skirts were also trimmed' with branches ' of plnk'roses", forget me-nots,'and heath»r¡ corfTurb, a;wreath of' pink roses, forget-me-nots,'and heather, with,- long;tulle vejl. i1 ..! ,-; .... Thé Prlaoass. Helena's travailing; dress consisted of a White, glace slip bbder.a'.draas ol fine white Swiis'muslin trirarbed'with-Va'ënoieiines lace/ bonnet of white tulle trimmed with orange, blossom; and à large mantle qf, white Qhina^repe Itned iwlttt.white, ,«ilk and- 'trimmed with fancy chenille pnd afllc.fringe and ornaments. . ; The dresses of the guests weie-for'ladibs, full dress without trains; for gentlemen; füll dress with trousers, the kailtbts of the Several orders, wearing their rcspeo-i live collars.' i: : Mt- . > it ; -J ; s a .. » i ... .Tbe following,aro among the wedding presents mads to thé. Pi ideéis Helens':, rV . ' From the Queen i 'A alastor necklace of diamonds sad opals i a dieu'brooch of diamonds and opals ¡ a pair of diamond.and opal canings to match ; a, very large pendant, comioscd of seven largo handsome dismoLdi, with «rabr in tba centro, and a large emerald drop - tho diamonds, rnby, and emerald taken ont of Indi jewols presented, to her Majesty la 1863 ; a tiara, neok lace, broooh and earrings oompoied of turqnolsis set in diamond« ¡ four diamoni hairpins in the form of flower (tbeie had belonged to her Royal Higliuess tbi Dueness of Kent). From Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein : Agole chain bracelet, with a large gild centro bearing thc initial letters, "0. H." ands crown in rubios, sap- phires, and diamonds-the initials surrounded witt diamonds, containing the miniature of his Royal Highness .Prince Christian in uniform. ? Prom the King and Qoeen of the Belgians :-A gold band bracelet with " Bcuvonlr" in turquoise', with n turquoise and diamond lookot. , ' From the Prince and Princess'of Walós :-A han «some diamond- bandean for the head ; a Terr handsome raby and diamond ring. - From the Crown Pria cess of Prassle:-A ring com- posed of a large" sapphire set in diamonds; from Prince Christian's mother, a ring composed of o large raby set in diamonds, whioh had been brought frota England by Qneen Caroline Matilda of »Denmark, ? Bister of King George III.; and was loft to Prince Christian's grand mother.'whp loft it to bis mother. Fi om Princess Mary .of T«ak :-A- crystal heart locket, ornamented with rosies and diamonds; a gold ribbon set in robles and diamonds a',tbo lop. From tho Comte do Paria and the Duo de Cbartroi: -A fan, painted in different compartments and. very richly mounted in oarved ¡rory, with the initial " H,' which had bron given td the late Daobess bf. Orleans (godmother to Princess Helena) in ber oarbeil de noce».... . " From the bridesmaids-Lady Margaret Scott, Lady Caroline Gordon Lennox, Lady Laura Phipps,. Ltdy Albortba: Hamilton,' Lady Mary' Fitswilliam, Lady Alexandrina Murray, Lady Marioll Campbell, and Lady Ernestine' Edgcumbe:-A riohly i coloured, ienamel. Holbein losket, with pink, green; and straw-coloured brilliants, a largo blaok pearl centre, and a large white pearl drop..,. - , . , '. From his Highness Tumongontr, Su-Maharnjali of Johore:-A magnificent enamel ant'que nocklaoo, riohly set with precious stones. ,". ' ? Presents mare to hlB Royal Highness Prince Chris- tian from theQaoen :-A silver servios for the dinner table, comprising a large centre and two side pieces, the design representing tall dumps of bullrushes rising from clear poola of water, on which' are placed figares of swans with groups of water lilies and other aquatic plants ; six ehasei silver table oindlestioks ; four small ditto ; four band candlesticks. . . ' Presents from the parents, of Prince Christian to Prince Christian and Princess' Helena :-A rijhly traced silver oak tree centrepiece, surmounted by a large silver gilt dish for fruit, with a Chased vase in the centre of the'dish to hold flowers ; ronnd the base are deer, <fca. ; two ditto to matoh ; two smaller ditto.
29120	yago	1	51	https://kongeligehjem.dk/helena.children.html	en	kongeligehjem.dk			[]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null				kongeligehjem.dk	https://kongeligehjem.dk/helena.children.html	Queen VictoriaÂ´s grandchildren: The children of Princess Helena of The United Kingdom, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (25 May 1846 - 9 June 1923) & Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (22 January 1831 - 28 October 1917) married 5 July 1866 He was the head of the House of Oldenburg and also the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein between 1921 and 1931. Prince Albert never married, but he fathered an illegitimate daughter, Valerie Marie. Born 3 April 1900
29120	yago	1	5	https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wedding-of-princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom-and-prince-christian-of-schleswig-holstein/	en	Wedding of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein	http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Helena_Christian_wedding.jpg	http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Helena_Christian_wedding.jpg	[ "https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-Buckingham-Palace_2018.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Helena_Christian_wedding.jpg?resize=625%2C409&ssl=1", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Princess_Elena_and_Prince_Albert_of_England%2C_1843.jpg/800px-Princess_Elena_and_Prince_Albert_of_England%2C_1843.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Prince_Christian_of_Schleswig-Holstein_%281831-1917%29.jpg/458px-Prince_Christian_of_Schleswig-Holstein_%281831-1917%29.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Christian_and_helena.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Private_Chapel_at_Windsor_Castle_%281848%29.jpg?zoom=1.100000023841858&resize=625%2C438&ssl=1", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Princess_Helena_in_her_wedding_dress%2C_1866.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Helena_Christian-on-their-wedding-day.jpg?resize=364%2C509&ssl=1", "https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-connect-follow-widget/images/32px/rss.png", "https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-connect-follow-widget/images/32px/facebook.png", "https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-connect-follow-widget/images/32px/twitter.png", "https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2019-12-11T00:35:59+00:00	by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2019 Princess Helena of the United Kingdom and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg were married on July 5, 1866, at the Private Cha…	en		Unofficial Royalty	https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wedding-of-princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom-and-prince-christian-of-schleswig-holstein/	by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2019 Princess Helena of the United Kingdom and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg were married on July 5, 1866, at the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. Helena’s Early Life Princess Helena was the fifth of the nine children and the third of the five daughters of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was born at Buckingham Palace on May 25, 1846. Known within the family as Lenchen, Helena’s childhood was spent at her mother’s various homes, in the care of nurses and nannies. An accomplished artist and pianist from a young age, she was overshadowed throughout her life by her siblings. Helena was closest to her brother Alfred, and the two remained so for their entire lives. Helena’s life would change drastically in 1861, with the death of her beloved father. She began helping her sister Alice who became an unofficial secretary to their mother. After Alice’s marriage, Helena would continue in this role, along with her younger sister Louise, before the role was primarily taken by her youngest sister, Beatrice. Helena had a brief romance with Carl Ruland, who had served as her father’s librarian. When the Queen discovered her daughter’s interest in one of the servants, Ruland was quickly dispatched back to Germany. Victoria then began a quest to find Helena an appropriate husband. For more information on Princess Helena, see Unofficial Royalty: Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Christian’s Early Life Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, generally shortened to Schleswig-Holstein was born on January 22, 1831, in Augustenborg, Denmark, the sixth of the seven children of Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe. His elder surviving brother was Friedrich VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein who married Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, a daughter of Queen Victoria’s half-sister Feodora of Leiningen, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Among Friedrich and Adelheid’s children was Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein who married Queen Victoria’s grandson Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia. While attending the University of Bonn, Christian became close friends with the future German Emperor Friedrich III. This friendship would serve him well in later years, as Friedrich’s wife was Victoria, Princess Royal, the eldest sister of Christian’s future wife. For more information on Prince Christian, see Unofficial Royalty: Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein The Engagement Helena was described by her mother as plump, dowdy, uncomplicated, unambitious, obedient, and without charm – which did not help her with marriage prospects. One of Queen Victoria’s requirements for Helena’s husband was that he had to be prepared to live near the Queen so that Helena could continue to be her companion and secretary. This eliminated many potential husbands. The final candidate in Queen Victoria’s search was a 35-year-old impoverished prince, Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, suggested by Queen Victoria’s uncle Leopold I, King of the Belgians. Being fifteen years older than Helena, Christian was closer in age to Queen Victoria. When Christian was first summoned to meet Queen Victoria, he assumed that the widowed Queen was inspecting him as a new husband for herself rather than as a husband for one of her daughters. Christian was balding, looked older than his age, and was not considered handsome, certainly not the type of prince a 19-year-old princess sees in her dreams. However, Christian was agreeable and easy-going, spoke fluent English, and had been a long-time friend of Helena’s brother-in-law, the future German Emperor Friedrich III. In August 1865, Queen Victoria and all her children went to Coburg to unveil a statue of Prince Albert. It was there that Helena and Christian first met. The possibility of a marriage between Helena and Christian was not met with unanimous approval within the royal family. The Princess of Wales (formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark) could not tolerate a marriage to someone who, she felt, took the Schleswig and Holstein duchies away from her own father, the King of Denmark. The Prince of Wales supported his wife in this. Helena’s sister Alice also disapproved as she felt Queen Victoria was pushing Helena into this marriage to ensure that Helena would remain near her side. The fact that Christian was 15 years older than Helena certainly did not help that suggestion. However, Helena and Christian knew they did not have many marriage prospects and were both agreeable to the marriage. Their engagement was announced on December 5, 1865. The Wedding Site The Private Chapel in Windsor Castle was created for Queen Victoria by architect Edward Blore between 1840 and 1847. There were niches with marble sculptures, pews, and a large Gothic chandelier hanging from the ceiling. On November 20, 1992, a fire began in the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle when a painter left a spotlight too close to the curtains. The fire caused much damage to Windsor Castle. The Private Chapel was later restored but the new Private Chapel is much smaller, has chairs instead of pews, and is only able to fit thirty people. The new altar was made by Queen Elizabeth II’s nephew David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, a furniture designer and maker. Unofficial Royalty: Private Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England The Wedding Guests This is a complete list from the London Gazette, Issue 23140, 17 July 1866. Royal Guests Queen Victoria, mother of the bride The Prince and Princess of Wales, brother and sister-in-law of the bride Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, brother of the bride Prince Louise, sister of the bride Prince Arthur, brother of the bride Prince Leopold, brother of the bride Princess Beatrice, sister of the bride The Duchess of Cambridge, great-aunt of the bride Leopold II, King of the Belgians, first cousin once removed of the bride, and his wife Queen Marie Henriette Ernst, 4th Prince of Leiningen, half-first cousin of the bride, and his wife Marie, Princess of Leiningen Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, brother of the groom The Maharajah Duleep Singh The Queen’s Household – participated in the royal, bridegroom’s and bride’s procession Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington, Mistress of the Robes Susanna Innes-Kerr, Duchess of Roxburghe, Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting The Honorable Mrs. Robert Bruce, Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting John Townshend, Viscount Sydney, Lord Chamberlain of the Household Valentine Browne, Viscount Castlerosse, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough, Lord Steward George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse Lieutenant General The Honorable Charles Grey, Joint Keeper of the Privy Purse, Equerry in Waiting Major General Sir Thomas Biddulph, Joint Keeper of the Privy Purse Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Treasurer of the Household Granville Proby, 4th Earl of Carysfort, Comptroller of the Household George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, Gold Stick in Waiting Thomas Foley, 4th Baron Foley, Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms Henry Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Earl of Ducie, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork, Master of the Buckhounds Major Sir John Cowell, Master of the Household Frederick Methuen, 2nd Baron Methuen, Lord in Waiting Lieutenant-Colonel W.H.F. Cavendish, Equerry in Waiting Lord Alfred Paget, Clerk Marshal Colonel The Honorable Dudley F. DeRos General The Honorable Sir Edward Cust, Master of Ceremonies Lieutenant-Colonel R. Palmer, Silver Stick in Waiting Colonel H.F. Ponsonby, Field Officer in Brigade in Waiting The Honorable Spencer Ponsonby, Comptroller in the Lord Chamberlain’s Department Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher Major General Henry S. Stephens, Senior Gentleman Usher Sir Charles G. Young, Garter King of Arms Mr. Albert W. Woods, Lancaster Herald Mr. Matthew C.H. Gibbon, Richmond Herald Bride’s Attendant Jane, Spencer, Baroness Churchill, Lady of the Bedchamber to The Queen Bridegroom’s Attendants Major General Francis Seymour, Groom of the Robes to the Queen Count Rantzau, Gentleman of Honor to the Bridegroom Foreign Representatives Henri-Godefroi-Bernard-Alphonse, Prince de La Tour d’Auvergn, French Ambassador Count of Lavradio, Portuguese Ambassador Phillip Ivanovich Brunnov, Russian Ambassador Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish Foreign Minister The Hanoverian Foreign Minister The Prussian Ambassador The Turkish Ambassador Clergy Charles Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury Archibald Campbell Tait, Dean of the Chapels Royal, Bishop of London Samuel Wilberforce, Lord High Almoner, Bishop of Oxford Henry Philpott, Clerk of the Closet, Bishop of Worcester Charles Sumner, Prelate of the Order of the Garter, Bishop of Winchester Gerald Wellesley, Dean of Windsor Government Officials Robert Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth, Lord High Chancellor Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, Lord President of the Council George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Lord Privy Seal John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet, Secretary of State for the Home Department George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Edward Cardwell, Secretary of State for the Colonies Spencer Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, Secretary of State for War George Robinson, 3rd Earl de Grey, 2nd Earl of Ripon, Secretary for the State of India Chancellor of the Exchequer, William Ewart Gladstone Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Admiralty Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley Postmaster-General George Goschen, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Thomas Milner Gibson, President of the Board of Trade Charles Pelham Villiers, President of the Poor Law Board William F. Cowper, First Commissioner of Works Adjutant General, Major-General Lord William Paulet Quartermaster General, Lieutenant-General Sir James Hope Grant Attendants to Other Royalty – some participated in processions John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, Groom of the Stole to The Prince of Wales James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton, Gentleman of the Bedchamber in Waiting to The Prince of Wales The Honorable Charles L. Wood, Groom of the Bedchamber in Waiting to The Prince of Wales Lieutenant-General Knollys, Comptroller and Treasurer to The Prince of Wales Major G. H. Grey, Equerry in Waiting to The Prince of Wales George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris, Chamberlain to The Princess of Wales Countess of Morton, Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting to The Princess of Wales The Honorable Mrs. Edward Coke, Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting to The Princess of Wales Comte Van der Straten-Ponthoz, Grand Marshal to The King of the Belgians Comte Gustav de Lannoy, Chamberlain to The Queen of the Belgians Marquise de Trazeguies, Lady in Attendance to The Queen of the Belgians Comtesse de Yves de Bavai, Lady in Attendance to The Queen of the Belgians Jules de Vaux, Secretary to The King of the Belgians Thomas Stonor, 3rd Baron Camoys, Lord in Waiting to Queen Victoria in attendance to The King and Queen of the Belgians The Honorable Eliot Yorke, Equerry in attendance to The Duke of Edinburgh Major Sir Howard Craufurd Elphinstone, Governor to Prince Arthur Lieutenant Walter George Stirling, Governor to Prince Leopold Lady Caroline Barrington, Lady Superintendent to Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice Lady Augusta Stanley, Lady in attendance to Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice Colonel Home Purves, Comptroller of the Household to The Duchess of Cambridge Lady Geraldine Somerset, Lady in Waiting to The Duchess of Cambridge Lieutenant-Colonel James Oliphant, Gentleman in attendance to The Maharajah Duleep Singh Lady Susan Leslie Melville, Lady in Waiting to Princess Helena Gardner D. Engleheart, Comptroller to the Household of Prince Christian and Princess Helena Lieutenant-Colonel George G. Gordon, Equerry to Prince Christian Other Guests Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond and Frances Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Richmond Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington and Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington Augusta, Countess Dornberg, morganatic wife of Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, half-first cousin of the bride, and his morganatic wife Laura, Countess Gleichen James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn Mary Brudenell-Bruce, Marchioness of Ailesbury George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby and Laura Phipps, Marchioness of Normanby Frances Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby Catherine Murray, Dowager Countess of Dunmore William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam and Frances Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, Countess Fitzwilliam Caroline Edgcumbe, Dowager Countess of Mount Edgcumbe John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor and Sarah Campbell, Countess Cawdor Emily Townshend, Viscountess Sydney George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley Lady Emily Seymour and The Honorable Miss Seymour The Honorable Reverend Charles L. Courtenay and Lady Caroline Courtenay The Honorable Mrs. Grey and Miss Grey Lieutenant-General Jonathan Peel, politician The Right Honorable Benjamin Disraeli, future Prime Minister Lieutenant-General The Honorable H. Byng and Mrs. Byng The Honorable Mrs. Wellesley, wife of Gerald Wellesley, Dean of Windsor Major-General The Honorable A. N. Hood, Lady Mary Hood and Miss Hood The Honorable Lady Biddulph, wife of Major General Sir Thomas Biddulph, Joint Keeper of the Privy Purse Sir James Clark, Baronet, former Physician-In-Ordinary to Queen Victoria Elizabeth Couper, Dowager Baroness Couper Dr. William Jenner, Physician-In-Ordinary to Queen Victoria Sir Richard Mayne, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Mr. Bernard Woodward, Royal Librarian at Windsor Castle Mr. Hermann Sahl, Librarian and German Secretary to Queen Victoria Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster Reverend Henry Ellison, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria Reverend James St. John Blunt, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Dr. Douglas Argyll Robertson, Surgeon Oculist to Queen Victoria Miss Louisa Bowater, a friend of Princess Helena Lieutenant-Colonel George Ashley Maude, Crown Equerry of the Royal Mews, and Miss E. Maude Mr. Frederick Gibbs, tutor to The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred Reverend Henry Mildred Birch, Chaplain to The Prince of Wales Reverend William Rowe Jolley, tutor to Prince Alfred Reverend George Prothero, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria, Rector of St. Mildred’s Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, where Queen Victoria’s family worshipped when at Osborne House Reverend Robinson Duckworth, tutor to Prince Leopold Reverend N. Shuldham, tutor to Prince Leopold Mr. Adolf Buff, German tutor to Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold Miss Sarah Anne Hildyard, tutor to Queen Victoria’s children Miss Ottilie Bauer, German tutor to Queen Victoria’s children Mademoiselle Norele, French tutor to Queen Victoria’s children The Supporters and Bridesmaids Prince Christian’s supporters were his brother Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Helena had eight bridesmaids, all of whom were unmarried daughters of British Dukes and Earls: Lady Muriel Campbell, daughter of John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor, married Sir Courtenay Edmund Boyle Lady Ernestine Edgcumbe, daughter of Ernest Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, unmarried Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, daughter of William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, married The Honorable Hugh Le Despencer Boscawen Lady Albertha Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, married George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough Lady Caroline Gordon-Lennox, daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, unmarried Lady Alexandrina Murray, daughter of Alexander Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore, married Rev. Henry Cunliffe Lady Laura Phipps, daughter of George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, married John Vivian Hampton-Lewis Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, married Donald Cameron of Lochiel, 24th Chief of Clan Cameron The Wedding Attire Princess Helena’s wedding dress was made from white satin with deep flounces of Honiton lace. The design of the lace featured roses, ivy, and myrtle. The train, also made of the Honiton lace, had bouquets of orange blossom and myrtle attached. On her head, Helena wore a wreath of orange blossoms and myrtle with a veil made of Honiton lace which matched her dress. She wore a necklace, earrings, and a brooch, all of opals and diamonds, a wedding gift from her mother Queen Victoria. In addition, Helena wore bracelets set with miniatures and the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert. The eight bridesmaids were dressed in white glacé dresses covered with tulle under a long tunic of silver tulle, which was looped up on one side with a chatelaine of pink roses, forget-me-nots, and white heather. The bodice and skirt were also trimmed with pink roses, forget-me-nots, and heather. On their heads, the bridesmaids wore a wreath of pink roses, forget-me-nots, and heather with a long tulle veil. The Wedding Embed from Getty Images The wedding ceremony was held at 12:30 PM on July 5, 1866, at the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. At noon, members of the British royal family, along with other royalty and important guests gathered in the White Drawing Room in Windsor Castle. Princess Helena remained in Queen Victoria’s Private Apartments while members of her procession assembled in the corridor outside Queen Victoria’s Private Apartments. Prince Christian, his supporters and members of his procession waited in the Red Room. The Ladies and Gentlemen of The Queen’s Household along with the Ladies and Gentlemen of foreign royalty assembled in the corridor. Ambassadors, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and other guests assembled in the Red and Green Drawing Rooms and were then conducted to their seats. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the other clergy taking part in the wedding ceremony assembled in the Audience Chamber. They then proceeded to the Private Chapel and took their places at the altar. After the Ambassadors, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and other guests had taken their seats and the clergy had assembled in the Private Chapel, the Royal Procession formed in the corridor outside the White Drawing Room and were conducted to the Private Chapel by the Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain. The Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain then proceeded to the Red Room and conducted Prince Christian’s procession to the Private Chapel. Finally, the Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain proceeded to Queen Victoria’s Private Apartments and conducted Princess Helena’s procession to the Private Chapel. As her father had died in 1861, Helena was escorted by her mother Queen Victoria, her eldest brother The Prince of Wales, and her eight bridesmaids. As the Bride’s Procession made its way to the Private Chapel, the March from the opera “Scipio” by Georg Friedrich Handel was played. When Helena arrived in the Private Chapel she took her place on the left side of the altar while Queen Victoria was led to her seat. Charles Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury performed the entire wedding ceremony. The responses of both Helena and Christian were made in a firm and audible voice and Christian spoke with a decidedly foreign accent. When the Archbishop of Canterbury asked, “Who giveth this Woman to be married to this Man?”, it was Queen Victoria, in lieu of her deceased husband, who answered in a dignified and determined manner. During the ceremony, the choir sang a chorale by William George Cusins, specially composed for the occasion. Cusins was the organist in Queen Victoria’s Private Chapels and played the organ during the wedding ceremony. When the ceremony was over, Helena was warmly embraced by Queen Victoria and The Prince of Wales. Then, to Ludwig Spohr’s march from the oratorio “The Fall of Babylon”, Helena and Christian proceeded to the White Drawing Room, accompanied by the royal procession and the clergy, to sign the marriage registry along with Queen Victoria, other royalty, and some members of the Royal Household. Post-Wedding Embed from Getty Images Princess Helena and Prince Christian leave Windsor Castle for their honeymoon Luncheon was served to members of the British royal family and other royalty in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle. Other guests were served a buffet in the Waterloo Chamber. At 4:15 PM, guests desiring to return to London boarded a special train. At the same time, the bride and groom left Windsor by special train for Southampton where a boat would convey them to the Isle of Wight for their honeymoon at Osborne House. Later that evening at Windsor Castle, a banquet was held in the Waterloo Gallery and an evening party was held in St. George’s Hall. Children Helena and Christian had five children: Prince Christian Victor (1867-1900) – unmarried Prince Albert, later Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869-1931), unmarried, had an illegitimate daughter Princess Helena Victoria (1870-1948) – unmarried Princess Marie Louise (1872-1956) – married Prince Aribert of Anhalt, marriage dissolved, no children Prince Harald (born and died1876) – lived just 8 days This article is the intellectual property of Unofficial Royalty and is NOT TO BE COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances. It is permissible to use a link that directs to Unofficial Royalty. Works Cited
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Our beautiful Wall Art and Photo Gifts include Framed Prints, Photo Prints, Poster Prints, Canvas Prints, Jigsaw Puzzles, Metal Prints and so much more	en		Media Storehouse Photo Prints	https://www.mediastorehouse.com/galleries/princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom	Princess Helena of the United Kingdom was a beloved member of the royal family, known for her grace, intelligence, and compassion. Born on May 25, 1846, she was the third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Throughout her life, Princess Helena dedicated herself to charitable work and supporting various causes close to her heart. As a young woman, Princess Helena was known for her beauty and charm. She captured the hearts of many suitors but ultimately chose to marry Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein in 1866. Together they had six children and enjoyed a happy marriage filled with love and devotion. Princess Helena's legacy extends beyond her royal title. She was deeply committed to improving the lives of others through philanthropy and social reform. She worked tirelessly to support hospitals, schools, and organizations that helped those in need. Despite facing personal tragedies throughout her life, including the loss of loved ones and health struggles, Princess Helena remained resilient and continued to serve as an inspiration to all who knew her. Even after her passing in 1923 at the age of 77, Princess Helena's impact on society continues to be felt today. Her dedication to serving others serves as a reminder that true royalty lies not in titles or wealth but in kindness and compassion towards others. Princess Helena will always be remembered as a shining example of grace under pressure and unwavering commitment to making the world a better place for all.
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29120	yago	2	12	https://www.pinterest.com/fionam63/the-wedding-of-princess-helena/	en		https://s.pinimg.com/web…x48-7470a30d.png	https://s.pinimg.com/web…x48-7470a30d.png	[]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2014-09-26T13:13:37+00:00	Sep 26, 2014 - Photgraphs and articles relating to the wedding of Princess Helena to Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein which took place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor on 5th July, 1866. Princess Helena was the third daughter of Queen Victoria. See more ideas about queen victoria, victoria, princess.	en	https://s.pinimg.com/web…144-3da7a67b.png	Pinterest	https://www.pinterest.com/fionam63/the-wedding-of-princess-helena/
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29120	yago	2	69	https://assassinscreed.fandom.com/wiki/Helena_of_the_United_Kingdom	en	Helena of the United Kingdom	https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/assassinscreed/images/6/69/Wiki_noimage.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140622155635	https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/assassinscreed/images/6/69/Wiki_noimage.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140622155635	[ "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/assassinscreed/images/e/e6/Site-logo.png/revision/latest?cb=20240520071410", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/assassinscreed/images/e/e6/Site-logo.png/revision/latest?cb=20240520071410", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/assassinscreed/images/6/6e/Eraicon-Individuals.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20180418140339", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/assassinscreed/images/9/94/Smallwikipedialogo.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20211014201128", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/assassinscreed/images/6/69/Wiki_noimage.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140622155635", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/assassinscreed/images/4/46/Wikipedia-W-visual-balanced.svg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/17?cb=20210117002347", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ff185fe4-8356-4b6b-ad48-621b95a82a1d", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f3fc9271-3d5e-4c73-9afc-e6a9f6154ff1", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/464fc70a-5090-490b-b47e-0759e89c263f", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f7bb9d33-4f9a-4faa-88fe-2a0bd8138668" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Contributors to Assassin's Creed Wiki" ]	2024-07-12T14:06:28+00:00	Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria; 1846 – 1923) was the third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. In a royal correspondence between Helena's mother and her Belgian great-uncle Leopold I sent on 27 April 1865, she mentioned how both she and her friend Madeline, Countess Blücher...	en	https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/assassinscreed/images/4/4a/Site-favicon.ico/revision/latest?cb=20240520071412	Assassin's Creed Wiki	https://assassinscreed.fandom.com/wiki/Helena_of_the_United_Kingdom	Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria; 1846 – 1923) was the third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Biography[] In a royal correspondence between Helena's mother and her Belgian great-uncle Leopold I sent on 27 April 1865, she mentioned how both she and her friend Madeline, Countess Blücher hoped to set up Helena with Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein,[1] and they were wed that September.[2] On 6 February 1866, Helena and her sister Louise,[3] accompanied their mother in support of her first public outing since the death of their father and her husband. Despite heavy winds, the two windows of the carriage remained open so the trio could look out upon the enthusiastic faces of their citizens.[4] In a May 1867 correspondence, the Queen revealed to Helena's brother Albie that Helena and her husband had since moved to Frogmore, England, affectionately referring to Helena as "Lenchen" in the letter.[5] Appearances[] Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (mentioned only)
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in London, "A Century of Queens' Wedding Dresses," Queen Victoria's gown is shown in the foreground, and the gown of Queen Elizabeth II is shown in the background in reflection. Victoria and Albert When Queen Victoria married her cousin Albert on February 11, 1840 at the royal chapel of St. James, she wore a white satin dress, a custom that has been imitated since by many brides, royal and not royal. Victoria and Albert Again There seems little doubt that Queen Victoria loved her husband, Albert. Fourteen years after they married, the two reenacted their wedding so that photographers—not around the first time—could capture the moment. Details About Queen Victoria's Wedding Dress Queen Victoria married her cousin, Albert, in 1840 in this wedding gown, which is here shown in a 2012 exhibition as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrating 60 years since the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The gown, made of silk trimmed with lace, was designed by Mrs. Bettans, one of Victoria's dressmakers. Victoria, Princess Royal, Marries the Future Emperor Frederick III Queen Victoria's daughter, also named Victoria, met her future husband in 1851. They were engaged when he was second in line for inheriting the Prussian throne. Their engagement was made public in May of 1857, and the couple was married on May 19, 1857. The Princess Royal was seventeen at that time. In 1861, Frederick's father became William I of Prussia, and she became Crown Princess of Prussia and her husband the Crown Prince. It was not until 1888 that William I died and Frederick became the German Emperor, at which time Victoria became The German Empress Queen of Prussia, a position she held for only 99 days before her husband died. Victoria and her husband Frederick were notably liberal in comparison to both his father and their son, William II. Princess Alice Marries Ludwig (Louis) IV, Grand Duke of Hesse Queen Victoria's children and grandchildren intermarried with many of the royal families of Europe. The reception following Alice's 1862 wedding, depicted here, was attended by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, and the Prince of Wales (Edward VII). The couple had seven children. Their daughter Alexandra became the most famous of their offspring as Tsarina of Russia, killed with her family during the Russian Revolution. Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is also descended from Alice and her husband, Ludwig. Alexandra of Denmark Marries Albert Edward, Prince of Wales Princess Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia of Denmark was the choice to marry the Prince of Wales, Albert Edward, Queen Victoria's second child and eldest son. From a relatively-obscure branch of the Danish royal family, Alexandra's father was promoted to the heir to the throne of Denmark in 1852, when Alexandra was eight. She first met Albert Edward in 1861, introduced by his sister Victoria, then Crown Princess of Prussia. Alexandra and the Prince of Wales were married at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on March 10, 1863. Alexandra's Wedding Dress The small venue of St. George's Chapel in Windsor was chosen in part because of the recent death of Prince Albert, influencing the fashion choices of those attending the wedding: mostly muted tones. Alexandra and Albert Edward had six children. Albert Edward became King-Emperor of Great Britain in 1901 on the death of his mother, Queen Victoria, and he ruled until his death in 1910. From then until her death in 1925, Alexandra had the official title of Queen Mother, though was usually called Queen Alexandra. Alexandra and Edward with Queen Victoria The husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, died in December of 1861, shortly after their son Albert Edward met his future bride, Alexandra of Denmark. Albert Edward did not propose to Alexandra until September of 1862, after he'd ended his relationship with his mistress Nellie Clifden. It would be 1901 before Albert Edward would succeed his mother and rule for a few years—sometimes called the "Edwardian era"—as Edward VII. Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Helena's marriage to Prince Christian was controversial because his family's claim on Schleswig and Holstein was a matter of contention between Denmark (where Alexandra, Princess of Wales, was from) and Germany (where Victoria, Princess Royal, was Crown Princess). The two were engaged on December 5, 1865, and married July 5, 1866. The Prince of Wales, who had threatened not to attend because of his wife's Danish connections, was present to accompany Helena and Queen Victoria up the aisle. The ceremony took place in the private chapel at Windsor Castle. Like her sister Beatrice and her husband, Helena, and her husband remained close to Queen Victoria. Helena, like Beatrice, served as a secretary to her mother. Helena served as President of the British Nurses Association, in support of nursing. She and her husband celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary shortly before Christian's death. Prince Arthur Marries Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia Prince Arthur of Connaught and Strathearn, Queen Victoria's third son, married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, a grand-niece of Prussian Emperor Wilhelm I, on March 13, 1879, at St. George's Chapel at Windsor. The couple had three children; the eldest married Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden. Arthur served as Governor-General of Canada from 1911 to 1916 and Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, was styled Viceregal Consul of Canada for that period. The father of Princess Louise Margaret (Luise Margarete before she married) was a double cousin of Prussian Emperor Frederick III, who was married to Arthur's sister Victoria, Princess Royal. Louise, Duchess of Connaught, was the first member of the British Royal Family to be cremated. Beatrice's Engagement With Prince Henry of Battenberg For many years, it looked like Princess Beatrice, born shortly before her father Prince Albert died, would have as her responsibility staying single and being a companion and private secretary to her mother. Beatrice met and fell in love with Prince Henry of Battenberg. After Queen Victoria initially responded by not speaking to her daughter for seven months, Beatrice persuaded her mother to permit her to marry, and the young couple agreed that they would live with Victoria and Beatrice would continue to assist her mother. Beatrice Marries Henry of Battenberg Beatrice wore her mother's wedding veil at her wedding on July 23, 1885, to Prince Henry of Battenberg, who gave up his German commitments to marry Beatrice. The two had a short honeymoon because Queen Victoria was unhappy with even such a short separation from Beatrice. The Marriage of Beatrice and Henry of Battenberg Beatrice and Henry stayed with Victoria, traveling only rarely and for short periods without her, during their marriage. The two had four children before Prince Henry died in the Anglo-Asante war, of malaria. A great-grandson of Beatrice is Juan Carlos, King of Spain. After her mother's death in 1901, Beatrice published her mother's journals and served as her literary executor. Mary of Teck's Engagement to George V Mary of Teck was raised in the United Kingdom; her mother was a member of the British royal family and her father a German Duke. Mary of Teck was originally engaged to be married to Albert Victor, the eldest son of Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, and Alexandra, Princess of Wales. But he died six weeks after their engagement was announced. A year later she became engaged to Albert Victor's brother, the new heir. Mary of Teck and George V George and Mary were married in 1893. George's grandmother Queen Victoria ruled until her death in 1901, then George's father ruled as King-Emperor until his death in 1910, when George became George V of the United Kingdom and Mary became known as Queen Mary. From left to right (back): Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh, Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Victoria of Edinburgh, the Duke of York, Princess Victoria of Wales, and Princess Maud of Wales. From left to right (front): Princess Alice of Battenberg, Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh, Princess Margaret of Connaught, the Duchess of York, Princess Victoria of Battenberg, Princess Victoria Patricia of Connaught. Mary of Teck's Wedding Dress Mary of Teck married George V in 1893 in this wedding gown, shown in a 2002 exhibition as part of Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee celebrations. In the background: mannequins wearing the gowns of Queen Elizabeth II and her mother, also Queen Elizabeth. The satin gown with ivory and silver brocade was designed by Linton and Curtis. Princess Royal Mary Marries Viscount Lascelle, Earl of Harewood The Princess Royal Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary, known as Mary, married Henry Charles George, Viscount Lascelles, on February 28, 1922. Her friend, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, was one of the bridesmaids. The third child and eldest daughter of the future George V and Mary of Teck, Mary's title "Princess Royal" was given to her in 1932 by her father after he'd become King. The couple had two sons. Rumors were that Mary was forced into the marriage but her son reported that their marriage was happy. Mary played a part as controller commandant during World War II of what became the Women's Royal Army Corps after the war. She was named an honorary general in the British Army. Mary's life spanned the reigns of six British rulers, from her great-grandmother Queen Victoria through her niece Queen Elizabeth II. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Marries Albert, Duke of York When Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married Albert, the younger brother of the Prince of Wales, on April 26, 1923, she did not expect that she would end up a Queen. In this photograph: King George V of Great Britain (right) and Queen Mary. Center are the future King George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. On the left are the Earl and Countess of Strathmore, Elizabeth's parents. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on Her Wedding Day Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon initially turned down "Bertie's" proposal in 1921 because she did not want the limitations on her life that being a member of the royal family would bring. But the prince was stubborn and said that he would not marry anyone else. Lady Elizabeth was a bridesmaid at the wedding of Albert's sister, Princess Mary, in 1922. He proposed to her again, but she did not accept until January 1923. Lady Elizabeth with Prince Albert Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was technically a commoner, and her marriage to the younger brother of the Prince of Wales was considered something unusual for that reason. Elizabeth helped her husband to overcome his stammer (as portrayed in the film "The King's Speech," 2010). Their two children, Elizabeth and Margaret, were born in 1926 and 1930. Elizabeth and the Duke of York's Wedding As had been custom for several previous royal weddings, Elizabeth and Prince Albert were photographed with their bridesmaids. Left to right: Lady Mary Cambridge, The Hon. Diamond Hardinge, Lady Mary Thynne, The Hon. Elizabeth Elphinstone, Lady May Cambridge, Lady Katherine Hamilton, Miss Betty Cator and The Hon. Cecilia Bowes-Lyon. Queen Elizabeth's Wedding Dress Known as the Queen Mum, Queen Elizabeth was married to the future King George VI in 1932. The Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon wore this dress made by Madame Handley Seymour, a court dressmaker. The gown was made from ivory chiffon with pearl bead embroidery. The Wedding Cake of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Prince Albert The Duke and Duchess of York's wedding cake was a traditional multi-tiered white frosted cake. Engaged: Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip The heir apparent to the British throne, Elizabeth, born in 1926, first met her future husband in 1934 and 1937. Her mother initially opposed the marriage. Philip's ties, through his sister's marriages, to Nazis, were especially troubling. They were both third and second cousins, related through Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Victoria of Great Britain. Elizabeth's Wedding Dress Norman Hartnell depicts Princess Elizabeth's wedding dress in this sketch. At the time of the wedding, the British recovery from World War II was still going on, and Elizabeth needed ration coupons for the fabric for the dress. Elizabeth Marries Prince Philip Mountbatten The Princess Elizabeth married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. They had been secretly engaged in 1946 before he asked her father for her hand in marriage, and the king asked that her engagement not be announced until after she turned twenty-one. Philip was a prince of Greece and Denmark, and gave up his titles to marry Elizabeth. He also changed religion, from Greek Orthodoxy, and changed his name to the British version of his mother's name, Battenberg. Elizabeth and Philip on Their Wedding Day Philip and Elizabeth were married in Westminster Abbey. On that morning, Philip had been made Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich by King George VI. Bridesmaids for the wedding were HRH The Princess Margaret, HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent, Lady Caroline Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Lady Mary Cambridge (her second cousin), Lady Elizabeth Lambart, The Hon. Pamela Mountbatten (Philip's cousin), The Hon. Margaret Elphinstone, and The Hon. Diana Bowes-Lyon. Pages were Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Michael of Kent. Elizabeth and Philip at Their Wedding Elizabeth's train was held by her pages (and cousins), Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Michael of Kent. Her dress was designed by Norman Hartnell. Portrait of Elizabeth and Philip on Their Wedding Day The Princess Elizabeth and her chosen bridegroom, Prince Philip, are shown on their wedding day in 1947. BBC radio broadcast their wedding ceremony. It is estimated that 200 million people heard the broadcast. Elizabeth and Philip With Wedding Party Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pose with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and other members of the royal family at Buckingham Palace, after their wedding on November 20th, 1947. The two pages are Elizabeth's cousins, Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Michael of Kent, and the eight bridesmaids are Princess Margaret, Princess Alexandra of Kent, Lady Caroline Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Lady Mary Cambridge, Lady Elizabeth Lambart, Pamela Mountbatten, Margaret Elphinstone, and Diana Bowes-Lyon. Queen Mary and Princess Andrew of Greece are at left front. Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh In the grand tradition of families, royal and otherwise, the newly married couple are pictured with their family members. Among those in this picture are the Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with his uncle, Lord Mountbatten, her parents King George VI and Elizabeth, her grandmother Queen Mary, and her sister Margaret. Elizabeth and Philip After Their Wedding The newly married Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, appeared on the balcony of Buckingham palace to greet the many members of the public who had gathered. Surrounding Elizabeth and Philip are her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and to the right is the Queen Mother, mother of King George, Queen Mary (Mary of Teck). The tradition of balcony appearances after royal weddings began with Queen Victoria. After Elizabeth, the tradition continued for those married in London, with the addition of a wedding kiss, with the balcony appearance of Charles and Diana and William and Catherine on the balcony. Prince William Marries Catherine Middleton Prince William of Wales, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and son of Charles, Prince of Wales, married Catherine Middleton in Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011. Prince William was second in line for the British throne at the time of his wedding. Catherine Middleton, a commoner, became Her Royal Highness, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and presumably a future British Queen. Catherine and William in Westminster Abbey The wedding ceremony was led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and was viewed by hundreds of millions around the world. Catherine and William at Their Wedding Britain's Prince William sat with his new bride, Catherine, during their wedding ceremony. Below in the front row are key members of the royal family: Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince Harry. Royal weddings are ruled by protocol. The reigning Queen has a seat showing her primacy among the royals. The ceremony was attended by 1900 guests in Westminster Abbey. Catherine and William at Their Wedding After being declared married, Catherine and William join the congregation in singing. Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Phillip, are just visible at the bottom of the photograph. Catherine's dress was designed by Sarah Burton, a designer working for the British label Alexander McQueen. Catherine also wore a diamond tiara, loaned to her by Queen Elizabeth II, and a full veil. The silk dress, ivory and white, included a train of 2.7 meters. Her bouquet included myrtle grown from a plant that was originally planted from a twig from Queen Victoria's bouquet. The bouquet also included hyacinth and lily-of-the-valley and, in honor of her new husband, sweet William flowers. Prince Harry Marries Meghan Markle Prince Harry, the son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and American actress Meghan Markle were engaged to be married on November 27, 2017. Their marriage ceremony was held on May 19, 2018, in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The ceremony was broadcast to hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
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From 1917 her name was simply Princess Helena Victoria. Princess Helena Victoria (always known to her family as Thora) was born at Frogmore House, near Windsor Castle. Her father was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the third son of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Countess Louise af Danneskjold-Samsøe. Her mother was Princess Helena, the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her parents resided in Britain from marriage. She was baptised in the private chapel at Windsor Castle on June 20, 1870. Her godparents were Queen Victoria, the Duchess of Cambridge (former Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel), Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Prince Valdemar of Denmark, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Princess Louise Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Caroline Amelie of Schleswig-Holstein (the latter two represented by the Duchess of Roxburghe). She was a bridesmaid at the 1885 wedding of her maternal aunt Princess Beatrice to Prince Henry of Battenberg and also at the wedding of her cousins the Duke and Duchess of York (future George V and Queen Mary) in 1893. She spent most of her childhood at Cumberland Lodge, her father’s residence as Ranger of Windsor Great Park. Known to her family as “Thora”, or sometimes “Snipe”, in reference to her sharp facial features, formally she used the names “Helena Victoria” from among her string of six given names. First World War As a male-line granddaughter of the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Helena Victoria would have been styled Serene Highness (Durchlaucht) in the German Empire. In May 1866, Queen Victoria had conferred the higher style of Highness upon any children to be born of the marriage of Princess Helena and Prince Christian, although the children were to remain Prince or Princess of Schleswig-Holstein. In June 1917, a notice appeared in the Court Circular that a Royal Warrant was to be prepared by George V dispensing with his cousins’ use of the “Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg” part of their titles. However no warrant was issued, nor were they formally granted the titles of Princesses of Great Britain and Ireland nor of the United Kingdom in their own right. In July 1917, King George V changed the name of the British royal family to the House of Windsor. He also relinquished, on behalf of himself and his numerous cousins who were British subjects, the use of their German titles, styles, and surnames. Princess Helena Victoria and her younger sister, Princess Marie Louise, thereupon ceased to use the territorial designation “of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.” Instead, they became known simply as “Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria” and “Her Highness Princess Marie Louise”. Although the two had borne German titles, their upbringing and domicile were entirely English. Later life Princess Helena Victoria never married. She followed her mother’s example in working for various charitable organizations, most notably YMCA, Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) and Princess Christian’s Nursing Home at Windsor. During World War I, she founded the YWCA Women’s Auxiliary Force. As its president, she visited British troops in France and obtained the permission of the Secretary of State for War, Lord Kitchener, to arrange entertainments for them. Between the world wars, she and her sister, Princess Marie Louise, were enthusiastic patrons of music at Schomberg House, their London residence. After a German air raid damaged the house in 1940, the two princesses moved to Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. In ill health and a wheelchair user after World War II, Princess Helena Victoria made one of her last major appearances at the November 20, 1947 wedding of her first cousin twice removed Princess Elizabeth, to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. Princess Helena Victoria died at Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. Her funeral took place at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor and she was buried at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor Great Park. She died at the age of 77, the same age at which her mother, Princess Helena, had also died. In 1917, in response to the wave of anti-German feeling that surrounded the war, George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor. He also disposed of his family’s German titles and styles, so Helena and her daughters simply became Princess Christian, Princess Helena Victoria and Marie Louise with no territorial designation. Helena’s surviving son, Albert, fought on the side of the Prussians, though he made it clear that he would not fight against his mother’s country. In the same year, Prince Christian died at Schomberg House, Pall Mall, on October 28, 1917, in his eighty-sixth year. He is buried in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore in Windsor Great Park. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Helena’s last years were spent arguing with Commissioners, who tried to turn her out of Schomberg House and Cumberland Lodge because of the expense of running her households. They failed, as clear evidence of her right to live in those residences for life was shown. Death Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, died at Schomberg House on June 9, 1923 at the age of 77. Her funeral, described as a “magnificently stage-managed scene” by her biographer Seweryn Chomet, was headed by King George V. The regiment of her favourite son, Prince Christian-Victor, lined the steps of St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Although originally interred in the Royal Vault at St George’s on June 15, 1923, her body was reburied at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, a few miles from Windsor, after its consecration on October 23, 1928. Princess Helena Legacy Helena was devoted to nursing, and took the lead at the charitable organisations she represented. She was also an active campaigner, and wrote letters to newspapers and magazines promoting the interests of nurse registration. Her royal status helped to promote the publicity and society interest that surrounded organisations such as the Royal British Nurses’ Association. The RBNA still survives today with Aubrey Rose as president. Emily Williamson founded the Gentlewomen’s Employment Association in Manchester; one of the projects which came out of this group was the Princess Christian Training College for Nurses, in Fallowfield, Manchester. In appearance, Helena was described by John Van der Kiste as plump and dowdy; and in temperament, as placid, and business-like, with an authoritarian spirit. On one occasion, during a National Dock Strike, the Archbishop of Canterbury composed a prayer hoping for its prompt end. Helena arrived at the church, examined her service sheet, and in a voice described by her daughter as “the penetrating royal family whisper, which carried farther than any megaphone”, remarked: “That prayer won’t settle any strike.” Her appearance and personality was criticised in the letters and journals of Queen Victoria, and biographers followed her example. However, Helena’s daughter, Princess Marie-Louise, described her as: very lovely, with wavy brown hair, a beautiful little straight nose, and lovely amber-coloured eyes … She was very talented: played the piano exquisitively, had a distinct gift for drawing and painting in water-colours … Her outstanding gift was loyalty to her friends … She was brilliantly clever, had a wonderful head for business. … Music was one of her passions; in her youth she played the piano with Charles Hallé, and Jenny Lind and Clara Butt were among her personal friends. Her determination to carry out a wide range of public duties won her widespread popularity. She twice represented her mother at Drawing Rooms, which was considered equivalent to being presented to the Queen herself. Helena was closest to her brother, Prince Alfred, who considered her his favorite sister. Though described by contemporaries as fearfully devoted to the Queen, to the point that she did not have a mind of her own, she actively campaigned for women’s rights, a field the Queen abhorred. Nevertheless, both she and Beatrice remained closest to the Queen, and Helena remained close to her mother’s side until the latter’s death. Her name was the last to be written in the Queen’s seventy-year-old journal. Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena; May 3, 1870 – March 13, 1948) and Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Franziska Josepha Louise Augusta Marie Christina Helena; August 12, 1872 – December 8 1956) were the daughters of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (third son of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Countess Louise af Danneskjold-Samsøe) and Princess Helena of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha). Their Parents Marriage In 1863, the Queen Victoria looked for a husband for her daughter Princess Helena. However, as a middle child, the prospect of a powerful alliance with a European royal house was low. Her appearance was also a concern, as by the age of fifteen she was described by her biographer as chunky, dowdy and double-chinned. Despite her biographer saying she was chunky with a double chin, photos from that time period do not provide evidence of that. Princess Helena Furthermore, Victoria insisted that Helena’s future husband had to be prepared to live near the Queen, thus keeping her daughter nearby. Her choice eventually fell on Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, 15 years her senior. Princess Helena and Prince Christian at their engagement 1865 The engagement was declared on December 5, 1865, and despite the Prince of Wales’s initial refusal to attend (because of the political issues raised over the twin duchies of Schleswig-Holstein) Alice intervened, and the wedding was a happy occasion. The Queen allowed the ceremony to take place at Windsor Castle, albeit in the Private Chapel rather than the grander St George’s Chapel on July 5 1866. The couple had six children: Christian Victor in 1867, Albert in 1869, and Helena Victoria and Marie Louise in 1870 and 1872 respectively. Their last two sons died early; Harald died eight days after his birth in 1876, and an unnamed son was stillborn in 1877. Princess Helena Victoria & Princess Marie Louise Princess Helena Victoria (always known to her family as Thora) was born at Frogmore House, near Windsor Castle. Princess Marie Louise was born at Cumberland Lodge, in Windsor Great Park. She was known to her family as “Louie”. Princess Helena Victoria On July 6, 1891, Princess Marie Louise married Prince Aribert of Anhalt (June 18, 1866 – December 24, 1933) at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. Prince Aribert was the third son of Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt, and his wife, Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg. The bride’s first cousin, the German Emperor Wilhelm II, had been instrumental in arranging the match. Princess Marie Louise Though contemporary sources did not directly suggest it was a cause of his marriage dissolution, a number of contemporaries and subsequent historical accounts suggest Aribert was bisexual or homosexual, and some have suggested an indiscretion with a male attendant was the catalyst for the dissolution and that the marriage had never been consummated. The marriage was annulled on December 13, 1900 by his father. Princess Marie Louise, on an official visit to Canada at the time, immediately returned to Britain and was outraged. According to her memoirs, the marriage was unhappy and despite that, she regarded her marriage vows as binding, therefore she never remarried. Princess Helena Victoria never married. She followed her mother’s example in working for various charitable organizations, most notably the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) and Princess Christian’s Nursing Home at Windsor. During World War I, she founded the YWCA Women’s Auxiliary Force. As its president, she visited British troops in France and obtained the permission of the Secretary of State for War, Lord Kitchener, to arrange entertainments for them. Between the world wars, she and her sister, Princess Marie Louise, were enthusiastic patrons of music at Schomberg House, their London residence. After a German air raid damaged the house in 1940, the two princesses moved to Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. Titles of the Princesses. As male-line granddaughters of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise we’re technically German Princesses and each were styled Her Serene Highness (Durchlaucht) within the German Empire. However, Under Royal Warrant (Letters Patent) of May 15 1866, Queen Victoria had conferred the higher style of Highness upon any children to be born of the marriage of Princess Helena and Prince Christian, although the children were to remain Prince or Princess of Schleswig-Holstein. This higher style was in effect only in the United Kingdom, while in Germany their styles would remain Serene Highness. In July 1917, during World War I, King George V changed the name of the British Royal House from the very German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the British sounding House of Windsor. The King also relinquished, on behalf of himself and his numerous German cousins who were British subjects, the use of their German titles, styles, and surnames. Princess Helena Victoria and her younger sister, Princess Marie Louise, thereupon ceased to use the territorial designation “of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg”. Instead, they became known simply as “Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria” and “Her Highness Princess Marie Louise”. Although the two had borne German styles and titles, and belonged to the German Royal House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, (a collateral branch of the Danish/German House of Oldenburg) they were born and raised in England and their upbringing and domicile were entirely English. The Princesses were considered members of the British Royal Family. Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise In June 1917, a notice appeared in the Court Circular that a Royal Warrant was to be prepared by George V dispensing with his cousins’ use of the “Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg” part of their titles. However no warrant was ever issued, nor were never they formally granted the titles of Princesses of Great Britain and Ireland nor of the United Kingdom in their own right. Therefore they were simply styled Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria and Her Highness Princess Marie Louise without any reference to a territorial designation. This approach differed from the one accepted by George V’s other relatives, who relinquished all princely titles, not just their German designations, and in turn received British titles of nobility from the King. Their titles of Princess were derived from their father, and they were not officially princesses of the United Kingdom. However, their unmarried status and their right to be styled Highness dating from Queen Victoria’s concession of 1867 rendered their situations awkward, so that it was easier to allow them to retain their status as princesses while avoiding the question of immediate family membership altogether. Between the world wars, Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise, were enthusiastic patrons of music at Schomberg House, their London residence where they resided together. After a German air raid damaged the house in 1940, the two princesses moved to Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. Helena Victoria In ill health and using a wheelchair after World War II, one of Princess Helena Victoria’s last major appearance was at the November 20, 1947 wedding of her first cousin twice removed Princess Elizabeth, (future Queen Elizabeth II) to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. Princess Helena Victoria died at Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square, on March 13, 1948? Her funeral took place at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor and she was buried at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor Great Park. She died at the age of 77, the same age at which her mother, Princess Helena, had also died. Marie Louise Princess Marie Louise attended four coronations in Westminster Abbey, those of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1902; King George V and Queen Mary in 1911; King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937; and Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. In 1956, she published her memoirs, My Memories of Six Reigns. She died at her London home, 10 Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square, a few months later on December 8 1956 aged 84 and is buried at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore at Windsor Great Park.
29120	yago	3	72	https://kongeligehjem.dk/helena.children.html	en	kongeligehjem.dk			[]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null				kongeligehjem.dk	https://kongeligehjem.dk/helena.children.html	Queen VictoriaÂ´s grandchildren: The children of Princess Helena of The United Kingdom, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (25 May 1846 - 9 June 1923) & Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (22 January 1831 - 28 October 1917) married 5 July 1866 He was the head of the House of Oldenburg and also the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein between 1921 and 1931. Prince Albert never married, but he fathered an illegitimate daughter, Valerie Marie. Born 3 April 1900
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Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (Frederick Christian Charles Augustus; 22 January 1831 – 28 October 1917) was a German prince who became a member of the British royal family through his marriage to Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Early life [edit] Prince Christian was born in Augustenburg Palace, as the second son of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and his wife, Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe. In 1848, young Christian's father, Duke Christian August, placed himself at the head of a movement to resist by force the claims of Denmark upon the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, two personal possessions of the kings of Denmark, of which Holstein also was a part of the German Confederation. A year earlier, King Frederick VII acceded to the Danish throne without any hope of producing a male heir. Unlike Denmark proper, where the Lex Regia of 1665 allowed the throne to pass through the female royal line, in Holstein Salic Law prevailed. The duchy would most likely revert to the line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, the cadet branch of the House of Holstein-Sonderburg. During the 1852 First War of Schleswig, Prince Christian briefly served with the newly constituted Schleswig-Holstein army, before he and his family were forced to flee the advancing Danish forces (see history of Schleswig-Holstein). After the war, he attended the University of Bonn, where he befriended Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia (later the German Emperor Frederick III). Marriage [edit] In September 1865, while visiting Coburg, The Princess Helena met Prince Christian. The couple became engaged in December of that year. Queen Victoria gave her permission for the marriage with the provision that the couple live in Great Britain. They married at the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle on 5 July 1866. Seven days before the wedding, on 29 June 1866, the Queen granted her future son-in-law the style of Royal Highness by Royal Warrant.[1] In 1891, Prince Christian lost an eye when he was accidentally shot in the face by his brother-in-law, the Duke of Connaught, during a shooting party at Sandringham.[2] Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, as they were known, made their home at Frogmore House in the grounds of Windsor Castle and later at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park. They had six children, known commonly as:[3] Prince Christian Victor (14 April 1867 – 29 October 1900); never married; died young during military duty and was buried in South Africa. Prince Albert (28 February 1869 – 27 April 1931) who in 1921 became the titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and the Head of the House of Oldenburg. Never married; but had an illegitimate daughter: Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein (3 April 1900 – 14 Aug 1953). Married firstly Ernst Johann Wagner (b. 10 Jan 1896); married secondly Engelbert-Charles, 10th Duke of Arenberg (20 April 1899 – 27 April 1974) Princess Helena Victoria (3 May 1870 – 13 March 1948); never married. Princess Marie Louise (12 August 1872 – 8 December 1956); married in 1891 Prince Aribert of Anhalt, regent of the Duchy of Anhalt, no issue, marriage annulled in 1900. Prince Harald (12 May 1876 – 20 May 1876). Unnamed stillborn son (born and died 7 May 1877). Honours and offices [edit] Orders and decorations [edit] Military and civil appointments [edit] Prince Christian was given the rank of major general in the British Army in July 1866[21] and received promotions to the ranks of lieutenant general in August 1874[22] and general in October 1877.[23] From 1869 until his death, he was honorary colonel of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Royal Berkshire Regiment. However, he never held a major field command or staff position. He was High Steward of Windsor and Ranger of Windsor Great Park, and was awarded a Doctor of Civil Law degree by the University of Oxford. He received the freedom of the city of Carlisle on 7 July 1902, during a visit to the city for the Royal Agricultural Society's Show.[24] As a "Minor Royal", he officiated at many public functions. These included participation, with the Princess Helena, in the speech day of Malvern College in 1870.[25] Ball in the Exchange Building, Liverpool [edit] The illustration here and shows a civic ball held in the Exchange Buildings (1864–67; demolished 1939) in Liverpool to honour the visiting Prince Arthur, and Prince and Princess Christian.[26] The unpopularity of Prince Christian [edit] Prince Christian has the following written description: [27] “A London correspondent of a New York daily paper comments rather frankly on the unpopularity of Prince Christian in England. " Prince Christian he says, " married the English Princess Helena, and the people, by a sort of instinct, came to the conclusion that the young lady had been forced into the marriage, and that the whole business was a 'shame.' Since that time Prince Christian has been growing more and more unpopular, not on account of anything he has done so much as because he is disliked. The other day the prince went with his wife and some of the royal family to Liverpool, and the people who waited outside hissed him, but cheered all the rest. The affair was hushed up but there is reason to believe that it caused some little sensation at Windsor. The photographs of the prince have been partly the cause of his unpopularity. He is a churlish looking man, with a very bald head, and the bald head has, I fear, done this business. The Princess Helena was only 19 when she married, and the English people (who like the royal ladies especially) were not satisfied, and thought her husband not good enough for her. Then, again, the prince of the bald head was unquestionably one of the very smallest of the very small Germans who have been strapped on to the shoulders of the patient and cloudily-witted John Bull. He had, before he came over here, a revenue from his immense income of £200 a year. This enormous income was not enough to get married upon, and very glad he must have been to catch one of the Queen's daughters, and to be taken into comfortable lodgings in the house of the aforesaid John Bull. The next thing, of course, was to make an income for this rather farcical prince. Some very ugly stories are in circulation, most of them probably untrue, but they helped to make people dislike him. Nevertheless Parliament voted him a grant of £30,000 (as a dower to his wife and £6000 a year. imagine what a change for a poor devil to be taken from the midst of debt and poverty to live in one of the Queen's palaces and have a large income given to him, upon no harder condition than that he should marry a well educated and rather pretty girl ! But things do not always go smoothly with Prince Christian. As I have said he was loudly hissed in the public streets the other day, and now this week a stinging caricature has been leveled at him in the Tomdliawk, a paper which is making wonderful progress in-consequence of the boldness and freedom of its cartoons. We are shown an unpleasant little man perched on the back of the British lion and tugging away at his mane. Underneath is written ' Set a beggar on Horseback, or Translated from the German. This will not please the family circle at Osborne for Windsor. I fancy Prince Christian has rather a bad time before him. The Queen is understood to insist upon his residing in this country, and under her own eye apparently with a due regard for the protection of her daughter. A man ought to behave properly on £6000 a year, seeing that he has done nothing to merit a farthing. There are Englishmen (would you believe it?) of better and nobler descent than this very little German, and of handsome private means and station, who would be too happy to make good husbands of any of the royal princesses (except those who are already married, pray understand). But no that would not do. A seedy gentleman, all out at elbows, from Faderlaud, is the only eligible person. The inevitable consequence of such a system is Prince Christian." [28] Death [edit] Prince Christian died at Schomberg House (half of which is now part of the Oxford and Cambridge Club[29]), Pall Mall, London, in October 1917, in his eighty-sixth year.[30] After being initially interred in the Royal Vault at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, he was buried in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore in Windsor Great Park.[31] Ancestry [edit] References [edit]
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29120	yago	2	28	https://reginajeffers.blog/2017/04/11/princess-helenas-marriage-splits-queen-victorias-family/	en	Princess Helena’s Marriage Splits Queen Victoria’s Family	https://reginajeffers.bl…cobourggotha.jpg	https://reginajeffers.bl…cobourggotha.jpg	[ "https://reginajeffers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/christian_and_helena.jpg?w=640", "https://reginajeffers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/220px-helenasaxecobourggotha.jpg?w=640", "https://reginajeffers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/46ef7680ddbd0ce315e692ef4f0c8079.png?w=640", "https://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7bef47585719106eb4c3474f2db20a6906e3dc7e489afb41aabf2a8608b78f2f?s=60&d=identicon&r=G", "https://i0.wp.com/www.pemberleyvariations.com/wp-content/plugins/social-media-widget/images/default/32/pinterest.png", "https://i0.wp.com/www.pemberleyvariations.com/wp-content/plugins/social-media-widget/images/default/32/facebook.png", "https://i0.wp.com/www.pemberleyvariations.com/wp-content/plugins/social-media-widget/images/default/32/rss.png", "https://i0.wp.com/www.pemberleyvariations.com/wp-content/plugins/social-media-widget/images/default/32/twitter.png", "https://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7bef47585719106eb4c3474f2db20a6906e3dc7e489afb41aabf2a8608b78f2f?s=48&d=identicon&r=G", "https://2.gravatar.com/avatar/5d2ba520c402ccfb657d0b9834dac5053108e6e16c9a55534589d366fda71a18?s=48&d=identicon&r=G", "https://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7bef47585719106eb4c3474f2db20a6906e3dc7e489afb41aabf2a8608b78f2f?s=48&d=identicon&r=G", "https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/0290d4b75ac72cf62ae58824159b5d9e3a8dde01dbbc8e7848901f2b62ecfaf3?s=48&d=identicon&r=G", "https://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7bef47585719106eb4c3474f2db20a6906e3dc7e489afb41aabf2a8608b78f2f?s=48&d=identicon&r=G", "https://reginajeffers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-angel.jpg?w=50", "https://reginajeffers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-angel.jpg?w=50", "https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?v=noscript" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Regina Jeffers →" ]	2017-04-11T00:00:00	Princess Helena chose to marry Prince Christian, one of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburgs. On the maternal side, Prince Christian held ties to a Danish noble family, as well as to the British royal family. His grandmother was the granddaughter of Frederick, King George II’s son. He was 15 years Helena’s senior. Unfortunately, the prince appeared older than he actually…	en	https://reginajeffers.bl…d-angel.jpg?w=32	Every Woman Dreams...	https://reginajeffers.blog/2017/04/11/princess-helenas-marriage-splits-queen-victorias-family/	Princess Helena chose to marry Prince Christian, one of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburgs. On the maternal side, Prince Christian held ties to a Danish noble family, as well as to the British royal family. His grandmother was the granddaughter of Frederick, King George II’s son. He was 15 years Helena’s senior. Unfortunately, the prince appeared older than he actually was, a fact that Victoria remarked upon on numerous occasions. Moreover, Christian was not the most intelligent of men (certainly nothing in the manner of Victoria’s “dear Albert”). He was not sophisticated or ambitious or very amiable. Nor did he possess a fortune worthy of Victoria’s daughter. (For more on Helena’s path to marriage, see Princess Helena Escapes Queen Victoria’s Heavy Thumb.) According to Jerrold M. Packard in his Victoria’s Daughters (New York. St Martin’s. 1998. pages 112-113, the Prusso-Danish war “… would have a profound impact on Queen Victoria’s third daughter as the Augustenburg family became a second casualty of all this Realpolitik. A younger son of the Augustenburgs, who were a branch of the Schleswig-Holstein family, Christian recognized that his family were no longer practical candidates for a throne of the duchies. This signified that his own future was pretty much bereft of recognizable landmarks, and specifically that he was free from any dynastic responsibility at home. Yet even with the issue of Christian’s political liabilities largely obviated by his family’s loss to Bismark’s scheming and Prussia’s strength, his own personal lack of desirability would drive a wedge between members of Lenchen’s family.” When Bismarck gained control of the provinces of Schleswig and Holstein (at Denmark’s expense), he transformed his military into one of the world’s greatest and himself into an adversary the rest of the world needed to beware. The Danish king had owned Schleswig since 1815. Meanwhile, the duke of Augustenburg claimed both Schleswig and Holstein. . The duke was the personal friend of Frederick tIII, Princess Victoria’s husband. Bismarck’s plans included replacing the Hapsburg Austrian leadership with a Hohenzollern Prussian one. The Prussians and Austrian armies defeated the Danes in Schleswig and Holstein. The Austrians pressed to have the Augustenburg family (Christian’s family) govern the two states, but two years later, Bismarck turned his discontent on Austria for vocally expressing its disdain for the Prussian occupation of the duchies to eliminate Austrian rule in Germany. Christian’s Augustenburg family were no longer candidates for the throne of the duchies. Prince Christian’s dynastic responsibility were eliminated by Bismarck’s scheming. His lack of “merit” became an issue within Queen Victoria’s family. Victoria’s eldest, Princess Victoria and Frederick III strongly supported Christian’s family’s claim to the two duchies, for Christian’s family had long been welcomed at the Neues Palais. Meanwhile, Albert Edward (Bertie) held a different opinion. Bertie’s wife, Alexandra, was Princess of Denmark, daughter of the monarch, and the Augustenburg family were the enemy of Denmark. Alexandra supported her father’s claim to Schleswig. Bertie threatened to “disown” his family if they ignored his and his wife’s objections to Prince Christian. Princes Louise agreed with her eldest sister, mainly because she recognized Helena’s desire to be from Victoria’s rule. Princess Alice sided with Bertie. Alice believed the marriage would upset the Hohenzollerns, who considered the Augustenburg faction as too liberal. Alice thought it foolish to rile Princess Victoria’s powerful in-laws. Alice also thought that Prince Christian was too old for Helena, but, moreover, she thought that her mother was too dependent upon Helena. The queen had insisted that Helena and Prince Christian reside in England. Alice’s objections to Christian made her a target for Queen Victoria’s venomous complaints regarding her daughter. Alice, however, proved herself the better person. She was the one who convinced Bertie to attend the wedding when he threatened to boycott it. Alice also reminded Bertie that England had stood against the Hohenzollerns’ objections when Albert decided to marry Alexandra. Two years passed before the actual marriage took place, smack dab in the middle of the Austro-Prussian War. “On a family level, this second of Bismarck’s wars split Victoria’s progeny and their spouses between the Belligerents, Fritz (Frederick III) commanding the Prussian troops, Alice’s husband leading Hessian forces in support of the Austrian Army. The state of affairs kept Vicky and Alice away from the wedding, which in all likelihood, was for the best.Despite the bitter feelings over Christian’s entering her family, Lenchen’s (Helena’s) wedding day – July 5, 1866 – represented a personal triumph for this most timid of the five sisters, and the one that would happily spare the bride the political trials her two already married sisters were to endure in their more consequential marriage. What was more, these nuptials were not celebrated with the deafening gloom that overlaid those that had joined Alice and Louis.” (Packard 115)
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Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Princess Beatrice of York has become the latest royal to tie the knot at a secret ceremony in Windsor on Friday, July 17. Beatrice and her new husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi made history with their ceremony, as it was the first socially distanced nuptials for a member of the British royal family. To celebrate, Insider has gathered photos from the 30 most iconic royal weddings from modern British history. Bobbie Edsor contributed to an earlier version of this story. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Advertisement April 8, 1795: Prince George (to be King George IV) married Princess Caroline at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. The first cousins' marriage was not illegal at the time because the dangers inflicted on an incestuous couple's offspring weren't fully understood. February 10, 1840: Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at St James's Palace. The Queen's white dress was unusual at the time. It was more fashionable for brides to wear colorful dresses — especially gold. In the 19th century, a white wedding dress was actually a symbol of wealth rather than purity. Advertisement January 25, 1858: Princess Victoria (daughter of Queen Victoria) married Prince Frederick of Prussia at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. The people of London filled the streets trying to get a glimpse of the Princess Royal on the way to St James's Palace. Princess Victoria's procession included 18 carriages, over 300 soldiers, and 220 horses, according to historian Hannah Pakula. March 10, 1863: Prince Edward (to be King Edward VII) married Princess Alexandra of Denmark at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. When her son married Princess Alexandra, Queen Victoria didn't join the rest of the wedding procession in the pews of St George's Chapel. Instead, she watched the marriage ceremony alone from an upper balcony, looking over the crowds, according to one portrait of the ceremony. Advertisement July 5, 1866: Princess Helena (daughter of Queen Victoria) married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Princess Helena — nicknamed "Lenchen" by her family — was reportedly outspoken and tomboyish, according to the Royal Collection. This didn't stop Queen Victoria's daughter from dressing up in exquisite, royal fashion with a flower crown adorned with orange blossom (a symbol of fertility) and myrtle (a symbol of love). March 21, 1871: Princess Louise (daughter of Queen Victoria) married Marquis of Lorne at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Princess Louise was reportedly "the prettiest and liveliest" of Queen Victoria's daughters. She was the only princess in her family to marry a commoner rather than a fellow royal. Advertisement March 13, 1879: Prince Arthur (son of Queen Victoria) married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Prince Arthur was reportedly Queen Victoria's favourite son and worked in the military for most of his life. July 6, 1893: Prince George (to be King George V) married Princess Victoria Mary of Teck at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. It is rumored that Prince George accidentally caught a glimpse of his bride before their wedding ceremony — which superstitious individuals widely consider to be bad luck. Nevertheless, the pair remained married until the King's death in 1936. Advertisement February 10, 1904: Princess Alice (daughter of Prince Leopold — fourth son of Queen Victoria) married Prince Alexander of Teck at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Princess Alice was led down the aisle by her brother, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. June 15, 1905: Princess Margaret of Connaught (daughter of Prince Arthur — Queen Victoria's third son) married Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden (to be King Gustaf VI of Sweden) at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Princess Margaret and her younger sister, Patricia, were seen as two of the most eligible princesses in Europe prior to their respective marriages. Advertisement February 27, 1919: Princess Patricia of Connaught (daughter of Prince Arthur — Queen Victoria's third son) married Alexander Ramsey at Westminster Abbey. Princess Patricia and Alexander Ramsey's wedding was the first cause for nationwide celebration since the end of the Great War in November 1918 — and was toasted heartily across the country. Advertisement February 28, 1922: Princess Mary (daughter of King George V) married Viscount Lascelles at Westminster Abbey. Despite the couple's 15-year age difference, they were perfectly matched. In his memoirs, their oldest son said: "My mother was never so happy to our eyes as children as when she and my father were embarked on some scheme together, as they often were." Advertisement April 26, 1923: Prince Albert (to be King George VI) married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey. It took three separate marriage proposals before Lady Elizabeth finally agreed to marry Prince Albert (commonly nicknamed Bertie). The bride-to-be was reportedly scared of the huge changes in her life that marrying into the royal family would cause. Little did she know that she would later become Queen after Bertie's older brother abdicated the throne. Advertisement June 3, 1937: Prince Edward (to be King Edward VIII before later abdicating the throne) married Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson at Château de Candé, France. Prince Edward's marriage to an American divorcee not only meant he had to abdicate the throne, but also caused a huge rift between the prince and the rest of his family. The pair married in France with only seven people present and the ceremony was reportedly over within five minutes, according to Time. Advertisement November 20, 1947: Princess Elizabeth (to be Queen Elizabeth II) married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (to be Prince Philip) at Westminster Abbey. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reportedly fell in love when the Queen was just 13, in 1939. The couple became secretly engaged in 1946 after the Queen's father, King George VI, forbade his daughter from publicly announcing the engagement until she turned 21 one year later. May 6, 1960: Princess Margaret (daughter of King George VI) married Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey. The happy couple's ceremony in Westminster Abbey was the first ever royal wedding to be officially televised. Advertisement April 24, 1963: Princess Alexandra of Kent (daughter of Prince George — King George V's fourth son) married Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey. The pair's ceremony was broadcast from Westminster Abbey and an estimated 200 million people worldwide tuned in to watch the royal wedding, according to historian James Panton. July 8, 1972: Prince Richard of Gloucester (son of Prince Henry — the third son of King George V) married Birgitte van Deurs at St Andrew's Church. The pair reportedly met while studying at the University of Cambridge. They opted for a small ceremony at St Andrew's Church in Barnwell, Northamptonshire. Advertisement November 14, 1973: Princess Anne (daughter of Queen Elizabeth II) married Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey. Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips met thanks to their mutual love of equestrian sports. The pair announced their engagement when the princess was just 22, and married six months later. July 29, 1981: Prince Charles (son of Queen Elizabeth II) married Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral. 600,000 people filled London's streets to get a glimpse of the couple, a further 750 million watched the ceremony on TV, and St Paul's Cathedral was filled by the 3,500-strong congregation — not to mention that mammoth train. Advertisement July 23, 1986: Prince Andrew (son of Queen Elizabeth II) married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey. Despite divorcing in 1996, the pair reportedly still live together in Royal Lodge, Windsor. June 19, 1999: Prince Edward (son of Queen Elizabeth II) married Sophie Rhys-Jones at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The couple were adamant that their wedding would not be turned into a state occasion, and no politicians or heads of state outside of the royal family's close circle were invited. Advertisement April 9, 2005: Prince Charles (son of Queen Elizabeth II) married Camilla Parker-Bowles at Windsor Guildhall. Prince Charles and Parker-Bowles married in 2005. The wedding did receive the blessing of the Queen, although she did not attend the ceremony itself due to both Charles and Camilla having previously been married. Advertisement May 17, 2008: Peter Phillips (son of Princess Anne — Queen Elizabeth II's only daughter) married Autumn Kelly at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The couple announced they were getting a divorce in February 2020, after 12 years of marriage. Advertisement April 29, 2011: Prince William (son of Prince Charles, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II) married Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey. Prince William and Kate's wedding was the most anticipated royal wedding since Prince Charles married Diana in 1981. Although Prince William is second-in-line to the throne and expected to one day become king, he is not the official heir apparent. This meant that the couple had considerably more say in the planning and guest list for the wedding. They have been married for nine years. July 30, 2011: Zara Phillips (daughter of Princess Anne and granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II) married Mike Tindall at the Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Zara Phillips married former England rugby captain Mike Tindall in 2011. Due to the couple's many celebrity and high-profile sportsman friends, the ceremony was one of the most star-studded weddings in royal history. Advertisement May 19, 2018: Prince Harry (son of Prince Charles, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II) married actress Meghan Markle in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Oprah, Serena Williams, and Elton John were some of the celebrities who turned out to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle marry, as well as Queen Elizabeth and virtually all of the royal family. Being an American divorcee, Markle defied many royal traditions. Advertisement October 12, 2018: Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank married in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank was another star-studded day, with Naomi Campbell, Cara Delevingne, Kate Moss, and Pixie Geldof all in attendance. 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Princess Helena (1846-1923). Our beautiful Wall Art	en		Media Storehouse Photo Prints	https://www.mediastorehouse.com.au/heritage-images/marriage-princess-helena-windsor-castle-1866-14913502.html	The marriage of Princess Helena, Windsor Castle, 1866. Princess Helena (1846-1923), daughter of Queen Victoria, married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein on 5 July 1866. A print from the Illustrated London News, (14 July 1866). Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector / Heritage-Images Media ID 14913502 Berkshire Carriage Cheering Crowds Helena Helena Augusta Victoria Horse Guard Military Escort Princess Princess Christian Of Sg Holste Princess Helena Princess Helena Of The United Kingdom Procession Royal Event Royal Wedding Schleswig Holstein Windsor Windsor Castle Print Collector4 Wetting Framed Prints Step back in time with our exquisite Framed Print of 'The Marriage of Princess Helena, Windsor Castle, 1866' by Unknown. 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29120	yago	1	21	https://black-family.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Helena	en	Princess Helena	https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/black-family/images/d/d8/Chrome_UB8v8AOBrg.png/revision/latest?cb=20200503165559	https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/black-family/images/d/d8/Chrome_UB8v8AOBrg.png/revision/latest?cb=20200503165559	[ "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/black-family/images/d/d8/Chrome_UB8v8AOBrg.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20200503165559", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ff185fe4-8356-4b6b-ad48-621b95a82a1d", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f3fc9271-3d5e-4c73-9afc-e6a9f6154ff1", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/464fc70a-5090-490b-b47e-0759e89c263f", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f7bb9d33-4f9a-4faa-88fe-2a0bd8138668" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Contributors to Black Family Wiki" ]	2024-07-29T22:27:06+00:00	Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of the United Kingdom (1846-1923) is the middle child and daughter of Queen Victoria. She is also the mother of Chrystle, Alby, Thora and Louie. Princess Helena has dark hair and like most of her siblings. She has been described as plump and some consider her the...	en	/skins-ucp/mw139/common/favicon.ico	Black Family Wiki	https://black-family.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Helena	Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of the United Kingdom (1846-1923) is the middle child and daughter of Queen Victoria. She is also the mother of Chrystle, Alby, Thora and Louie. Appearance[] Princess Helena has dark hair and like most of her siblings. She has been described as plump and some consider her the least attractive of Victoria's daughters. Her daughter recalls her amber eyes and lovely, auburn hair. Personality[] She is very talented: plays the piano exquisitely, has a distinct gift for drawing and painting in water-colours. She is brilliantly clever and has a wonderful head for business. History[] Helena was born the middle of Victoria and Albert's nine children. She was an active tomboy and loved the outside. She was very physical and often played outside with her best friend, her brother Affie. Helena, or "Lenchen", was often compared to her sister Louise, who was much more beautiful in their mother's opinion. Helena was an excellent piano player. She was there when her father died in 1861 and Helena, an emotional teenager often cried alone. From 1859 to 1863 Helena had an affair with Carl Ruland, the german teacher of her brother Bertie, who was banished when the Queen discovered it. Later, the elderly Prince Christian was called to court. He at first assumed the Queen wished to marry him and was surprised at the option of marrying Helena. Marriage[] Helena and Christian courted one another and got along great. Still, the marriage between them was controversial. Partly because Helena had loved another, partly because of the age difference (Christian was 35, Helena only 20) and also because Christian's family was an enemy of Denmark, and Helena's sister-in-law (Bertie's wife Alexandra) despised the both of them. The two lived near the Queen, in Frogmore House. They had four children Christian Vicor Albert Louis Ernest Anton (1867) Albert John Charles Frederick Alfred George (1868) Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena (1870) Marie Louise Augusta Christina Helena (1872) In short, their children were known as Chrystle, Alby, Thora and Louie. It is said Helena favoured her sons. Trivia[]
29120	yago	3	80	https://medium.com/the-collector/the-princess-with-a-punching-bag-c118b3bdacc5	en	The Princess with a Punching Bag	https://miro.medium.com/…qVrDIVCBm9A.jpeg	https://miro.medium.com/…qVrDIVCBm9A.jpeg	[ "https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:64:64/1dmbNkD5D-u45r44go_cf0g.png", "https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:88:88/06MUe7z-03WZRZBZp.jpeg", "https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:48:48/1Aami14SX0wJ7BYp_qhgJfA.png", "https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:144:144/06MUe7z-03WZRZBZp.jpeg", "https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:64:64/1*Aami14SX0wJ7BYp_qhgJfA.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Jenni Wiltz", "jenniwiltz.medium.com" ]	2020-11-16T16:29:18.236000+00:00	Her marriage ended with a scandal so embarrassing Queen Victoria had to do damage control. It also left her free to become a model for today’s working royals.	en	https://miro.medium.com/v2/5d8de952517e8160e40ef9841c781cdc14a5db313057fa3c3de41c6f5b494b19	Medium	https://medium.com/the-collector/the-princess-with-a-punching-bag-c118b3bdacc5	History Marie Louise was born in 1872, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Her dad — clearly a history buff — named her after Napoleon’s second wife, but the family called her “Louie.” Her parents, Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, lived at Victoria’s beck and call. Once, when Victoria was watching the kids, she sent Helena a reassuring telegram: “Children very well, but poor little Louise very ugly.” ¹ Louise inherited her grandmother’s blunt honesty and deep family loyalty. She was close with her only sister, Thora, and her cousin, Alix. That cousin would grow up to be the last empress of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna. In the picture below, you can already see Alix’s brooding intensity (top left) and Louise’s open sincerity (bottom left).
29120	yago	2	35	https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/2019/12/06/princess-helena-victoria-and-princess-marie-louise-of-nothing/	en	Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise of…nothing?	https://europeanroyalhis…1bfb704e459.jpeg	https://europeanroyalhis…1bfb704e459.jpeg	[ "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-fb_img_1671979413412.jpg", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/12a6db22-b141-4172-9c43-f1bfb704e459.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/3972c84b-6167-4566-9591-8dde59d06559.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/80a9ab2c-fdb9-4817-bfba-0607e8a691c1.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/7e1e4c83-b7f4-4875-a5d7-427cb7e827d8.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/98292bce-6925-46ac-a55d-1979dea52d5e.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ae57160c-43ab-4fe3-8a17-4119165d90e9.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1de8db78-54ef-4d5e-9099-8f2195b5763b.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/edd3456a-ea16-4f10-b7f1-e38070dd5b23.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/a9e69e57-ea59-42fc-bd7c-70b01d735242.jpeg?w=529", "https://1.gravatar.com/avatar/48675ed7e03563b60c9fa920919a78f82da057722053396a95d1975bd64cad49?s=32&d=identicon&r=G", "https://1.gravatar.com/avatar/77535e62321ca3ec46a1eab967f9e981d92b97390d4675fa57bd48c9eb4dea43?s=32&d=identicon&r=G", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/430144_10151160845308468_1828907828_n.jpg", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-img_5728.png?w=50", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-img_5728.png?w=50", "https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?v=noscript" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2019-12-06T00:00:00	Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena; May 3, 1870 – March 13, 1948) and Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Franziska Josepha Louise Augusta Marie Christina Helena; August 12, 1872 – December 8 1956) were the daughters of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (third son of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg…	en	https://europeanroyalhis…mg_5728.png?w=32	European Royal History	https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/2019/12/06/princess-helena-victoria-and-princess-marie-louise-of-nothing/	Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena; May 3, 1870 – March 13, 1948) and Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Franziska Josepha Louise Augusta Marie Christina Helena; August 12, 1872 – December 8 1956) were the daughters of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (third son of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Countess Louise af Danneskjold-Samsøe) and Princess Helena of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha). Their Parents Marriage In 1863, the Queen Victoria looked for a husband for her daughter Princess Helena. However, as a middle child, the prospect of a powerful alliance with a European royal house was low. Her appearance was also a concern, as by the age of fifteen she was described by her biographer as chunky, dowdy and double-chinned. Despite her biographer saying she was chunky with a double chin, photos from that time period do not provide evidence of that. Princess Helena Furthermore, Victoria insisted that Helena’s future husband had to be prepared to live near the Queen, thus keeping her daughter nearby. Her choice eventually fell on Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, 15 years her senior. Princess Helena and Prince Christian at their engagement 1865 The engagement was declared on December 5, 1865, and despite the Prince of Wales’s initial refusal to attend (because of the political issues raised over the twin duchies of Schleswig-Holstein) Alice intervened, and the wedding was a happy occasion. The Queen allowed the ceremony to take place at Windsor Castle, albeit in the Private Chapel rather than the grander St George’s Chapel on July 5 1866. The couple had six children: Christian Victor in 1867, Albert in 1869, and Helena Victoria and Marie Louise in 1870 and 1872 respectively. Their last two sons died early; Harald died eight days after his birth in 1876, and an unnamed son was stillborn in 1877. Princess Helena Victoria & Princess Marie Louise Princess Helena Victoria (always known to her family as Thora) was born at Frogmore House, near Windsor Castle. Princess Marie Louise was born at Cumberland Lodge, in Windsor Great Park. She was known to her family as “Louie”. Princess Helena Victoria On July 6, 1891, Princess Marie Louise married Prince Aribert of Anhalt (June 18, 1866 – December 24, 1933) at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. Prince Aribert was the third son of Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt, and his wife, Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg. The bride’s first cousin, the German Emperor Wilhelm II, had been instrumental in arranging the match. Princess Marie Louise Though contemporary sources did not directly suggest it was a cause of his marriage dissolution, a number of contemporaries and subsequent historical accounts suggest Aribert was bisexual or homosexual, and some have suggested an indiscretion with a male attendant was the catalyst for the dissolution and that the marriage had never been consummated. The marriage was annulled on December 13, 1900 by his father. Princess Marie Louise, on an official visit to Canada at the time, immediately returned to Britain and was outraged. According to her memoirs, the marriage was unhappy and despite that, she regarded her marriage vows as binding, therefore she never remarried. Princess Helena Victoria never married. She followed her mother’s example in working for various charitable organizations, most notably the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) and Princess Christian’s Nursing Home at Windsor. During World War I, she founded the YWCA Women’s Auxiliary Force. As its president, she visited British troops in France and obtained the permission of the Secretary of State for War, Lord Kitchener, to arrange entertainments for them. Between the world wars, she and her sister, Princess Marie Louise, were enthusiastic patrons of music at Schomberg House, their London residence. After a German air raid damaged the house in 1940, the two princesses moved to Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. Titles of the Princesses. As male-line granddaughters of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise we’re technically German Princesses and each were styled Her Serene Highness (Durchlaucht) within the German Empire. However, Under Royal Warrant (Letters Patent) of May 15 1866, Queen Victoria had conferred the higher style of Highness upon any children to be born of the marriage of Princess Helena and Prince Christian, although the children were to remain Prince or Princess of Schleswig-Holstein. This higher style was in effect only in the United Kingdom, while in Germany their styles would remain Serene Highness. In July 1917, during World War I, King George V changed the name of the British Royal House from the very German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the British sounding House of Windsor. The King also relinquished, on behalf of himself and his numerous German cousins who were British subjects, the use of their German titles, styles, and surnames. Princess Helena Victoria and her younger sister, Princess Marie Louise, thereupon ceased to use the territorial designation “of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg”. Instead, they became known simply as “Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria” and “Her Highness Princess Marie Louise”. Although the two had borne German styles and titles, and belonged to the German Royal House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, (a collateral branch of the Danish/German House of Oldenburg) they were born and raised in England and their upbringing and domicile were entirely English. The Princesses were considered members of the British Royal Family. Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise In June 1917, a notice appeared in the Court Circular that a Royal Warrant was to be prepared by George V dispensing with his cousins’ use of the “Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg” part of their titles. However no warrant was ever issued, nor were never they formally granted the titles of Princesses of Great Britain and Ireland nor of the United Kingdom in their own right. Therefore they were simply styled Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria and Her Highness Princess Marie Louise without any reference to a territorial designation. This approach differed from the one accepted by George V’s other relatives, who relinquished all princely titles, not just their German designations, and in turn received British titles of nobility from the King. Their titles of Princess were derived from their father, and they were not officially princesses of the United Kingdom. However, their unmarried status and their right to be styled Highness dating from Queen Victoria’s concession of 1867 rendered their situations awkward, so that it was easier to allow them to retain their status as princesses while avoiding the question of immediate family membership altogether. Between the world wars, Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise, were enthusiastic patrons of music at Schomberg House, their London residence where they resided together. After a German air raid damaged the house in 1940, the two princesses moved to Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. Helena Victoria In ill health and using a wheelchair after World War II, one of Princess Helena Victoria’s last major appearance was at the November 20, 1947 wedding of her first cousin twice removed Princess Elizabeth, (future Queen Elizabeth II) to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. Princess Helena Victoria died at Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square, on March 13, 1948? Her funeral took place at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor and she was buried at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor Great Park. She died at the age of 77, the same age at which her mother, Princess Helena, had also died. Marie Louise Princess Marie Louise attended four coronations in Westminster Abbey, those of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1902; King George V and Queen Mary in 1911; King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937; and Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. In 1956, she published her memoirs, My Memories of Six Reigns. She died at her London home, 10 Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square, a few months later on December 8 1956 aged 84 and is buried at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore at Windsor Great Park.
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She was born at…	en		Unofficial Royalty	https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom-princess-christian-of-schleswig-holstein/	by Scott Mehl © Unofficial Royalty 2015 Princess Helena was the fifth child, and third daughter, of Queen Victoria of The United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was born at Buckingham Palace in London, England on May 25, 1846. Two months later, on July 25, 1846 she was christened in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace with the names Helena Augusta Victoria. Her godparents were: Friedrich Wilhelm, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the future Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, husband of Queen Victoria’s cousin, Princess Augusta of Cambridge) The Duchess of Orléans (born Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) The Duchess of Cambridge (her great aunt by marriage, born Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel) Helena had eight siblings: Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901) married Friedrich III, German Emperor and King of Prussia, had four sons and four daughters King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1841-1910) married Princess Alexandra of Denmark, had 2 sons and 3 daughters Princess Alice (1843-1878) married Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, had two sons and five daughters Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) married Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, had one son and four daughters Princess Louise (1848-1939) married John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845-1914); no children Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, had one son and two daughters Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884) married Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, had one son and one daughter Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) married Prince Henry of Battenberg, had three sons and one daughter Known within the family as Lenchen, Helena’s childhood was spent at her mother’s various homes, in the care of nurses and nannies. An accomplished artist and pianist from a young age, she was often overshadowed in life by her siblings. She was closest to her brother Alfred, and the two remained so for their entire lives. Helena’s life would change drastically in 1861, with the death of her beloved father. She began helping her sister Alice who became an unofficial secretary to their mother. After Alice’s marriage, Helena would continue in this role, along with her younger sister Louise, before the role was primarily taken by her youngest sister, Beatrice. Helena had a brief romance with Carl Ruland, who had served as her father’s librarian. Of course, when Queen Victoria discovered her daughter’s interest in one of the servants, Ruland was quickly dispatched back to Germany. Victoria then began a quest to find Helena an appropriate husband. It was in May 1865 while visiting Coburg that Helena met her future husband, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the son of Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, and Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe. After receiving formal consent from Queen Victoria and agreeing that they would live in the United Kingdom, their engagement was announced on December 5, 1865. As she had done with her other children, Queen Victoria arranged for Parliament to grant Helena an annuity of £6000 per year and a £30,000 dower. She also personally gave the couple £100,000, which provided them an income of about £4000 per year. The engagement was not met with unanimous approval within the royal family. The Princess of Wales (formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark) could not countenance a marriage to someone who, she felt, took the Schleswig and Holstein duchies away from her father King Christian IX of Denmark. The Prince of Wales supported his wife in this. Another of Helena’s sisters, Alice, disapproved as she felt her mother was pushing Helena into this marriage to ensure that Helena would remain near her side. The fact that Christian was fifteen years older than Helena certainly did not help that suggestion. However, Helena was truly in love with Christian and was determined to marry him for her own happiness. Despite the misgivings of some of her siblings, Helena had the full support and blessing of her mother and the wedding went on as planned. Helena and Christian married on July 5, 1866, in the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. Following a brief stay at Osborne House, they set off on a honeymoon in Paris, Interlaken, and Genoa. Unofficial Royalty: Wedding of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Upon returning from their honeymoon, the couple settled at Frogmore House in Windsor, England, and over the next eleven years, had five children: Prince Christian Victor (1867-1900) – unmarried Prince Albert, later Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869-1931), unmarried, had an illegitimate daughter Princess Helena Victoria (1870-1948) – unmarried Princess Marie Louise (1872-1956) – married Prince Aribert of Anhalt (marriage dissolved)), no issue Prince Harald (born and died1876) – lived 8 days In 1872, Helena and her family moved from Frogmore House to Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park. Cumberland Lodge was the traditional home of the Ranger of Windsor Great Park, a position to which Prince Christian had been appointed in 1867. She took a very active role in royal duties and engagements when this was not nearly as common as it is today. Helena was very involved in charity work, particularly nursing. She served as president of the Royal British Nurses Association and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross. She was also the founding president of the Royal School of Needlework. In the late 1870s, Helena suffered several losses. Her young son, Prince Harald, died just 8 days old in 1876, and the following year she would give birth to a stillborn son. The next year, her sister Alice died from diphtheria. Despite their strained relationship at the time of Helena’s marriage, Helena recognized that Alice was looking out for her happiness, and she was devastated by her death. Helena later wrote a forward for a book of letters from Alice to Queen Victoria. The second edition, published in 1885, was titled “Memories of Princess Alice by her Sister, Princess Christian.” More tragedy would come at the turn of the century. Her favorite brother Alfred died in July 1900, and in October, her oldest son, Christian Victor, died of malaria in South Africa while serving in the Boer War. The year 1901 would bring the death of her mother Queen Victoria and eldest sister Victoria, The Dowager German Empress. Following Queen Victoria’s death, Helena continued to support the monarchy, although she was not very close with her brother King Edward VII. With King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra now residing at Buckingham Palace, Helena needed a new home in London. Unlike many of her siblings, Helena did not have a separate London home and stayed in the Belgian Suite at Buckingham Palace when she was in London. In August 1902, King Edward VII gave her use of the former De Vesci House at 77-78 Pall Mall in London, England, which had recently been given to the Crown. It soon became known as Schomberg House, and Helena would live there for the rest of her life. Schomberg House would then become the home of Helena’s two daughters until 1947. Helena and Christian celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1916, the first in the family since King George III and Queen Charlotte in 1811. In July 1917, Helena’s nephew King George V asked his family to relinquish their German titles. Helena’s family dropped the ‘of Schleswig-Holstein’ designation from their titles, and Helena officially became just Princess Christian. Unofficially, she was most often known simply as Princess Helena. Just a few months later, on October 8, 1917, Helena’s husband died at Schomberg House. Princess Helena died on June 9, 1923, at Schomberg House in London, England at the age of 77. She was survived by three of her children and three of her siblings. Following her funeral on June 15, 1923, held at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, she was interred in the Royal Crypt at St. George’s Chapel. In 1928, her remains, along with those of her husband and son Harald were moved to the newly established Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore in Windsor, England. This article is the intellectual property of Unofficial Royalty and is NOT TO BE COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances. It is permissible to use a link that directs to Unofficial Royalty. Recommended Books: Helena: A Princess Reclaimed – S. Chomet Helena: Queen Victoria’s Third Daughter – John Van der Kiste and Bee Jordaan Queen Victoria Resources at Unofficial Royalty
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Here's everything to know about Queen Victoria's children.	en	/favicon.ico	Peoplemag	https://people.com/royals/all-about-queen-victoria-children/	She's known as the teen queen of Britain, but Queen Victoria was also a mom. Queen Victoria acceded to the throne in 1837 when she was 18 years old. As historian Daisy Goodwin told PEOPLE, this was a revelatory moment for the United Kingdom. Goodwin explained, "That is a huge deal. After a succession of old men, they had a teenage woman running the country." She and her husband, Prince Albert, had a true love match when they married in 1840, and the pair had nine children together. Those nine children were a boon to the monarchy, as Victoria and Albert's family was appealing to the public. As Goodwin said, "Victoria and Albert made [the monarchy] respectable and popular — it had been neither of those things before they came to the throne. They had children, they were public servants — they were a model of bourgeois virtue, role models." Victoria was a dedicated mother, and she even walked two of her daughters down the aisle following Prince Albert's death. Here is everything to know about Queen Victoria's nine children. Victoria, Princess Royal Princess Victoria was born in November 1840 and was the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. At the time, the law stated that the oldest son would become monarch before any sister, even if she was born first. Victoria and Albert were hands-on with their daughter, who the family called Vicky, and made sure she learned several languages as a child. Princess Victoria wed Prince Frederick William of Prussia, who was nine years her senior, in January 1858 in England. Frederick later acceded to the throne of Prussia following the death of his uncle, King Frederick William IV, who had no children. The Princess Royal gave birth to her oldest son, the future German Emperor Wilhelm II, in January 1859. The child suffered from nerve damage that left one of his arms smaller than the other. After being diagnosed with inoperable breast cancer, Princess Victoria died in August 1901. King Edward VII Queen Victoria's eldest son, Edward VII, served as his mother's heir apparent for 60 years before acceding to the throne. He grew up under the strict rules of his mother and his father who wanted to ensure he would be capable of leading the Crown. Victoria and Edward had a testy relationship at times; Albert died two weeks after he was sent to speak to Edward about a relationship the latter had with an actress, and Queen Victoria held her son partially responsible for his father's passing. Edward VII married Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863 and had six children with her, five of whom survived to adulthood. Edward also pursued relationships outside his marriage, most famously with his mistress American actress Lillie Langtry. He became King after Victoria died in January 1901. King Edward is credited with bringing life back to a monarchy, which had suffered following Albert's death 40 years prior. Princess Alice of the United Kingdom The second daughter of Victoria and Albert, Princess Alice joined the family in April 1843. She married Louis, the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1862. The two had seven children — and she would later become the great-grandmother to Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband. Princess Alice was known for her commitment to philanthropic work, and she eventually became interested in nursing — and met and befriended Florence Nightingale. Unfortunately, many of Alice's children contracted diphtheria and the Princess eventually caught the disease as well. She died on Dec. 14, 1878, the 17th anniversary of her father's death. Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Alfred arrived in August 1844. He joined the Navy in 1858, where he served for several years. After King Otto of Greece abdicated the throne in 1862, Prince Alfred was asked to accede to the Greek throne, a move that Queen Victoria was reportedly against. In 1868, an Irishman named Henry James O'Farrell attempted to assassinate Prince Albert in Australia. A few years later, Alfred married Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, the daughter of the Russian emperor, in 1874 in St. Petersburg, though the couple would live in England. The pair welcomed several children together until Alfred's death in July 1900. Princess Helena of the United Kingdom Queen Victoria's fifth-born child and third daughter, Princess Helena was born in 1846 and was nicknamed Lenchen. Helena married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, who was 15 years older than her, in 1866. The two had five children together. In 1916, the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and were the first of Queen Victoria's children to do so, according to the Royal Collection Trust. Princess Helena died in 1923. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll Queen Victoria and Prince Albert welcomed their daughter Princess Louise in March 1848. Louise was described as a charming baby. Lady Augusta Bruce, one of the Queen's ladies, said she was "the delicious baby … a delight and beautiful creature." Louise was artistic by nature, and she eventually attended classes at The National Art Training School and became the first member of the royal family to work as a public artist. She designed a full-size statue of her mother outside Kensington Palace as well as a memorial sculpture for the Boer War in St. Paul's Cathedral. She married John Campbell, Marquis of Lorne, in March 1871, and the couple later spent time in Canada. Princess Louise died in 1939, 25 years after her husband's death. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Arthur was born in May 1850. He was said to be interested in the military from early on in his life, ultimately joining its ranks in 1866 when he enrolled at the Royal Military College. This was the beginning of a long career in the army, and the Prince served in South Africa, Canada, Ireland, Egypt and India. He married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia in March 1879, and the couple welcomed three children. Arthur was later appointed Governor General of Canada and died in January 1942. Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany Prince Leopold was born in April 1853, and he was named after King Leopold I of Belgium. Leopold was diagnosed with hemophilia a few years after his birth, having inherited the condition from Victoria's side of the family. Leopold eventually married Princess Helene Friederike in 1882. They had two children together, although Leopold died in France before the birth of his second child in 1884. Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom Princess Beatrice was the youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Unlike the rest of her siblings, she and her mother spent several years together following Albert's death and Beatrice was largely regarded as her mother's favorite. Queen Victoria was opposed to Beatrice marrying at all, even ignoring news that her daughter planned to wed for months after it was announced. She eventually allowed Beatrice to marry Prince Henry of Battenberg as long as the two promised to continue to live with her. Beatrice and Henry had four children together. After Henry died in 1896, Beatrice continued to live with her mother until Victoria's death. From that point, Beatrice moved to Carisbrooke Castle, where she opened a memorial to her husband. Beatrice died in 1944 and was buried next to her husband.
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"https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/01/12/88037135-0-image-m-24_1722512904452.jpg", "https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/30/14/87943623-0-image-m-9_1722347631539.jpg", "https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/furniture/misc/logo_cookie_reg.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "dailymail", "femail", "Ocado", "TikTok", "YouTube", "London", "Viral" ]	null	[ "Alanah Khosla", "Alanah Khosla For Mailonline", "www.facebook.com" ]	2024-08-09T14:19:27+01:00	Drinking culture in the UK appears to be evolving, with the younger generations moving away from the fluorescent spirits that they were once renowned for glugging in precarious locations.		/favicon.ico?v=2	Mail Online	https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13726913/Gen-Z-ditch-cheap-plonk-Young-drinkers-opting-expensive-bottles-heading-wine-RAVES-joining-YouTube-vino-club-consciously-aware-effects-alcohol.html	Generation Z drinkers are increasingly ditching cheap alcohol in favour of expensive wines. Drinking culture in the UK appears to be evolving, with the younger generations moving away from the fluorescent spirits that they were once renowned for glugging in precarious locations. Instead, they have landed on luxury wines, though still adding a Gen Z twist, by introducing wine raves, YouTube wine clubs, and natural wine influencers. It's paired with recent research from ad firm Red Brick Road that found 72 per cent of Gen Z participants claimed they 'fear' boozing and 32 per cent said they drink less alcohol in comparison to last year. Wine experts Jim Dawson and James Ballard at House of Assets found that the two phenomena are linked, explaining Gen Z are 'purchasing better quality wine' because they are 'more consciously aware of the effects of alcohol'. Wine expert Jim Dawson added: 'Generation Z are drinking far less than previous generations when it comes to alcohol. 'I think there's several reasons for this… the younger generation is much more consciously aware of the effects of alcohol, leaning more towards a healthier lifestyle and more aware of mental health issues, which can be caused by binge drinking. 'A lot of this is influenced by social media content, pushed by influencers and celebrities who rely on their followers buying into their brand, who are primarily Gen Z.' 'The move away from cheap wines... before a night out is a good thing. Gen Z are purchasing better quality wines as gifts for parents, relatives and friends. 'Equally, drinking a quality wine, looks much better on social media as it gives the impression of being sophisticated, having good taste and leading a more affluent lifestyle, even if it's just for appearance purposes.' 'Wine raves are becoming more popular… something nightclubs are pushing to draw Generation Z back in into their clubs, which have seen a huge decline [in attendance] since Covid-19.' A quick browse on social media reveals the extent of Gen Z taking an interest in natural or other, high-quality wines. On popular YouTube show Sorted Food, a channel dedicated to inspiring its predominantly young audience base to pick up cooking, has introduced an online wine tasting club. The channel, which has over two million subscribers, has partnered with The Online Wine Tasting Club to invite its young community to join a virtual event to demystify wine and help introduce a younger audience to the world of wine. On the topic, Jamie Spafford, Sorted Food Co-Founder said the decision was a result of audience feedback. Talking to FEMAIL, he said: 'Having explored the world of food and drink with our community for the last 14 plus years, wine is something that's come up numerous times. 'The feedback we've had is that it's such a large topic that feels very pretentious if you don't know what you're talking about. 'So, as we've always done with food, we want to demystify the subject and find a way to help our audience dip a toe into the water, figure out what they like and give them the confidence to buy the right wine for them.' Elsewhere, businesses are hosting wine rave clubs, allowing the younger generations to party while sipping on trendy wines. In a move away from the sticky floors and strobe lights typically associated night clubs, New Theory, set up by Charlie and Thom Bradley, created wine raves to promote their produce. Their first event took place in London last year with tickets priced at £26 - an event The Times dubbed to be one of the hottest tickets of the summer. They're not the only ones picking up on the idea, with locations in and around London, New York, Berlin, and Australia, hosting wine club nights. And given that it's a Gen Z trend, it's only right that influencers are sharing their knowledge of wine on TikTok. Gen Z wine influencer, Riene Sans Peine, from Montreal, has accumulated a staggering 64 thousand followers from sharing his opinions on different luxury wines. Trying the tipples from all around the globe, the influencer not only gives his tasting notes, but provides relevant geographic and historical information on the beverages. Meanwhile, Gen Z drinkers have taken to the platform to share their thoughts on natural wine, or 'natty wine', as they might refer to it as. A natural wine influencer, who goes by @masvinoplease, took to TikTok to say there are a 'million' reasons why she loves natural wine, but a few include: 'Cool wine community friends' and the 'room for experimentation'. Orange wine has also had a moment in UK supermarkets - with retailers reporting a massive spike in sales compared to last year. Surprisingly, orange wine has nothing to do with the citrus fruit and is made from white wine by extending contact with the grape skins, which creates its distinctive colour. The natural wine can be thought of as halfway between a white and a red, while techniques for making it date back to around 5,000 years ago in Georgia - though it has only recently become popular in the UK. Sales for orange wine on Ocado have soared by 99 per cent this year - with searches also up 80 per cent - as the drink becomes the trendiest tipple for the summer. Christian Streatfield, wine buyer at Ocado said: 'Orange wine is increasingly popular with our customers. 'Unlike typical white wine production, the grape skins remain in contact with the juice during fermentation, producing complex flavours and textures, as well as that deeper colour. 'The resulting wine is delicious and versatile, with something to offer both red and white wine fans.' London hotspots have been quick to jump on the trend, with most popular wine bars keen to offer a range for orange wine seekers. The recently opened Oranj wine bar in Shoreditch is even named after the beverage and offers a wide selection, as well as reds and whites. And Aldi was keen to jump on the trend and started stocking an 'orange rose' wine earlier this year - which it claims to be a supermarket first. The bottle of the Specially Selected Rosorange hybrid wine, which retail at £9.99, have reportedly been flying off the shelves. A description says it 'has all the personality of an orange wine, but unlike others of its kind, it comes with a pleasing softness, made possible with the addition of the refreshing rosé.' Orange wine - also known as amber wine or ramato - has more body and flavour than a white wine. Its popularity has also been put down to curiosity and helping people learn more about the wines the drink. Helena Nicklin, ambassador at Ocado drinks added: 'Interest in orange wine is continuing to grow and it's easy to see why: the intriguing colour aside, there's the natural and historical element to it. 'It is, after all, how wine was first made over 3000 years ago. 'Orange wine is also an incredibly versatile wine style, sitting somewhere between a heavier white and a light red, with lots of texture as well as fruit and aromatics, making it ideal for food pairing or sipping alone.'
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29120	yago	3	14	https://www.rct.uk/collection/2905642/the-marriage-of-princess-helena-to-prince-christian-of-schleswig-holstein	en	The marriage of Princess Helena to Prince Christian of Schleswig	https://col.rct.uk/sites…5-1536315596.jpg	https://col.rct.uk/sites…5-1536315596.jpg	[ "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/logo.911c3366.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/down-arrow.49a9c909.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/down-arrow.49a9c909.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/down-arrow.49a9c909.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/down-arrow.49a9c909.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/trolley.0e02cdf1.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/mobile-menu-icon.dd74d765.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/loader.7fd276f2.svg", "https://cmsadmin.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr_scale_crop_350_350/public/prince-albert-main.png.webp?itok=bBWAFFl3", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/facebook.03ff5e1b.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/instagram-gradient.51d150ed.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/yt_icon_rgb.f955afdc.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/x.c6568671.svg", "https://www.rct.uk/_next/static/media/contact.6649d275.svg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null	Photograph of a painting depicting the marriage of Princess Helena to Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein at the private chapel, Windsor Castle on 6 July 1866. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Charles Longley, stands before the couple. Queen Victoria stands beside the couple. The Maharajah Duleep Singh stands towards the left side of the composition. The painting is held in the Royal Collection, RCIN 404483.	en			null	Keep in touch Sign up to e-mail updates for the latest news, exclusive events and 15% off in our online shop. We will look after your data in accordance with our Privacy Notice.
29120	yago	0	16	https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/tag/princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom/	en	Princess Helena of the United Kingdom	https://europeanroyalhis…g_5728.png?w=200	https://europeanroyalhis…g_5728.png?w=200	[ "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-fb_img_1671979413412.jpg", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1200px-princess_helena_victoria_of_schleswig-holstein2c_1898.png?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220503_063106.jpg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/220px-pss_helena_victoria.png?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1bfc9e7d-0b58-40d4-868a-2ac5dc44743f.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/610c15a0-7355-4a31-82c8-d952c56ba4c3.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1b8122bf-3b35-4d5f-8c4a-31b7e8d99750.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/0e560b2f-788c-47b0-8aa3-1a048ca5ae71.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/3b427ff4-e970-42ab-80ca-9e14f60a0b82.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/438f9aeb-87e0-494f-92bd-a85fecedecb0.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/f8527571-ca25-4939-822f-627dddd62bf1.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/0e560b2f-788c-47b0-8aa3-1a048ca5ae71.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/9de0f758-acd3-4a5c-a344-50bf9d236de4.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/49ba4028-d27c-451d-a7e3-9bbe7a4e2a04.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/3c286e28-aa3e-4fbf-8596-f8e4e6a69525.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/b6dd52ef-a835-4dca-8a29-55ceed80bf9e.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/0b7d9078-dd5d-48d8-9724-0164e118f3f1.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/430144_10151160845308468_1828907828_n.jpg", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-img_5728.png?w=50", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-img_5728.png?w=50", "https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?v=noscript" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null	Posts about Princess Helena of the United Kingdom written by liamfoley63	en	https://europeanroyalhis…mg_5728.png?w=32	European Royal History	https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/tag/princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom/	Over the years, conflict arose between Duke Frederik Christian II of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Louise Auguste’s brother, King Frederik VI of Denmark, especially over the relationship of the double-duchies of Schleswig-Holstein and the Duke’s own small appanage around Sonderburg on the one hand and the Danish monarchy on the other. His wife remained loyal to the Danish royal house throughout these differences. The marriage eventually fell into acrimony and reproach, and Duke Frederik Christian II tried to legally limit Louise Auguste’s influence over their children’s futures. In 1810, Duke Frederik Christian II’s younger brother Charles August was chosen by the estates of the Swedish realm as that nation’s Crown Prince, to succeed the elderly and childless King Carl XIII. Following Charles August’s death in May 1810, Frederik Christian himself was the leading candidate to become the new heir to the Swedish throne. On August 8, 1810 he was elected Crown Prince by the estates. His election however, was reconsidered and withdrawn two weeks later and Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of France and Prince of Ponte Corvo, was elected instead. Children Frederik Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (September 28, 1765 – June 14, 1814 ) and his wife Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark and Norway (July 7, 1771 – January 13, 1843) had three children. Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark and Norway was the daughter of the Queen of Denmark-Norway, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, herself the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Though Princess Louise Auguste was officially regarded as the daughter of King Christian VII, it is widely accepted that her biological father was Johann Friedrich Struensee, the king’s royal physician and de facto regent of the country at the time of her birth. The couple’s three children were: 1. Princess Caroline Amalie (September 28, 1796 — March 9, 1881), married Prince Christian Frederik of Denmark and Norway in 1815. Princess Caroline Amalie was his second wife as Prince Christian Frederick had previously been married to Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1784 – 1840) a daughter of Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Duchess Charlotte Frederica was alleged to have had an affair with her singing teacher, Swiss-born singer and composer Édouard Du Puy, led to her removal from the court. For this reason, her husband divorced her in 1810, banished her from court, sent her into internal exile, and prohibited her from ever seeing her son, the future King Frederik VII of Denmark, again. Prince Christian Frederik was the future King Christian VIII of Denmark (September 18, 1786 – January 20, 1848) was King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, briefly he was Christian Frederick, King of Norway in 1814. Christian Frederick was the eldest son of Hereditary Prince Frederik of Denmark and Norway and Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Hereditary Prince Frederik of Denmark and Norway was a younger son of the deceased King Frederik V of Denmark-Norway and his second wife, Duchess Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and his mother was a daughter of Duke Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Since his cousin King Frederick VI had no sons, Christian Frederik was heir presumptive to the Danish throne from 1808. The personal relationship between Caroline Amalie and Christian Frederik was described as harmonious and as an image of the contemporary ideal of marriage. Her acceptance of her spouse’s infidelity was regarded as something suitable and appropriate within contemporary gender roles. Her amiable personality made her respected and well liked by the rest of the royal House, and she is described as a good stepmother of her stepson Crown Prince Frederik. In 1839, when King Frederik VI died, Caroline Amalie, as the wife of of the new King Christian VIII of Denmark, became Queen of Denmark. She was considered instrumental in the pro-German party on the matter of the duchies of Schleswig-Holstein. Caroline Amalie became a widow in 1848 and survived her spouse for more than thirty years. She took up residence at Sorgenfri Castle north of Copenhagen, but due to ill health she preferred to spend winters in southern Europe. She also outlived her stepson by seventeen years. Hence she lived to see Christian IX become king with her niece Louise of Hesse-Cassel as queen. She was a godmother of two future Kings (Christian X of Denmark and Haakon VII of Norway) and a future Empress, Dagmar of Denmark (Maria Feodorovna), the wife of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. During her life as a queen dowager, she enjoyed more popularity than she did as queen. She continued with her charitable projects: in 1852, she took over as protector of the charitable women’s society Det Kvindelige Velgørende Selskab after queen dowager Marie, and in 1863, she encouraged queen Louise to open the deaconess institution. She died in 1881 and was buried at Roskilde Cathedral next to Christian VIII. 2. Christian August II (July 19, 1798 — March 11, 1869), the Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg who was to become a pivotal figure in the Question of Schleswig-Holstein in the 1850s and 1860s. So as not to offend Danish national feelings, he was married in 1820 to a Danish relative, Countess Lovisa-Sophie of Danneskjold-Samsoe (1797–1867), a kinswoman of the kings of Denmark, belonging to a bastard branch of House of Oldenburg who descended illegitimately from Christian V of Denmark. 1848, German-nationalist sympathies prompted a rebellion in Schleswig-Holstein against Danish rule. A provisional government was established at Kiel under the Duke of Augustenborg, who travelled to Berlin to secure the assistance of Prussia in asserting his rights. The First War of Schleswig ensued. However, European powers were united in opposing any dismemberment of Denmark. Among others, Emperor Nicholas I of Russia, speaking with authority as Head of the elder Holstein-Gottorp line, regarded the Duke of Augustenborg a rebel. Russia had guaranteed Schleswig to the Danish crown by the treaties of 1767 and 1773. Duke Christian sold his rights to the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein to Denmark in aftermath of Treaty of London but later renounced his rights to the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein in favor of his son Prince Frederik August. In November 1863, his son Frederik proclaimed himself the rightful second Duke of Schleswig and Holstein as Duke Friedrich VIII. Duke Christian August died in 1869. Two of the sons of Christian August II and Lovisa-Sophie were: A) Prince Frederik Christian August (July 6, 1829 – January 14, 1880), later Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. He married Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg the second daughter of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by his wife Princess Feodora of Leiningen, who was the older, maternal half-sister of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Prince Frederik Christian August and Princess Adelheid had one surviving son and four daughters including Princess Augusta Victoria “Dona”, the German Empress as wife of German Emperor Wilhelm II. B) Frederick Christian Charles Augustus (January 1831 – October 28, 1917), later (1866) married his third cousin Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Gotha-Gotha) and settled in England. They were the parents of Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. 3. Frederik Emil August (August 23, 1800 — July 2, 1865 ), the “Prince” of Nør (Noer); he was married in 1829 to Countess Henriette Danneskjold-Samsøe (1806–1858), the younger sister of Countess Louise Sophie Danneskiold-Samsøe the wife of his older brother Duke Christian August II of Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. Prince Frederik Emil was created Prinz von Noer (“Prince of Noer”). Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena; May 3, 1870 – March 13, 1948) was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. From 1917 her name was simply Princess Helena Victoria. Princess Helena Victoria (always known to her family as Thora) was born at Frogmore House, near Windsor Castle. Her father was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the third son of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Countess Louise af Danneskjold-Samsøe. Her mother was Princess Helena, the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her parents resided in Britain from marriage. She was baptised in the private chapel at Windsor Castle on June 20, 1870. Her godparents were Queen Victoria, the Duchess of Cambridge (former Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel), Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Prince Valdemar of Denmark, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Princess Louise Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Caroline Amelie of Schleswig-Holstein (the latter two represented by the Duchess of Roxburghe). She was a bridesmaid at the 1885 wedding of her maternal aunt Princess Beatrice to Prince Henry of Battenberg and also at the wedding of her cousins the Duke and Duchess of York (future George V and Queen Mary) in 1893. She spent most of her childhood at Cumberland Lodge, her father’s residence as Ranger of Windsor Great Park. Known to her family as “Thora”, or sometimes “Snipe”, in reference to her sharp facial features, formally she used the names “Helena Victoria” from among her string of six given names. First World War As a male-line granddaughter of the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Helena Victoria would have been styled Serene Highness (Durchlaucht) in the German Empire. In May 1866, Queen Victoria had conferred the higher style of Highness upon any children to be born of the marriage of Princess Helena and Prince Christian, although the children were to remain Prince or Princess of Schleswig-Holstein. In June 1917, a notice appeared in the Court Circular that a Royal Warrant was to be prepared by George V dispensing with his cousins’ use of the “Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg” part of their titles. However no warrant was issued, nor were they formally granted the titles of Princesses of Great Britain and Ireland nor of the United Kingdom in their own right. In July 1917, King George V changed the name of the British royal family to the House of Windsor. He also relinquished, on behalf of himself and his numerous cousins who were British subjects, the use of their German titles, styles, and surnames. Princess Helena Victoria and her younger sister, Princess Marie Louise, thereupon ceased to use the territorial designation “of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.” Instead, they became known simply as “Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria” and “Her Highness Princess Marie Louise”. Although the two had borne German titles, their upbringing and domicile were entirely English. Later life Princess Helena Victoria never married. She followed her mother’s example in working for various charitable organizations, most notably YMCA, Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) and Princess Christian’s Nursing Home at Windsor. During World War I, she founded the YWCA Women’s Auxiliary Force. As its president, she visited British troops in France and obtained the permission of the Secretary of State for War, Lord Kitchener, to arrange entertainments for them. Between the world wars, she and her sister, Princess Marie Louise, were enthusiastic patrons of music at Schomberg House, their London residence. After a German air raid damaged the house in 1940, the two princesses moved to Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. In ill health and a wheelchair user after World War II, Princess Helena Victoria made one of her last major appearances at the November 20, 1947 wedding of her first cousin twice removed Princess Elizabeth, to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. Princess Helena Victoria died at Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. Her funeral took place at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor and she was buried at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor Great Park. She died at the age of 77, the same age at which her mother, Princess Helena, had also died. Part II. Health Princess Helena’s health was not always robust, and she became was addicted to the drugs opium and laudanum. However, the Queen did not believe that Helena was really ill, often accusing her of hypochondria encouraged by an indulgent husband. Queen Victoria wrote to her daughter the Crown Princess of Prussia, complaining that Helena was inclined to “coddle herself (and Christian too) and to give way in everything that the great object of her doctors and nurse is to rouse her and make her think less of herself and of her confinement”. Not all of her health scares were brought on by hypochondria; in 1869, she had to cancel her trip to Balmoral Castle when she became ill at the railway station. In 1870, she was suffering from severe rheumatism and problems with her joints. In July 1871, she suffered from congestion in her lungs, an illness severe enough to appear in the Court Circular, which announced that her illness caused “much anxiety to members of the royal family”. In 1873, she was forced to recuperate in France as a result of illness, and in the 1880s she travelled to Germany to see an oculist. Nursing Helena had a firm interest in nursing, and was the founding chair of the Ladies’ Committee of the British Red Cross in 1870, playing an active role in recruiting nurses and organising relief supplies during the Franco-Prussian War. She subsequently became President of the British Nurses’ Association (RBNA) upon its foundation in 1887. In 1891, it received the prefix “Royal”, and received a Royal Charter the following year. She was a strong supporter of nurse registration, an issue that was opposed by both Florence Nightingale and leading public figures. Needlework Helena was also active in the promotion of needlework, and became the first president of the newly established School of Art Needlework in 1872; in 1876, it acquired the “royal” prefix, becoming the Royal School of Needlework. In Helena’s words, the objective of the school was: “first, to revive a beautiful art which had been well-nigh lost; and secondly, through its revival, to provide employment for gentlewomen who were without means of a suitable livelihood.” After Victoria Edwardian period In October 1900, while in Pretoria, South Africa, Prince Christian-Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, Helena’s favourite son, came down with malaria, and died of enteric fever, on 29 October 29, aged 33, after receiving Holy Communion in the presence of Lord Roberts and Prince Francis of Teck, the brother of the British queen Mary of Teck, wife of King the future King George V. The reason Prince Christian-Victor was in Pretoria was because he served as a staff officer in the Second Boer War, being involved in the relief of Ladysmith under General Sir Redvers Buller and later was with Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts. Prince Christian-Victor of Schleswig-Holstein Three months after the death of her son, Prince Christian-Victor, her mother, Queen Victoria, died at Osborne House on January 22, 1901. Her brother, the new King, Edward VII, did not have close ties with his surviving sisters, with the exception of Princess Louise. Helena’s nephew, Prince Alexander of Battenberg (later Marquess of Carisbrooke) recorded that Queen Alexandra was jealous of the royal family, and would not invite her sisters-in-law to Sandringham. Moreover, Alexandra never fully reconciled herself to Helena and Christian following their marriage controversy in the 1860s. Evidentially, the Royal Family was not very close and after the death of her mother and Princess Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings, and continued her role as a support to the monarchy and a campaigner for the many charities she represented. She and Christian led a quiet life, but did carry out a few royal engagements. On one such occasion, the elderly couple represented the King at the silver wedding anniversary, in 1906, of Emperor Wilhelm II (Helena’s nephew) and his wife Augusta-Victoria (Christian’s niece). During the Edwardian period, Helena visited the grave of her son, Prince Christian Victor, She was met by South African Prime Minister Louis Botha, but Jan Smuts refused to meet her, partly because he was bitter that South Africa had lost the war and partly because his son had died in a British concentration camp. Later years Her brother King Edward VII died on May 6, 1910, and her nephew became King George V of the United Kingdom. The First World War began four years after his death. Helena devoted her time to nursing, and her daughter, Princess Marie-Louise, recorded in her memoirs that requests for news of German loved ones would often reach Helena and her sisters. It was decided that the letters should be forwarded to Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, (born Princess Margaret of Connaught, niece of Princess Helena) as Sweden was neutral during the war. King Edward VII It was during the war that Helena and Christian celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1916, and despite the fact that Britain and Germany were at war, the Emperor Wilhelm II sent a congratulatory telegram to his aunt and uncle through the Crown Princess of Sweden. King George V and Queen Mary were present when the telegram was received, and the King remarked to Helena’s daughter, Marie-Louise, that her former husband, Prince Aribert of Anhalt, did her a service when he turned her out. When Marie-Louise said she would have run away to Britain if she was still married, the King said, “with a twinkle in his eye”, that he would have had to intern her. The conclusion will be tomorrow! HRH Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria; May 25, 1846 –June 9, 1923) was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Princess Helena was born at Buckingham Palace, the official royal residence in London of Queen Victoria. With Princess Helena birth on May 25, 1846, it was the day after her mother’s 27th birthday. Her father, Prince Albert, reported to his brother, Ernst II, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, that Helena “came into this world quite blue, but she is quite well now”. Princess Helena (right) with her brother Prince Alfred. Helena was Alfred’s favourite sister. Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. Prince Albert also said to his brother that the Queen “suffered longer and more than the other times and she will have to remain very quiet to recover. Albert and Victoria chose the names Helena Augusta Victoria. The German nickname for Helena was Helenchen, later shortened to Lenchen, the name by which members of the royal family invariably referred to Helena. As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised on July 25, 1846 at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. Her godparents were the Prince Friedrich-Wilhelm, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the husband of Queen’s cousin); Princess Helene, Duchess of Orléans (for whom the Queen’s mother the Duchess of Kent stood proxy); and Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge (the Queen’s aunt). Helena was a lively and outspoken child, and reacted against brotherly teasing by punching the bully on the nose. Her early talents included drawing. Lady Augusta Stanley, a lady-in-waiting to the Queen, commented favourably on the three-year-old Helena’s artwork. Like her sisters, she could play the piano to a high standard at an early age. Other interests included science and technology, shared by her father Prince Albert, and horseback riding and boating, two of her favourite childhood occupations. However, Helena became a middle daughter following the birth of Princess Louise in 1848, and her abilities were overshadowed by her more artistic sisters. Death of Prince Albert Helena’s father, Prince Albert, died on December 14, 1861. The Queen was devastated, and ordered her household, along with her daughters, to move from Windsor to Osborne House, the Queen’s Isle of Wight residence. Helena’s grief was also profound, and she wrote to a friend a month later: “What we have lost nothing can ever replace, and our grief is most, most bitter … I adored Papa, I loved him more than anything on earth, his word was a most sacred law, and he was my help and adviser … These hours were the happiest of my life, and now it is all, all over.” The Queen relied on her second eldest daughter Princess Alice as an unofficial secretary, but Alice needed an assistant of her own. Though Helena was the next eldest, she was considered unreliable by Victoria because of her inability to go long without bursting into tears. Therefore, Louise was selected to assume the role in her place. Alice was married to Prince Ludwig of Hesse and By Rhine in 1862, after which Helena assumed the role—described as the “crutch” of her mother’s old age by one biographer—at her mother’s side. In this role, she carried out minor secretarial tasks, such as writing the Queen’s letters, helping her with political correspondence, and providing her with company. Marriage Controversy Princess Helena began an early flirtation with her father’s former librarian, Carl Ruland, following his appointment to the Royal Household on the recommendation of Baron Stockmar in 1859. He was trusted enough to teach German to Helena’s brother, the young Prince of Wales, (future King Edward VII) and was described by the Queen as “useful and able”. When the Queen discovered that Helena had grown romantically attached to a royal servant, he was promptly dismissed back to his native Germany, and he never lost the Queen’s hostility. Following Ruland’s departure in 1863, the Queen looked for a husband for Helena. However, as a middle child, the prospect of a powerful alliance with a European royal house was low. Her appearance was also a concern, as by the age of fifteen she was described by her biographer as chunky, dowdy and double-chinned. Furthermore, Victoria insisted that Helena’s future husband had to be prepared to live near the Queen, thus keeping her daughter nearby. Her choice eventually fell on Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg; the match was politically awkward, and caused a severe breach within the royal family. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Schleswig and Holstein were two territories fought over between Prussia and Denmark during the First and Second Schleswig Wars. In the latter, Prussia and Austria defeated Denmark, but the duchies were claimed by Austria for Prince Christian’s family. However, following the Austro-Prussian War, in which Prussia invaded and occupied the duchies, they became Prussian, but the title Duke of Schleswig-Holstein was still claimed by Prince Christian’s family. The marriage, therefore, horrified King Christian IX of Denmark’s daughter, Alexandra, Princess of Wales, who exclaimed: “The Duchies belong to Papa.” Alexandra found support in her husband, his brother Prince Alfred, and his second sister, Princess Alice, who openly accused her mother of sacrificing Helena’s happiness for the Queen’s convenience. Princess Helena and Prince Christian Alice also argued that it would reduce the already low popularity of her sister, the Crown Princess of Prussia, at the court in Berlin. However, and unexpectedly, the Crown Princess, who had been a personal friend of Christian’s family for many years, ardently supported the proposed alliance. In September 1865, while visiting Coburg, The Princess Helena met Prince Christian for the first time. Despite the political controversies and their age difference—he was fifteen years her senior—Prince Christian was 35 and Helena was 21 at the time of her marriage-Helena was happy with Christian and was determined to marry him. As a younger son of a non-reigning duke, the absence of any foreign commitments allowed him to remain permanently in Britain—the Queen’s primary concern—and she declared the marriage would go ahead. Helena and Christian were actually third cousins in descent from Frederick-Louis, Prince of Wales. Relations between Helena and Alexandra remained strained, and Alexandra was unprepared to accept Christian (who was also a third cousin to Alexandra in descent from King Frederik V of Denmark) as either a cousin or brother-in-law. The Queen never forgave the Princess of Wales for accusations of possessiveness, and wrote of the Waleses shortly afterwards: “Bertie is most affectionate and kind but Alix [pet name for Alexandra] is by no means what she ought to be. It will be long, if ever, before she regains my confidence.” Engagement and wedding The engagement was declared on December 5, 1865, and despite the Prince of Wales’s initial refusal to attend, Princess Alice intervened, and the wedding was a happy occasion. The Queen allowed the ceremony to take place at Windsor Castle, albeit in the Private Chapel rather than the grander St George’s Chapel on July 5, 1866. The Queen relieved her black mourning dress with a white mourning cap which draped over her back. Seven days before the wedding, on 29 June 1866, the Queen granted her future son-in-law the style of Royal Highness by Royal Warrant. This Royal Warrant was only valid in the United King, in the North German Confederation where Prince Christian had the style of Highness. The main participants filed into the chapel to the sound of Beethoven’s Triumphal March, creating a spectacle only marred by the sudden disappearance of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, who had a sudden gout attack. Christian filed into the chapel with his two supporters, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and Prince Frederic of Schleswig-Holstein, and Helena was given away by her mother, who escorted her up the aisle with the Prince of Wales and eight bridesmaids. Christian looked older than he was, and one guest commented that Helena looked as if she was marrying an aged uncle. Indeed, when he was first summoned to Britain, he assumed that the widowed Queen was inspecting him as a new husband for herself rather than as a candidate for one of her daughters. The couple spent the first night of their married life at Osborne House, before honeymooning in Paris, Interlaken and Genoa. Helena and Christian were devoted to each other, and led a quiet life in comparison to Helena’s sisters. Following their marriage, they took up residence at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, the traditional residence of the Ranger of Windsor Great Park, the honorary position bestowed on Christian by the Queen. When staying in London, they lived at the Belgian Suite in Buckingham Palace. The couple had six children: Christian Victor in 1867, Albert in 1869, and Helena Victoria and Marie Louise in 1870 and 1872 respectively. Their last two sons died early; Harald died eight days after his birth in 1876, and an unnamed son was stillborn in 1877. Princess Louise, Helena’s sister, commissioned the French sculptor Jules Dalou to sculpt a memorial to Helena’s dead infants. The Christians were granted a parliamentary annuity of £6,000 a year, which the Queen requested in person. In addition, a dowry of £30,000 was settled upon, and the Queen gave the couple £100,000, which yielded an income of about £4,000 a year. As well as that of Ranger of Windsor Park, Christian was given the honorary position of High Steward of Windsor, and was made a Royal Commissioner for the Great Exhibition of 1851. However, he was often an absentee figurehead at the meetings, instead passing his time playing with his dog Corrie, feeding his numerous pigeons, and embarking on hunting excursions. Helena, as promised, lived close to the Queen, and both she and Beatrice performed duties for her. Beatrice, whom Victoria had groomed for the main role at her side, carried out the more important duties, and Helena took on the more minor matters that Beatrice did not have time to do. In later years, Helena was assisted by her unmarried daughter, Helena Victoria, to whom the Queen dictated her journal in the last months of her life.
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29120	yago	2	5	https://queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/2023/07/05/the-wedding-of-princess-helena-and-prince-christian-of-schleswig-holstein/	en	The wedding of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein	https://i0.wp.com/queenv…200%2C1200&ssl=1	https://i0.wp.com/queenv…200%2C1200&ssl=1	[ "https://queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-IMG_1724.jpeg", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-cropped-img_2738-4-1.png?fit=1920%2C517&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_0056.jpg?resize=880%2C312&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_0056.jpg?resize=1086%2C711&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image-3.jpg?resize=1086%2C1485&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image-1-1.jpg?resize=878%2C1075&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image-2-1.jpg?resize=931%2C1396&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_0072.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&ssl=1", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/255cb62d886b4e0c10d52456071dbd37?s=90&d=identicon&r=g" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Shannon McInulty" ]	2023-07-05T00:00:00	On the 5th July 1866, Princess Helena, fifth child of Queen Victoria, married Prince Christian of Scleswig-Holstein in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle ‘The Marriage of Princess Helena, 5 July 1866’ by Christian Karl Magnussen, dated 1866-1869 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III While serving as her mothers private secretary, Helena…	en	https://i0.wp.com/queenv…it=32%2C32&ssl=1	Queen.Victoria.Roses	https://queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/2023/07/05/the-wedding-of-princess-helena-and-prince-christian-of-schleswig-holstein/	On the 5th July 1866, Princess Helena, fifth child of Queen Victoria, married Prince Christian of Scleswig-Holstein in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle While serving as her mothers private secretary, Helena became romantically involved with her brothers tutor, Carl Ruland, who had previously served as her father’s librarian. When she found out in 1863, Queen Victoria lost all respect for previously praised Ruland and had had him dismissed back to his home in Germany. Wanting to prevent it from happening again, Victoria began looking at suitors for Helena. But as the middle child of the sovereign, and deemed “plump”, “dowdy” and “without charm” by her mother, Helena’s prospects were low. Queen Victoria limited her choices more by demanding that Helena’s betrothed should be willing to live near the Queen so that the princess could continue to serve as her secretary and companion. With most eligible bachelor’s out of the question, King Leopold I of Belgium, suggested Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. Happy with the suggestion, Queen Victoria summoned Prince Christian to undergo her inspection. However, aged 35, the prince thought the Queen was planning to marry him herself and was shocked to discover that he was in fact a possible suitor for her 19 year old daughter! Helena and Christian first met in August 1865, when Queen Victoria and her nine children traveled to Coburg to reveal a statue of Prince Albert. Although he was 15 years older, Helena knew she didn’t have much choice and supported the prospective match but her siblings were strongly against it. Alexandra, Princess of Wales, disapproved the most, as the Schleswig-Holstein territory had belonged to her father before the Austro-Prussian War and couldn’t stand the thought of him joining the family. Prince Albert Edward, Alexandra’s husband and Helena’s brother, was also against the match in support of his wife. Queen Victoria’s third child, Princess Alice believed that the Queen was sacrificing Helena’s happiness for her own convenience. With Christian’s age her main concern, many wedding guests later said it looked like Helena was marrying an aged uncle! The only members of the family that truly agreed were Helena’s eldest sister, Victoria, and her husband, Crown Prince Friedrich of Germany, who had been friends with Christian for years. Despite the controversy, Helena was determined to marry Christian. Their engagement was announced on 5th December 1865 and they married exactly seven months later at 12:30pm in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle, on the 5th July 1866. As guests gathered in the castle, Helena waited in Queen Victoria’s private apartment, before walking down to the chapel in a moderately large procession. The guest list included: British and foreign royals, members of Queen Victoria’s household, foreign representatives, government officials, close friends and also close employees. Supported by her mother, the Prince of wales and eight bridesmaids, Helena made her way down the isle to the opera ‘Scipio’. She was wearing a silk dress, decorated in honiton lace, orange blossom and myrtle; as well as a necklace, earrings and brooch, which were a wedding gift from her mother. After the ceremony, the happy couple, Queen Victoria and other members of the family and household, headed to the White Drawing Room to sign the marriage registry. A luncheon was then held in the Oak Room for royalty, while a buffet was held in the Waterloo Chamber for all other guests. At 4:15pm, the couple left Windsor to spend their first night at Osborne House, before honeymooning in Paris, Interlaken and Genoa. That evening, banquet was held in the Waterloo Gallery for remaining guests, as well as an evening party, which took place in St. George’s Hall. Upon their return to England, the couple took residence at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park and used the Belgian suite at Buckingham Palace whenever they were in London. Helena gave birth to their first child, Prince Christian Victor, on 14th April 1867. She went on to have a total of seven children in the space of nine years, but sadly her sixth child, Prince Harald, only lived eight days and her final child was a stillborn son. Despite the heartbreak, Helena and Christian remained close. In 1917, King George V retracted all German titles in the royal family and the couple became known simply as Prince and Princess Christian. Just three months later, on 28 October, Christian died aged 86, at their Pall Mall home, Schomberg House. Helena was devastated by his death and spent her final years living with her two daughters: Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise. Thank you for taking the time to read today’s blog, I hope you have enjoyed it. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments section below or send them to me on instagram. You can also support my research by visiting and subscribing or donating to my Ko-fi page. Don’t forget, you can also subscribe to by website for email updates about new blogs! 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Queen Victoria’s third daughter who married a Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Helena resided in the United Kingdom for her whole life, wearing several splendid jewels, including this Diamond Corsage Brooch! Diamond Tiara \| Princess Helena’s Diamond Corsage	en	https://royalwatcherblog…named-file-2.jpg	The Royal Watcher -	https://royalwatcherblog.com/2023/06/09/princess-helenas-diamond-corsage-brooch/	Today marks the centenary of the death of Princess Helena, who was born on this day in 1923! Queen Victoria’s third daughter who married a Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Helena resided in the United Kingdom for her whole life, wearing several splendid jewels, including this Diamond Corsage Brooch! Diamond Tiara \| Princess Helena’s Diamond Corsage Brooch \| Queen Victoria’s Hessian Diamond Jubilee Brooch A spectacular diamond cluster surrounded by diamond scrolls, with three diamond pendants, this diamond corsage brooch is of unknown provenance but was possibly a wedding gift to Princess Helena when she married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein in 1866. Princess Helena notably wore the Diamond Corsage Brooch with her Diamond Tiara for a portrait taken around the time of the Coronation of King George Vin 1911. After her passing in 1923, the Diamond Corsage Brooch seems to be among the jewels, like Queen Victoria’s Hessian Diamond Jubilee Brooch, that went into the main royal collection, rather than being inherited by Princess Helena Victoria or Princess Marie Louise. When King George V and Queen Mary’s third son, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, married Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott in 1935, the bride received several spectacular wedding gifts, including the Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara and Queen Mary’s Teck Turquoise Tiara and Parure, as well as this Diamond Corsage Brooch, which went on display with the other wedding gifts. Princess Alice began wearing the Diamond Corsage Brooch soon after the Wedding, with notable appearances at the Coronation of King George VI in 1937 with the Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara as well as the Anglo-Danish Society Dinner in London in 1950, the Royal School of Needlework Reception at St James’ Palace, a Gala Performance at Covent Garden, and the Royal Film Performance of ‘Where No Vultures Fly’ in 1951. The Duchess of Gloucester also wore the Diamond Corsage Brooch at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, a Dorothy Wilding Portrait, a Gala Performance at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre in 1956, the Order of Amaranth Ball, and the Iraqi State Visit to Britain in 1956. By the 1980s, Princess Alice had given the Diamond Corsage Brooch to her daughter-in-law, the current Duchess of Gloucester, who wore it quite regularly with the Cartier India Tiara and the Iveagh Tiara through the 1980s and the 1990s. More recently, the Duchess of Gloucester has worn the Diamond Corsage Brooch as a pendant from a diamond riviere for several gala events and a Guildhall Banquets, as well as Queen Margrethe’s Banquet at the Natural History Museum in London in 2000. There is no doubt we will continue to see this spectacular Heirlooms for years to come! Diamond Tiara \| Princess Helena’s Diamond Corsage Brooch \| Queen Victoria’s Hessian Diamond Jubilee Brooch Share this: Like this: Like Loading...
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They were British Princesses who were the daughter of...	en	/data/assets/logo/icon_192_royalforums.png	The Royal Forums	https://www.theroyalforums.com/threads/princesses-marie-louise-1872-1956-and-helena-victoria-1870-1948.28918/	HH Princess Marie Louise 1. Princess Marie Louise, Coronation 1953 2. Princess Marie Louise 1954 3. Princess Marie Louise 1956 .. .. . . . . . .... . . Re: Marie Louise from Wikipedia Princess Marie Louise Franziska Josepha Louise Augusta Marie Christina Helena formerly Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (12 August 1872 – 8 December 1956), a member of the British Royal Family and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Princess Marie Louise was born at Cumberland Lodge, in Windsor Great Park. Her father was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the third son of Duke Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and Countess Louise of Danneskjold-Samsøe. Her mother was The Princess Helena, the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Her parents resided in the United Kingdom, and the Princess was considered a member of the British Royal Family. Under letters patent of 1866, she was styled Her Highness Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein. She was christened on 18 September 1872. Her godparents were The Emperor of Austria and The Queen of Hanover. On 6 July 1891, Princess Marie Louise married Prince Aribert of Anhalt (18 June 1866 – 24 December 1933) at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. Prince Aribert was the third son of Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt, and his wife, Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg. The bride's first cousin, the German Emperor Wilhelm II, had been instrumental in arranging the match. The marriage, however, was unhappy and childless. (Years after the fact, it was debated that Aribert was homosexual and had been caught in bed with a servant, either by Marie Louise or his father.) In December 1900, her father-in-law used his prerogative as reigning Duke of Anhalt to annul the marriage. Princess Marie Louise, on an official visit to Canada at the time, immediately returned to Britain. According to her memoirs, she regarded her marriage vows as binding, so she never remarried. Her memoirs do, however, indicate rage over her marital experience and an obvious dislike of her former husband. After the annulment, Princess Marie Louise devoted herself to charitable organizations and patronage of the arts. She inspired the creation of Queen Mary's Dolls' House to showcase the work of British craftsmen. She established the Girl's Club in Bermondsey that served as a hospital during World War I. She was also active in the work of the Princess Christian Nursing Home at Windsor. In July 1917, when George V changed the name of the British Royal House from the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the House of Windsor, he also requested that his numerous cousins and in-laws who were British subjects discontinue using their German titles, styles, and surnames. Never taking other titles or surnames, Princess Marie Louise and her unmarried sister, Princess Helena Victoria, became known simply as "HH Princess Marie Louise" and "HH Princess Helena Victoria," giving them the odd distinction of being Princesses but not, apparently, members of any particular Royal Family. This approach differed from the one accepted by George V's other relatives, who relinquished all Princely titles, not just their German designations, and acquired British titles of nobility. Under that precedent, Marie Louise and her sister likely would have been known as "Lady Marie Louise New Surname" and "Lady Helena Victoria New Surname." Though their titles as derived from their parents' designations, as bestowed by Queen Victoria, were essentially British, they were not officially Princesses of the United Kingdom. However, their unmarried status and their right to be styled Highness rendered their situations awkward, so that it was easier to allow them to retain their status as Princesses while avoiding the question of immediate family membership altogether. Princess Marie Louise attended four coronations in Westminster Abbey, those of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1901; George V and Queen Mary in 1911; George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937; and Elizabeth II in 1953. In 1956, she published her memoirs, My Memories of Six Reigns. She died at her London home, 10 Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square, a few months later and is buried at Frogmore Royal Burial Ground at Windsor Great Park. Princess Marie Louise was a frequent visitor to the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham before the Second World War. A report comes in from a London Vicar saying when she visited that church she saw a shrine of Our Lady and exclaimed “Oh! Our Lady of Walsingham”. Fr. X said: “Have you been there?” “Of course I have! And I am the first of our family to visit it since Henry VIII.” HH Princess Helena Victoria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia from birth: HH Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein from 1917: HH Princess Helena Victoria Princess Helena Victoria in 1920 Princess Helena Victoria Formerly Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, a member of the British Royal Family and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Full name: Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena House: Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Father: Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Mother: Princess Helena of the United Kingdom Born: 3 May 1870 at Frogmore House, Windsor Died: 13 March 1948 (aged 77) at Berkeley Square, London Burial: Frogmore, Windsor Princess Helena Victoria was born at Frogmore House, near Windsor Castle. Her father was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the third son of Christian, Duke of Augustenborg and Countess Louise of Danneskjold-Samsøe. Her mother was The Princess Helena, the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her parents resided in the United Kingdom, at Cumberland Lodge, and the Princess was considered a member of the British Royal Family. Under letters patent of 1866, she was styled Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. She spent most of her childhood at Cumberland Lodge, her father's residence as Ranger of Windsor Great Park. Known to her family as "Thora," or sometimes "Snipe," in reference to her sharp facial features. She officially used the names "Helena Victoria" out of her string of six Christian names. Princess Helena Victoria never married. She followed her mother's example in working for various charitable organizations, most notably the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) and Princess Christian's Nursing Home at Windsor. During World War I, she founded the YWCA Women's Auxiliary Force. As its president, she visited British troops in France and obtained the permission of the Secretary of State for War, Lord Kitchener, to arrange entertainments for them. Between the world wars, she and her younger sister, Princess Marie Louise, were enthusiastic patrons of music at Schomberg House, their London residence. After a German air raid damaged the house in 1940, the two princesses moved to Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. In July 1917, King George V changed the name of the British Royal House from the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the House of Windsor. He also relinquished, on behalf of himself and his numerous cousins and brothers-in-law who were British subjects, the use of their German titles, styles, and surnames. Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise ceased to use the territorial designation "of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenberg." Instead, they became known simply as "Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria" and "Her Highness Princess Marie Louise," giving them the odd distinction of being Princesses but not Princesses of any family or monarchy. Although the two Princesses had borne German titles, they were both quintessentially English. In ill health and using a wheelchair after World War II, one of Princess Helena Victoria's last major appearances was at the 20 November 1947 wedding of her first cousin twice removed, the then-Princess Elizabeth, to the then-Lt. Philip Mountbatten, RN. Princess Helena Victoria died at Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. Her funeral took place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor and she was buried at Frogmore Royal Burial Ground, Windsor Great Park. I am reading Louisa, Lady in Waiting which is about Louisa Grey McDonnell, Countess of Antrim and Lady in Waiting to both Queen Victoria and Queen Alexandra. The Countess of Antrim started service with Queen Victoria the year Louise was married and was invited to the wedding. The book, which is not in novel form but consists of diary entries, short summaries of royal terms of waiting and numerous photographs and mementoes, has the wedding invitation which states that Ladies are to wear Evening Dress Demi-Toilette and Genlemen, Levee Dress. The caption under the illustrated portraits of Aribert and Louise state that he tried to divorce her after squandering her dowry. Queen Victoria sent a firm telegram: "Tell my granddaughter to come home to me. V.R." Louise's sister, Princess Thora as she was commonly known, became great friends with Lady Antrim. Thora often travelled with her grandmother, Queen Victoria, and like Lady Antrim, Thora became a keen cyclist. When the Queen died, the Countess of Antrim was in Canada where her sister was the wife of the Governor-General. Thora wrote to thank the Countess for her kind words: "I know you of all others would be able to realize what the loss of darling Grandmama is to me." You are very welcome Katrinna! Vasillos - I love that story of Queen Victoria! I believe Marie's father in law attempted to divorce Marie Louise when she was out of the country and shame her. Victoria put an end to that. I have read Memories of Six Reigns....and Princess Marie Louise (known to the family as Louie) is a great joy! In the book, the Princess recounts a conversation she had with George V and Queen Mary which goes something like this: P 141. "Louie, thinking things over, Aribert really did you a good service when he turned you out of house and home. Imagine if you were still in Berlin with this awful war going on. What would you have done? I prompty answered, "I should have run away home to England." The King, with a twinkle in his eye, said, "Then I should have had to intern you!" To which I replied, "That would have been indefinitely preferable to remaining in Germany." ETA: Interesting to know that she always considered England home. I believe that she had an awful experience living in her husbands homeland.
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29120	yago	3	75	https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/queen-victoria-weddings/	en	Most Beautiful Royal Weddings in History — Commissions by Queen Victoria	https://www.dailyartmaga…10481-scaled.jpg	https://www.dailyartmaga…10481-scaled.jpg	[ "https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/255178-1533310481-scaled-768x563.jpg", "https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/detail-scaled-1024x575-1-264x177.jpg", "https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DP159333-scaled-264x177.jpg", "https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/the-wedding-of-psyche-1895.jpgHD_-264x177.jpg", "https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/256469-1516100233.jpg", "https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/collection-online/a/4/861047-1548671616.jpg", "https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/collection-online/c/f/65036-1629379574.jpg", "https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/52501-1498574764.jpg", "https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/collection-online/b/b/806117-1533894026.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/The_Marriage_of_the_Duke_of_Albany.jpg", "https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/collection-online/d/9/64246-1292580330.jpg", "https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/wp-content/themes/idvetmp-child/images/google-news-icon.png", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/66625f347103a21b74d0ad940c8bb2d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g", "https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/wp-content/themes/idvetmp-child/images/logo-twitter 1.svg", "https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/wp-content/themes/idvetmp-child/images/logo-instagram 1.svg", "https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/delaunay-book-264x177.jpeg", "https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pinterest-e1684840308408-264x177.jpg", "https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/the-kiss-e1660646730893-264x177.webp", "https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/detail-scaled-1024x575-1-264x177.jpg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Maya M. Tola" ]	2021-06-25T15:00:00+00:00	When it comes to royal weddings, Queen Victoria was a trendsetter. Here are some commissions of the weddings of her large brood.	en	https://www.dailyartmaga…rome-192x192.png	DailyArt Magazine	https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/queen-victoria-weddings/	Alexandrina Victoria ascended to the throne at the young age of 18 and reigned as Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India for about 63 years. She was the second longest-reigning British monarch, surpassed only by Queen Elizabeth II in 2016. Queen Victoria has been credited with starting the tradition of white wedding dresses. Before her own wedding to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, wedding dresses came in a variety of colors. Both Victoria and Albert were avid art collectors as well as highly educated and knowledgeable patrons of the arts. The following paintings from the Royal Collection Trust include some important commissions of the royal couple and members of their large brood. Victoria & Albert This painting depicts the royal wedding of Victoria and Albert on February 10, 1840. The ceremony took place at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, and was officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Queen entrusted this important commission to the esteemed Sir George Hayter as she had been pleased with his rendering of her coronation in 1838. Hayter made several tours to the venue to make preparatory sketches that have been preserved. Interestingly, the artist took creative license by introducing a Gothic canopy and paneling in the painting. It is assumed that this was permitted by the Queen as Hayter had also made dramatic alterations in his renderings of her coronation. The artist himself makes an appearance on the lower right of the painting with his sketchbook and pencil. Alexandra & Edward This painting depicts the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s eldest son Edward to Princess Alexandra of Denmark. This wedding came as a relief to the Queen as she had been concerned by Edward’s irresponsible ways and hoped that the marriage would bring stability. The wedding took place at St George’s Chapel in Windsor rather than in the capital as the court was in mourning due to the recent demise of Prince Albert. Firth used both live sketches and photographs to complete the painting as well as sittings from some of the attendees. He found the process of working from the photographs to be highly unsatisfactory! The artist also faced some obstacles in gaining access to the clothing of the guests. Although the Queen had some initial concerns about the painting she was pleased with the final outcome. The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1865. Helena & Christian This painting depicts the marriage of Princess Helena to Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. This royal wedding took place on July 5, 1866, in the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle. Princess Helena, known also as Lenchen, had a vivacious personality and an avid interest in science, music, and the arts. Her betrothal to Prince Christian was controversial due to his family’s claim over Schleswig and Holstein. This was a contentious issue between Denmark, the homeland of Helena’s sister-in-law, Alexandra, Princess of Wales, and Germany where Helena’s sister Victoria was Crown Princess. Crown Princess Victoria had recommended the artist, Christian Karl Magnussen, for this commission. Unfortunately, the artist did not enjoy the approval of the Queen who remained unimpressed by the final result. Maria & Alfred This painting depicts the wedding of Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, and Grand Duchess Maria, the only daughter of Alexander II and Maria Alexandrovna. The two young royals met in Germany and fell in love. Queen Victoria chose artist Nicholas Chevalier to travel to Saint Petersburg and render the Orthodox ceremony at the Alexander Hall on January 23, 1987. Chevalier presented the rich architectural details in all their intricate glory, illuminated by the soft light pouring in through the large windows. Although the Queen did not attend the ceremony herself, she was represented at the ceremony by Prince Alfred. He is prominently displayed here in his red military jacket. This union, unfortunately, turned volatile as Alfred was a womanizer, meanwhile the Romanov bride also did not enjoy her new home or her in-laws. Louise & Arthur In 1879, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught married Princess Louise of Prussia in St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Here, the bride is being escorted by her father, Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia, and Crown Prince Frederick William. Arthur was the Queen’s seventh child. The Queen granted this commission to illustrious British artist Sydney Prior Hall. Although the painting did not win the approval of the Queen, she was also disappointed by the delays in its completion. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1882. Helen & Leopold This painting depicts the wedding of Leopold, Duke of Albany to Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Leopold was the eighth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The couple married on April 27, 1882, at St George’s Chapel in Windsor. Here, Queen Victoria is depicted beside the newly wedded couple at the altar. According to the Queen’s journal entries, this was the first time since her own wedding in 1840 that she wore her wedding lace. Queen Victoria commissioned this work to a rising young artist, Sir James Dromgole Linton. This decision was not entirely without remorse as Linton’s slow progress on this painting irked the Queen. Unfortunately, just as the artist completed the work in 1884, Leopold succumbed to a brain hemorrhage. The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1885 as a memorial to the Duke of Albany. Maud & Charles This painting depicts the wedding of Queen Victoria’s granddaughter, Princess Maud, to Prince Charles of Denmark on July 22, 1896. This couple was married in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace. It depicts the regent clasping the bride’s hand after the wedding, a tender moment between the powerful grandmother and her granddaughter. The painting was the work of Laurits Regner Tuxen who relied on both wedding photographs as well as portraits to complete this painting, Queen Victoria presented this painting to Maud’s parents.
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They were British Princesses who were the daughter of...	en	/data/assets/logo/icon_192_royalforums.png	The Royal Forums	https://www.theroyalforums.com/threads/princesses-marie-louise-1872-1956-and-helena-victoria-1870-1948.28918/	HH Princess Marie Louise 1. Princess Marie Louise, Coronation 1953 2. Princess Marie Louise 1954 3. Princess Marie Louise 1956 .. .. . . . . . .... . . Re: Marie Louise from Wikipedia Princess Marie Louise Franziska Josepha Louise Augusta Marie Christina Helena formerly Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (12 August 1872 – 8 December 1956), a member of the British Royal Family and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Princess Marie Louise was born at Cumberland Lodge, in Windsor Great Park. Her father was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the third son of Duke Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and Countess Louise of Danneskjold-Samsøe. Her mother was The Princess Helena, the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Her parents resided in the United Kingdom, and the Princess was considered a member of the British Royal Family. Under letters patent of 1866, she was styled Her Highness Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein. She was christened on 18 September 1872. Her godparents were The Emperor of Austria and The Queen of Hanover. On 6 July 1891, Princess Marie Louise married Prince Aribert of Anhalt (18 June 1866 – 24 December 1933) at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. Prince Aribert was the third son of Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt, and his wife, Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg. The bride's first cousin, the German Emperor Wilhelm II, had been instrumental in arranging the match. The marriage, however, was unhappy and childless. (Years after the fact, it was debated that Aribert was homosexual and had been caught in bed with a servant, either by Marie Louise or his father.) In December 1900, her father-in-law used his prerogative as reigning Duke of Anhalt to annul the marriage. Princess Marie Louise, on an official visit to Canada at the time, immediately returned to Britain. According to her memoirs, she regarded her marriage vows as binding, so she never remarried. Her memoirs do, however, indicate rage over her marital experience and an obvious dislike of her former husband. After the annulment, Princess Marie Louise devoted herself to charitable organizations and patronage of the arts. She inspired the creation of Queen Mary's Dolls' House to showcase the work of British craftsmen. She established the Girl's Club in Bermondsey that served as a hospital during World War I. She was also active in the work of the Princess Christian Nursing Home at Windsor. In July 1917, when George V changed the name of the British Royal House from the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the House of Windsor, he also requested that his numerous cousins and in-laws who were British subjects discontinue using their German titles, styles, and surnames. Never taking other titles or surnames, Princess Marie Louise and her unmarried sister, Princess Helena Victoria, became known simply as "HH Princess Marie Louise" and "HH Princess Helena Victoria," giving them the odd distinction of being Princesses but not, apparently, members of any particular Royal Family. This approach differed from the one accepted by George V's other relatives, who relinquished all Princely titles, not just their German designations, and acquired British titles of nobility. Under that precedent, Marie Louise and her sister likely would have been known as "Lady Marie Louise New Surname" and "Lady Helena Victoria New Surname." Though their titles as derived from their parents' designations, as bestowed by Queen Victoria, were essentially British, they were not officially Princesses of the United Kingdom. However, their unmarried status and their right to be styled Highness rendered their situations awkward, so that it was easier to allow them to retain their status as Princesses while avoiding the question of immediate family membership altogether. Princess Marie Louise attended four coronations in Westminster Abbey, those of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1901; George V and Queen Mary in 1911; George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937; and Elizabeth II in 1953. In 1956, she published her memoirs, My Memories of Six Reigns. She died at her London home, 10 Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square, a few months later and is buried at Frogmore Royal Burial Ground at Windsor Great Park. Princess Marie Louise was a frequent visitor to the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham before the Second World War. A report comes in from a London Vicar saying when she visited that church she saw a shrine of Our Lady and exclaimed “Oh! Our Lady of Walsingham”. Fr. X said: “Have you been there?” “Of course I have! And I am the first of our family to visit it since Henry VIII.” HH Princess Helena Victoria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia from birth: HH Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein from 1917: HH Princess Helena Victoria Princess Helena Victoria in 1920 Princess Helena Victoria Formerly Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, a member of the British Royal Family and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Full name: Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena House: Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Father: Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Mother: Princess Helena of the United Kingdom Born: 3 May 1870 at Frogmore House, Windsor Died: 13 March 1948 (aged 77) at Berkeley Square, London Burial: Frogmore, Windsor Princess Helena Victoria was born at Frogmore House, near Windsor Castle. Her father was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the third son of Christian, Duke of Augustenborg and Countess Louise of Danneskjold-Samsøe. Her mother was The Princess Helena, the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her parents resided in the United Kingdom, at Cumberland Lodge, and the Princess was considered a member of the British Royal Family. Under letters patent of 1866, she was styled Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. She spent most of her childhood at Cumberland Lodge, her father's residence as Ranger of Windsor Great Park. Known to her family as "Thora," or sometimes "Snipe," in reference to her sharp facial features. She officially used the names "Helena Victoria" out of her string of six Christian names. Princess Helena Victoria never married. She followed her mother's example in working for various charitable organizations, most notably the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) and Princess Christian's Nursing Home at Windsor. During World War I, she founded the YWCA Women's Auxiliary Force. As its president, she visited British troops in France and obtained the permission of the Secretary of State for War, Lord Kitchener, to arrange entertainments for them. Between the world wars, she and her younger sister, Princess Marie Louise, were enthusiastic patrons of music at Schomberg House, their London residence. After a German air raid damaged the house in 1940, the two princesses moved to Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. In July 1917, King George V changed the name of the British Royal House from the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the House of Windsor. He also relinquished, on behalf of himself and his numerous cousins and brothers-in-law who were British subjects, the use of their German titles, styles, and surnames. Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise ceased to use the territorial designation "of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenberg." Instead, they became known simply as "Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria" and "Her Highness Princess Marie Louise," giving them the odd distinction of being Princesses but not Princesses of any family or monarchy. Although the two Princesses had borne German titles, they were both quintessentially English. In ill health and using a wheelchair after World War II, one of Princess Helena Victoria's last major appearances was at the 20 November 1947 wedding of her first cousin twice removed, the then-Princess Elizabeth, to the then-Lt. Philip Mountbatten, RN. Princess Helena Victoria died at Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. Her funeral took place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor and she was buried at Frogmore Royal Burial Ground, Windsor Great Park. I am reading Louisa, Lady in Waiting which is about Louisa Grey McDonnell, Countess of Antrim and Lady in Waiting to both Queen Victoria and Queen Alexandra. The Countess of Antrim started service with Queen Victoria the year Louise was married and was invited to the wedding. The book, which is not in novel form but consists of diary entries, short summaries of royal terms of waiting and numerous photographs and mementoes, has the wedding invitation which states that Ladies are to wear Evening Dress Demi-Toilette and Genlemen, Levee Dress. The caption under the illustrated portraits of Aribert and Louise state that he tried to divorce her after squandering her dowry. Queen Victoria sent a firm telegram: "Tell my granddaughter to come home to me. V.R." Louise's sister, Princess Thora as she was commonly known, became great friends with Lady Antrim. Thora often travelled with her grandmother, Queen Victoria, and like Lady Antrim, Thora became a keen cyclist. When the Queen died, the Countess of Antrim was in Canada where her sister was the wife of the Governor-General. Thora wrote to thank the Countess for her kind words: "I know you of all others would be able to realize what the loss of darling Grandmama is to me." You are very welcome Katrinna! Vasillos - I love that story of Queen Victoria! I believe Marie's father in law attempted to divorce Marie Louise when she was out of the country and shame her. Victoria put an end to that. I have read Memories of Six Reigns....and Princess Marie Louise (known to the family as Louie) is a great joy! In the book, the Princess recounts a conversation she had with George V and Queen Mary which goes something like this: P 141. "Louie, thinking things over, Aribert really did you a good service when he turned you out of house and home. Imagine if you were still in Berlin with this awful war going on. What would you have done? I prompty answered, "I should have run away home to England." The King, with a twinkle in his eye, said, "Then I should have had to intern you!" To which I replied, "That would have been indefinitely preferable to remaining in Germany." ETA: Interesting to know that she always considered England home. I believe that she had an awful experience living in her husbands homeland.
29120	yago	3	22	https://black-family.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Helena	en	Princess Helena	https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/black-family/images/d/d8/Chrome_UB8v8AOBrg.png/revision/latest?cb=20200503165559	https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/black-family/images/d/d8/Chrome_UB8v8AOBrg.png/revision/latest?cb=20200503165559	[ "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/black-family/images/d/d8/Chrome_UB8v8AOBrg.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20200503165559", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ff185fe4-8356-4b6b-ad48-621b95a82a1d", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f3fc9271-3d5e-4c73-9afc-e6a9f6154ff1", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/464fc70a-5090-490b-b47e-0759e89c263f", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f7bb9d33-4f9a-4faa-88fe-2a0bd8138668" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Contributors to Black Family Wiki" ]	2024-07-29T22:27:06+00:00	Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of the United Kingdom (1846-1923) is the middle child and daughter of Queen Victoria. She is also the mother of Chrystle, Alby, Thora and Louie. Princess Helena has dark hair and like most of her siblings. She has been described as plump and some consider her the...	en	/skins-ucp/mw139/common/favicon.ico	Black Family Wiki	https://black-family.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Helena	Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of the United Kingdom (1846-1923) is the middle child and daughter of Queen Victoria. She is also the mother of Chrystle, Alby, Thora and Louie. Appearance[] Princess Helena has dark hair and like most of her siblings. She has been described as plump and some consider her the least attractive of Victoria's daughters. Her daughter recalls her amber eyes and lovely, auburn hair. Personality[] She is very talented: plays the piano exquisitely, has a distinct gift for drawing and painting in water-colours. She is brilliantly clever and has a wonderful head for business. History[] Helena was born the middle of Victoria and Albert's nine children. She was an active tomboy and loved the outside. She was very physical and often played outside with her best friend, her brother Affie. Helena, or "Lenchen", was often compared to her sister Louise, who was much more beautiful in their mother's opinion. Helena was an excellent piano player. She was there when her father died in 1861 and Helena, an emotional teenager often cried alone. From 1859 to 1863 Helena had an affair with Carl Ruland, the german teacher of her brother Bertie, who was banished when the Queen discovered it. Later, the elderly Prince Christian was called to court. He at first assumed the Queen wished to marry him and was surprised at the option of marrying Helena. Marriage[] Helena and Christian courted one another and got along great. Still, the marriage between them was controversial. Partly because Helena had loved another, partly because of the age difference (Christian was 35, Helena only 20) and also because Christian's family was an enemy of Denmark, and Helena's sister-in-law (Bertie's wife Alexandra) despised the both of them. The two lived near the Queen, in Frogmore House. They had four children Christian Vicor Albert Louis Ernest Anton (1867) Albert John Charles Frederick Alfred George (1868) Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena (1870) Marie Louise Augusta Christina Helena (1872) In short, their children were known as Chrystle, Alby, Thora and Louie. It is said Helena favoured her sons. Trivia[]
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She was also said to be dowdy and have a double chin. She wed Prince Christian from the un-illustrious Schleswig-Holstein family who was fifteen years older than she.Â Her husband's origins pleased Queen Victoria who had them stay in Britain so Helena could help.Â She had six children, four of whom survived to adulthood. One of her sons served in the German Army until World War I, but was excused from fighting the UK by Kaiser Wilhelm II. Another son died of malaria while fighting in the Boer War. Â She died in 1923, unpleasantly estranged from her siblings. Her Wikipedia article is here. I have seen that these Princesses can be confused with each other. Please notify me of misidentifications.
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height=" ]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Ellie Ayton" ]	2022-10-11T00:00:00	Just like every other person in England and Wales, on 19 June 1921 the Royal family were recorded on the 1921 Census. What secrets does their Census return uncover?	en	/favicon.ico		https://www.findmypast.com/blog/discoveries/the-royal-family-in-the-1921-census	The Census is a snapshot of life in 1921, even for the Royal family. We learn their ages, places of birth, and who they were living with 100 years ago. To get even more detail, we can check other family history records such as historical newspapers and the 1939 Register. Together, these genealogy records can build a picture of your ancestors. There truly is no end to the secrets and surprises hidden in the 1921 Census, and now there is no limit to the access you can enjoy - all you need is a Premium subscription. In the case of the Royals, while King George V and Queen Mary were shown visiting the fictional Downton Abbey in the 2019 film of the same name, 19 June 1921 saw the Royal family overnight at Windsor Castle. The royal Census return was filled in by Sir Derek Keppel, Master of the Household. He’d been in the service of the king since 1893, confirmed by our Royal Household Staff records. As you might imagine, there were other people staying at Windsor Castle too, from fellow rulers and visiting dignitaries, to servants and equerries. So, here’s who was bunking with the royals on the night of the 1921 Census for England and Wales. The Royal family In 1921, the King of Great Britain and Ireland was George V, grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark. Like his granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II, whose family tree you can find here, he was never meant to become king. His elder brother Albert Victor, the heir to the throne, died in 1892 during an influenza pandemic. George married his brother’s intended, Mary of Teck, in 1893. Overnight, George had become Prince of Wales. When his father Edward VII died in 1910, George ascended as George V. George was linked by blood to many other European royal houses. He was cousin to both Wilhelm II of Germany and Nicholas II of Russia. The latter was killed in 1918 following the Russian Revolution. King George appeared at the opening session of the Parliament of Northern Ireland to appeal for conciliation not long after the 1921 Census was taken. Then in 1922, the King visited First World War cemeteries and memorials in Belgium and France. Throughout the 1921 Census, we can see glimpses of the effects of the Great War, from unemployment and disability, to calls for help. All of George and Queen Mary’s children appear with the household on the 1921 Census, apart from two. Their fourth son, Prince George, was with the Royal Navy in Malta on the night of the Census. Their youngest son, Prince John, died two years before the Census following a severe epilepsy seizure aged only 13. He’d been ill for much of his life, though this was only disclosed after his death. Princess Mary, the only daughter of George and Mary, became the patron of the Not Forgotten Association in 1921. Edward, Prince of Wales, ascended the throne in 1936 as Edward VIII. During the time of the 1921 Census, Edward was seeing married socialite Freda Dudley Ward. Elizabeth’s II’s father Albert, later George VI, is recorded too. Aged 25 in 1921, the Duke of York began his courtship of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon around this time. Just like that, we can build up a picture of their lives. From here, we could explore what else they were doing in 1921, but for now, let’s see who else was living at Windsor Castle on the night of the Census. Who else was in the Royal household in 1921? Visiting Windsor Castle on 19 June 1921 was King Alfonso XIII, the 35-year-old King of Spain. Alfonso married Victoria Eugenie, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, after visiting Edward VII at Buckingham Palace in 1905. This means Alfonso was married to George’s cousin. By 1931, the Spanish Monarchy had been abolished. Staff such as private secretaries, librarians and equerries also made up the Royal household. Among the King’s equerries were Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Edward Erskine and Captain Alexander Henry Louis Hardinge, who was also assistant private secretary. He was later Private Secretary to the Sovereign, Edward VIII, during the Abdication Crisis of 1936, and then for George VI during the Second World War. The equerry to the Prince of Wales was Bruce Ogilvy, who was also at Windsor Castle with the Royal family on 19 June 1921. Where were the other royals in the 1921 Census? We spotted Queen Alexandra, the Queen Mother, as a widow living with her daughter, Princess Victoria. Alexandra was the wife of King Edward VII and the mother of George V. She was known throughout her life for her fashion sense and charitable work. Also on the Census were some of the living children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, including Princess Helena Christian, their fifth child, at 78 Pall Mall, with her daughter Helena Victoria. Princess Louise was the sixth child. A prominent feminist, she was widowed in 1914 and had no children. We found her living at Kensington Palace in 1921. Their seventh child, Prince Arthur, was living in Bagshot, Surrey, in 1921. He was widowed in 1917. He served as Governor-General of Canada. Princess Beatrice was the youngest child. By this point, Beatrice is a widow, living with her son Leopold Mountbatten at Clock Court, Kensington. He died the following year aged only 33 following a knee operation. She was a close companion and unofficial secretary of her mother, Queen Victoria. Her daughter Ena married King Alfonso XIII of Spain, who was living with her nephew the King’s family at Windsor Castle on the night of the Census. Beatrice lost her favourite son, Prince Maurice, during the First Battle of Ypres in 1914. He’d been a lieutenant in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps. What about the servants? There were hundreds of servants in Windsor Castle on the night of the Census. Was your ancestor among them? Take a look, and don’t forget to explore the Royal Household records too. Valets, chauffeurs, kitchen maids... the Royal household required a skilled team of people to keep it running. We discovered Hubert Bury, the butler at Windsor Castle. We spotted personal dressers to the Queen and Princess Mary, Ada Gertrude Sibley and Annie Mary Matthews. Douglas Wallace Bruce had the role of the King’s Own Messenger, while Henry Forsyth from Edinburgh was the King’s Piper. Other roles included housekeeper Mrs Amelia Rawlings (a Mrs, though she was unmarried), 1st yeoman of the silver pantry Henry Bryant, and yeoman of the wine cellar William Skene, from Aberdeenshire. We could continue exploring the lives of the Royal family and those living at Windsor Castle in 1921. But, you have your own stories to find, your own family secrets to uncover. Share your 1921 Census discoveries with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #1921Census. Where will your past take you?
29120	yago	2	15	https://henrypoole.com/individual/hrh-princess-christian-schleswig-holstein/	en	HRH Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein	https://henrypoole.com/w…/04/mw133887.jpg	https://henrypoole.com/w…/04/mw133887.jpg	[ "https://henrypoole.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/popup.jpg", "https://henrypoole.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Henry-Poole-Savile-Row-Tailors-Menu-Bespoke2-200x433.jpg", "https://henrypoole.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Henry-Poole-Savile-Row-Tailors-Menu-Shop2-200x433.jpg", "https://henrypoole.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Henry-Poole-Savile-Row-Tailors-Menu-Trunk-Shows-200x433.jpg", "https://henrypoole.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Henry-Poole-Savile-Row-Tailors-Menu-Heritage-200x433.jpg", "https://henrypoole.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_5645.jpg", "https://henrypoole.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/miki.jpg", "https://henrypoole.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/6_Earl_Spencer.jpg", "https://henrypoole.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DUDLEY.jpg", "https://henrypoole.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/AJ201205150056M.jpg", "https://henrypoole.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DSC2100HENRY-POOLE-SHOOT_DEEP.jpg", "https://henrypoole.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/popup.jpg", "https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=742826722847120&ev=PageView&noscript=1" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2014-04-16T14:52:06+00:00	Born Princess Helena and the third daughter of Queen Victoria and her consort Prince Albert, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1846-1923)	en	https://henrypoole.com/w…ages/favicon.gif	Henry Poole Savile Row	https://henrypoole.com/individual/hrh-princess-christian-schleswig-holstein/	Born Princess Helena and the third daughter of Queen Victoria and her consort Prince Albert, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1846-1923) controversially married her impoverished German Prince in 1866 despite strong opposition from the Danish-born Princess of Wales, Alexandra, who insisted the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein belonged to the country of her birth. History would thwart both princesses when Prussia invaded and annexed both territories. Princess Helena was born and christened at Buckingham Palace. Prince Albert devised a private system of educating his royal children – male and female – with the aid of his mentor Baron Stockmar that was as rigorous as it was draconian. After Prince Albert’s death in 1861, Princess Helena professed herself distraught writing ‘our grief is most, most bitter…his word was a most sacred law and he was my help and advisor’. This slightly overwrought, sentimental tone may have been a manifestation of her mother The Queen’s cult of mourning and deifying the patriarch of the family. Prince Albert never made a secret that his eldest daughter the Crown Princess Frederick was his favourite. In the year of her father’s death, Princess Helena formed a passion for Prince Albert’s German librarian Carl Rutland. When The Queen found out she sent Rutland back from whence he came and set Princess Helena to work as her secretary. Queen Victoria’s daughters Princess Alice and Princess Louise partially escaped their mother’s influence by marrying. Princess Helena was not so fortunate. Because Prince Christian was relatively poor, a condition for the marriage was that he would come and live in England close to Queen Victoria’s court. To add insult to injury, it was Princess Beatrice the youngest sister who served as The Queen’s principal secretary. Princess Christian as she was now titled was given the less taxing tasks of deputy. Despite being at the beck and call of Queen Victoria, Princess Christian did pursue a career in patronising worthy causes; some of which did not meet with her mother’s approval. She advocated women’s rights. was President of the Royal British Nurses’ Association and was a founder member of the Red Cross. Princess Christian was also the founding president of the Royal School of Needlework. She undertook more public duties deputising for her mother than all of her female siblings including standing in at Court Drawing Rooms at St James’s Palace. Princess Christian was not a conventionally pretty woman but her alliance with the Prince – who was fifteen-years her senior – was apparently a happy one. They were devoted to one another and in 1916 Prince and Princess Christian were the first British royal couple to celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary. Relations between Prince Christian and Princess Alexandra always remained strained however and after Queen Victoria’s death in 1901, Prince and Princess Christian were seldom welcomed to Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle or Sandringham for private family occasions. Prince and Princess Christian lived in apartments at Buckingham Palace when in London and at Cumberland Lodge in Richmond Park whenever they had the opportunity to escape official duties. In Queen Victoria’s diaries, she refers to Princess Christian’s hypochondria. It later transpired that the Princess never enjoyed robust health and allegedly took opium and laudanum for chronic arthritis. Perhaps this contributed to her devotion to the nursing profession. When Princess Alexandra became queen she dealt Princess Christian the cruellest blow by insisting on replacing her as the patron of the Royal British Nurses’ Association. Prince Christian died in 1917, a year after Kaiser Wilhelm II (with whom Britain was at war) had sent a telegram of congratulations to he and the Princess for their Golden Wedding anniversary. Despite repeated attempts to evict the widowed Princess Christian, she lived on at Cumberland Lodge and in Schomberg House on Pall Mall (a magnificent Carolean mansion whose façade still stands). Princess Christian is buried in the Royal Mausoleum in Frogmore on the Windsor estate.
29120	yago	2	42	https://www.pinterest.com/pin/princess-helena-and-prince-a-royal-love-story--433260426628787099/	en		https://s.pinimg.com/web…x48-7470a30d.png	https://s.pinimg.com/web…x48-7470a30d.png	[]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2015-04-11T23:44:06+00:00	Princess Helena of the United Kingdom with her husband, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein , circa 1870. Princess Helena is the fifth child of Queen Victoria. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images	en	https://s.pinimg.com/web…144-3da7a67b.png	Pinterest	https://www.pinterest.com/pin/princess-helena-and-prince-a-royal-love-story--433260426628787099/
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29120	yago	1	2	https://queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/2023/07/05/the-wedding-of-princess-helena-and-prince-christian-of-schleswig-holstein/	en	The wedding of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein	https://i0.wp.com/queenv…200%2C1200&ssl=1	https://i0.wp.com/queenv…200%2C1200&ssl=1	[ "https://queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-IMG_1724.jpeg", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-cropped-img_2738-4-1.png?fit=1920%2C517&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_0056.jpg?resize=880%2C312&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_0056.jpg?resize=1086%2C711&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image-3.jpg?resize=1086%2C1485&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image-1-1.jpg?resize=878%2C1075&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image-2-1.jpg?resize=931%2C1396&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_0072.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&ssl=1", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/255cb62d886b4e0c10d52456071dbd37?s=90&d=identicon&r=g" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Shannon McInulty" ]	2023-07-05T00:00:00	On the 5th July 1866, Princess Helena, fifth child of Queen Victoria, married Prince Christian of Scleswig-Holstein in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle ‘The Marriage of Princess Helena, 5 July 1866’ by Christian Karl Magnussen, dated 1866-1869 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III While serving as her mothers private secretary, Helena…	en	https://i0.wp.com/queenv…it=32%2C32&ssl=1	Queen.Victoria.Roses	https://queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/2023/07/05/the-wedding-of-princess-helena-and-prince-christian-of-schleswig-holstein/	On the 5th July 1866, Princess Helena, fifth child of Queen Victoria, married Prince Christian of Scleswig-Holstein in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle While serving as her mothers private secretary, Helena became romantically involved with her brothers tutor, Carl Ruland, who had previously served as her father’s librarian. When she found out in 1863, Queen Victoria lost all respect for previously praised Ruland and had had him dismissed back to his home in Germany. Wanting to prevent it from happening again, Victoria began looking at suitors for Helena. But as the middle child of the sovereign, and deemed “plump”, “dowdy” and “without charm” by her mother, Helena’s prospects were low. Queen Victoria limited her choices more by demanding that Helena’s betrothed should be willing to live near the Queen so that the princess could continue to serve as her secretary and companion. With most eligible bachelor’s out of the question, King Leopold I of Belgium, suggested Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. Happy with the suggestion, Queen Victoria summoned Prince Christian to undergo her inspection. However, aged 35, the prince thought the Queen was planning to marry him herself and was shocked to discover that he was in fact a possible suitor for her 19 year old daughter! Helena and Christian first met in August 1865, when Queen Victoria and her nine children traveled to Coburg to reveal a statue of Prince Albert. Although he was 15 years older, Helena knew she didn’t have much choice and supported the prospective match but her siblings were strongly against it. Alexandra, Princess of Wales, disapproved the most, as the Schleswig-Holstein territory had belonged to her father before the Austro-Prussian War and couldn’t stand the thought of him joining the family. Prince Albert Edward, Alexandra’s husband and Helena’s brother, was also against the match in support of his wife. Queen Victoria’s third child, Princess Alice believed that the Queen was sacrificing Helena’s happiness for her own convenience. With Christian’s age her main concern, many wedding guests later said it looked like Helena was marrying an aged uncle! The only members of the family that truly agreed were Helena’s eldest sister, Victoria, and her husband, Crown Prince Friedrich of Germany, who had been friends with Christian for years. Despite the controversy, Helena was determined to marry Christian. Their engagement was announced on 5th December 1865 and they married exactly seven months later at 12:30pm in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle, on the 5th July 1866. As guests gathered in the castle, Helena waited in Queen Victoria’s private apartment, before walking down to the chapel in a moderately large procession. The guest list included: British and foreign royals, members of Queen Victoria’s household, foreign representatives, government officials, close friends and also close employees. Supported by her mother, the Prince of wales and eight bridesmaids, Helena made her way down the isle to the opera ‘Scipio’. She was wearing a silk dress, decorated in honiton lace, orange blossom and myrtle; as well as a necklace, earrings and brooch, which were a wedding gift from her mother. After the ceremony, the happy couple, Queen Victoria and other members of the family and household, headed to the White Drawing Room to sign the marriage registry. A luncheon was then held in the Oak Room for royalty, while a buffet was held in the Waterloo Chamber for all other guests. At 4:15pm, the couple left Windsor to spend their first night at Osborne House, before honeymooning in Paris, Interlaken and Genoa. That evening, banquet was held in the Waterloo Gallery for remaining guests, as well as an evening party, which took place in St. George’s Hall. Upon their return to England, the couple took residence at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park and used the Belgian suite at Buckingham Palace whenever they were in London. Helena gave birth to their first child, Prince Christian Victor, on 14th April 1867. She went on to have a total of seven children in the space of nine years, but sadly her sixth child, Prince Harald, only lived eight days and her final child was a stillborn son. Despite the heartbreak, Helena and Christian remained close. In 1917, King George V retracted all German titles in the royal family and the couple became known simply as Prince and Princess Christian. Just three months later, on 28 October, Christian died aged 86, at their Pall Mall home, Schomberg House. Helena was devastated by his death and spent her final years living with her two daughters: Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise. Thank you for taking the time to read today’s blog, I hope you have enjoyed it. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments section below or send them to me on instagram. You can also support my research by visiting and subscribing or donating to my Ko-fi page. Don’t forget, you can also subscribe to by website for email updates about new blogs! Thank you again, Shannon x This article is the intellectual property of Queen.Victoria.Roses and should not be COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances unless permission is given by the author
29120	yago	2	54	https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Princess_Helena_Victoria_of_Schleswig-Holstein	en	Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig	https://wikiwandv2-19431…s/icon-32x32.png	https://wikiwandv2-19431…s/icon-32x32.png	[ "https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Princess_Helena_Victoria_of_Schleswig-Holstein1.png/640px-Princess_Helena_Victoria_of_Schleswig-Holstein1.png&w=640&q=50", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Princess_Helena_Victoria_of_Schleswig-Holstein1.png/220px-Princess_Helena_Victoria_of_Schleswig-Holstein1.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null	Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, informally known by her family as Thora, was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. From July 1917, she was addressed simply as Princess Helena Victoria.	en	https://wikiwandv2-19431…icon-180x180.png	Wikiwand	https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Princess_Helena_Victoria_of_Schleswig-Holstein	Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein British princess / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions: Can you list the top facts and stats about Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein? Summarize this article for a 10 year old SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
29120	yago	2	9	https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2016/07/jewel-history-marriage-of-princess.html	en	Jewel History: Marriage of the Princess Helena (1866)	https://i0.wp.com/www.th…=600%2C392&ssl=1	https://i0.wp.com/www.th…=600%2C392&ssl=1	[ "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena1.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena2.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena3.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena4.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena5.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hidden-Gems-Logo3.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "The Court Jeweller" ]	2016-07-05T06:00:00+00:00	Christian Karl Magnussen's "The Marriage of Princess Helena" (1866-9); see a much larger image at the Royal Collection website "Marriage of the Princess Helena" (originally appeared in the Wellington Independent, 22 Sep 1866) On the	en	https://i0.wp.com/www.th…it=32%2C32&ssl=1	The Court Jeweller	https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2016/07/jewel-history-marriage-of-princess.html	Christian Karl Magnussen’s “The Marriage of Princess Helena” (1866-9); see a much larger image at the Royal Collection website On the afternoon of July 5, the marriage of the Princess Helena Augusta Victoria [1], third daughter of Her Majesty [2], with His Royal Highness Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg [3], was celebrated in the chapel within Windsor Castle. The wedding was a private one, and consequently, much of the ceremonial which attends state marriages was dispensed with; but, apart from the position of the personages most immediately interested, the presence of the Queen, of the King and Queen of the Belgians [4], of the Prince and Princess of Wales [5], the Duke of Edinburgh [6], and other members of the royal family, of the ambassadors of foreign powers, the heads of the retiring and the incoming governments, and some of the most distinguished members of the aristocracy, rendered it a ceremony of public interest and public importance. Princess Helena in her wedding gown (Photo: Grand Ladies Site) The Queen, in person gave away the bride, responding to the inquiry made by the Primate with a gesture full of dignity and determination. The whole of the service was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury [7]. The responses of both the bride and bridegroom were made in a firm and audible voice. The bridegroom spoke with a decidedly foreign accent, and in the long declaration which accompanies the plighting of the troth appeared to have some little difficulty in completely following the archbishop, and in enunciating all the words which he was called upon to pronounce; but there was no doubt about the “I will” with which he answered the question whether he would have the princess to be his wedded wife. The assent of the bride was almost equally decidedly pronounced; and if in the longer passage which precedes the troth-plight her voice sometimes wavered, it never ceased to be audible, and, though low and gentle, was generally clear and distinct. Prince Christian and Princess Helena (Photo: Grand Ladies Site) The ceremony over, the bride was warmly embraced by Her Majesty and the Prince of Wales; and, leaning upon the arm of her husband, Her Royal Highness was then conducted to the white drawing room, the royal procession accompanying and attending them, and in presence of the dignitaries of the Church, the registry of the marriage was attested in due form. At a quarter past four o’clock, Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein left by special train for Southampton, en route for Osborne, receiving at their departure fresh proof of the affectionate interest felt in their happiness by Her Majesty. The Queen wore a black moire antique dress, interwoven with silver, and trimmed with black crepe and a row of diamonds round the body. She also wore a coronet of diamonds — attached to a long white crepe lisse veil, a diamond necklace and cross, and a brooch composed of a large sapphire set in diamonds [8]. And over all, the ribbon and star of the Order of the Garter and the Victoria and Albert conspicuously shone. Black-and-white detail of the Magnussen wedding portrait (Image: Grand Ladies Site) Her Royal Highness Princess Helena was attired in a bridal dress of rich white satin with deep flounces of Honiton guipure, the train of extra length, trimmed with bouquets of orange blossom and myrtle; the design of the lace being of roses, ivy, and myrtle. Her wreath was composed of orange blossoms and myrtle; and the bridal veil, a square, was of the choicest Honiton lace, to match the dress. Her Royal Highness also wore a necklace, earrings, and brooch, with the Order of Victoria and Albert. The Princess of Wales wore a dress of blue tulle over blue silk, richly trimmed with Irish lace, ribbons, and lilies of the valley. Her head-dress was a tiara of diamonds and veil; ornaments, pearls and diamonds. She, too, wore the Victoria and Albert order, and the Order of Catherine of Russia. Her royal husband was in the uniform of a colonel of the Hussars, and wore the insignia of the Garter. The Princess Louise wore a white glace petticoat covered with tulle illusion trimmed with Brussels point lace under a body, and pointed tunic of blue satin trimmed with point lace and blue and frosted silver ornaments. Coiffure, a wreath of blush roses and silver, tulle veil. The dress of Princess Beatrice consisted of a blue satin dress trimmed with point lace and blue and frosted silver ornaments. Coiffure, a wreath of blush roses and silver, tulle veil. Black-and-white detail of the Magnussen wedding portrait (Image: Grand Ladies Site) The ladies acting as bridesmaids were dressed in a white glace dress covered with plaitings bouillonee of tulle under a long tunic of silver tulle, which was looped up on one side with a chatelaine of pink roses, forget-me-nots, and white heather; the body and skirts were also trimmed with branches of pink roses, forget-me-nots, and heather, with long tulle veil. The Princess Helena’s traveling dress consisted of a white glace slip under a dress of fine white Swiss muslin trimmed with Valenciennes lace, bonnet of white tulle trimmed with orange blossom, and a large mantle of white China crepe lined with white silk and trimmed with fancy chenille and silk fringe and ornaments. The dresses of the guests were — for ladies, full dress without trains; for gentlemen, full dress with trousers, the knights of the several orders wearing their respective collars. The Princess Helena of England and her husband, Prince Christian, left Paris on July 24 for Lyons. NOTES 1. Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846-1923), fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was known as Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein after her marriage (that is, until George V removed the family’s German titles in 1917, after which she was simply known as “Princess Christian”). Helena and Christian had four children who lived to adulthood: Prince Christian Victor, Prince Albert, Princess Helena Victoria, and Princess Marie Louise. 2. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901), mother of the bride. This wedding took place not quite five years after Prince Albert’s death; Victoria was 47. 3. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1831-1917), son of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. Christian’s marriage to Helena was initially controversial. This was partly because he was fifteen years older than she was. Even more problematic, though, was the issue of his homeland: two wars had recently been fought between Denmark and Prussia over control of Schleswig-Holstein. Helena’s eldest sister, Vicky, was married to the Crown Prince of Prussia; likewise, Helena’s sister-in-law, the Princess of Wales, was the daughter of the King of Denmark. Helena, however, was genuinely in love with Christian, and the marriage went ahead, even though it caused much tension in the family. 4. King Leopold II (1835-1909) and Queen Marie Henriette (1836-1902) of Belgium. Leopold was Queen Victoria’s first cousin; he had only ascended to the throne of Belgium about eight months before this wedding. 5. King Edward VII (1841-1910) and Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) of the United Kingdom, then the Prince and Princess of Wales, were the brother and sister-in-law of the bride. 6. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was an elder brother of the bride. 7. Charles Thomas Longley (1794-1868) served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1862 until his death in 1868.
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The Windsor family has over the last century managed to exempt itself from a law requiring the wills of British citizens to ordinarily be made public. The identities of the more than 30 royal wills that were sealed over that period had not been formally made public. That changed on Wednesday when a senior judge published the list of royals whose sealed wills are stored in a locked safe. The contents of the wills themselves remain secret. One name on the original list released by the court was Leopold de Rothschild, Edward VII’s close friend, suggesting his will was made secret in 1917. It is unclear how the British banker would have been able to achieve this, given the exemption was supposed to apply to senior royals. Hours after publishing its original list on Wednesday the court issued a new list, with Leopold de Rothschild’s name removed. A spokesperson for the court said the inclusion of Rothschild’s name on the original list was “an error” as he was not a member of the royal family. The official publication of the list discloses for the first time the extent to which the secret legal procedure has been used – without the knowledge of the public – to conceal the wills of even minor members of the royal family. Another name on the list is Prince George Valdemar Carl Axel, who died in 1986. A member of the Danish royal family, he was only distantly connected to the Windsor line by virtue of being a second cousin to the late Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. He was born and died in Denmark, and it is not clear why an application to seal his will was made in London. Other names on the list include the Duke of Windsor, who was King Edward VIII until he abdicated the throne in 1936, as well as more obscure minor members of the Windsor family, such as grandchildren of Queen Victoria and various children of George V and Queen Mary. David McClure, a royal finance expert and author of the book The Queen’s True Worth, said the contents of the list demonstrated how the sealing of wills, supposedly only for the highest-ranking members of the royal family, was in fact much more widely applied. “If you were a royal of any European royal house you could, if you made enough of a song and dance about it, have your will sealed. It does slightly make a mockery of the whole process that this should be for more senior royals.” Norman Baker, a former Liberal Democrat minister who has also written a book about the royals, suggested some wills may have been sealed to cover up “just how much money they have accumulated from public funds”. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said the royal family did not wish to comment. For decades, lawyers for the royal family have successfully submitted legal applications to the high court to have wills kept secret after the deaths of family members. But the use of this procedure has drawn criticism, as it gives the royal family a right that is not granted to other British citizens. The latest will to be sealed belonged to Prince Philip, who died this year. At a secret hearing in July, the president of the family division of the high court, Sir Andrew McFarlane, approved an application from the Queen’s private lawyers and the attorney general to keep his will secret for at least 90 years. McFarlane said senior members of the royal family had to be exempted from the law requiring the publication of wills. This was “necessary to enhance the protection afforded to the private lives of this unique group of individuals, in order to protect the dignity and standing of the public role of the sovereign and other close members of her family”. He published his ruling in September – the first time that a judgment ordering the sealing of a will of a member of the royal family had been made public. McFarlane ruled that “a level of transparency” had been established, adding that the list of the sealed wills should be made public – an instruction that was realised on Wednesday. However, the small number of parties permitted to attend the court hearing, including the attorney general, successfully persuaded the judge to exclude the media from the hearing. The Guardian is taking legal action to challenge the decision to exclude the media from the hearing. Its lawyers are seeking permission to argue that the high court’s failure to properly consider whether the press should be allowed to attend the hearing or make representations constitutes such a serious interference with the principle of open justice that the case should be reheard. Royal wills sealed by order of the president of the family division of the high court Probate London 17 February 1911 The younger brother of Queen Mary of Teck, wife of George V. Seeking to cover up a sex scandal, Mary persuaded a judge to keep it closed as it is reported to have shown that he had bequeathed prized family jewels to a mistress. Probate London 24 May 1912 A Scottish peer who married Princess Louise, the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Probate London 1 May 1917 The youngest grandchild of Queen Victoria. Killed in action in WWI, before the British royal family relinquished their German titles and the Battenbergs changed their name to Mountbatten. 1917 Was a British banker, a thoroughbred horse breeder, and a member of the prominent Rothschild family. He was a close friend of Edward VII. Administration (with Will) London 13 December 1920 A granddaughter of George III, Princess Augusta of Cambridge married into the Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was an aunt of Queen Mary. Probate London 15 June 1922 A grandson of Queen Victoria, known as Prince Leopold of Battenberg, later changed to Mountbatten. Probate London 29 December 1922 A member of the British royal family by marriage to Prince Leopold, youngest son of Queen Victoria. The third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria. She married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. Probate London 25 May 1927 Born in Hanover, the elder daughter of the Hereditary Prince of Hanover (later King George V of Hanover), in the UK she held the title of princess as a male-line great-granddaughter of King George III. Probate 13 April 1931 Probate London 5 June 1934 The third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and a younger sister of King George V. Given the title Princess Royal in 1905. Probate London 11 March 1936 The fourth child and second daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and a younger sister of King George V. Administration (with Will) London 16 February 1939 She was the wife of King Haakon VII of Norway, and the youngest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Probate London 1 March 1939 A grandson of Queen Victoria, he was a British military officer and served as governor general of the Union of South Africa. He undertook a wide variety of royal duties on behalf of George V, his cousin. Probate London 7 February 1940 The sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. In public life a strong proponent of the arts, higher education and the feminist cause. Probate Llandudno 10 March 1942 The seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he served as governor-general of Canada and later represented the monarchy throughout the Empire. Probate Llandudno 27 January 1943 Fourth son of George V and Queen Mary, and a younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI. Probate Llandudno 14 May 1943 Fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Probate Llandudno 22 March 1946 Princess Maud was a granddaughter of Edward VII. Probate London 20 May 1948 A granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Probate London 5 August 1953 British Queen and wife of George V. Grandmother to the Queen Elizabeth II. Probate London 12 March 1957 A granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Probate London 23 April 1959 The eldest grandchild of King Edward VII and a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Probate London 22 December 1965 Daughter of George V and Queen Mary. Attended at her wedding by Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Probate London 11 October 1968 A Greek princess who married Prince George, the Duke of Kent and the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the mother of Prince Michael of Kent. Probate London 24 October 1972 A grandson of George V and a cousin of Elizabeth II. He died aged just 30 in an air crash. Administration (with Will) London 17 November 1972 Better known as Edward VIII, the former king who abdicated the throne in 1936 in order to marry an American divorcee, Wallis Simpson. Probate London 17 April 1974 A granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Probate London 9 September 1974 The third son of George V and Queen Mary, and governor-general of Australia from 1945 and 1947. Probate London 27 February 1980 Uncle of Prince Philip and second cousin once removed of Elizabeth II. He served as the last Viceroy of India. Probate London 30 June 1981 The last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria. Probate London 20 May 1987 Eldest son of Prince Axel of Denmark and second cousin of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Probate London 24 June 2002 The youngest daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and the younger sister of Elizabeth II. Probate London 15 April 2002 Wife of King George VI and mother to the current queen, Elizabeth II. * A spokesperson for the court said the inclusion of Rothschild’s name on the original list was “an error” as he was not a member of the royal family. This article was amended on 25 November 2021 to correct details about the position of Princess Louise in her family in the entry about Alexander William George, Duke of Fife.
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Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (Frederick Christian Charles Augustus; 22 January 1831 – 28 October 1917) was a German prince who became a member of the British royal family through his marriage to Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Early life [edit] Prince Christian was born in Augustenburg Palace, as the second son of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and his wife, Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe. In 1848, young Christian's father, Duke Christian August, placed himself at the head of a movement to resist by force the claims of Denmark upon the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, two personal possessions of the kings of Denmark, of which Holstein also was a part of the German Confederation. A year earlier, King Frederick VII acceded to the Danish throne without any hope of producing a male heir. Unlike Denmark proper, where the Lex Regia of 1665 allowed the throne to pass through the female royal line, in Holstein Salic Law prevailed. The duchy would most likely revert to the line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, the cadet branch of the House of Holstein-Sonderburg. During the 1852 First War of Schleswig, Prince Christian briefly served with the newly constituted Schleswig-Holstein army, before he and his family were forced to flee the advancing Danish forces (see history of Schleswig-Holstein). After the war, he attended the University of Bonn, where he befriended Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia (later the German Emperor Frederick III). Marriage [edit] In September 1865, while visiting Coburg, The Princess Helena met Prince Christian. The couple became engaged in December of that year. Queen Victoria gave her permission for the marriage with the provision that the couple live in Great Britain. They married at the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle on 5 July 1866. Seven days before the wedding, on 29 June 1866, the Queen granted her future son-in-law the style of Royal Highness by Royal Warrant.[1] In 1891, Prince Christian lost an eye when he was accidentally shot in the face by his brother-in-law, the Duke of Connaught, during a shooting party at Sandringham.[2] Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, as they were known, made their home at Frogmore House in the grounds of Windsor Castle and later at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park. They had six children, known commonly as:[3] Prince Christian Victor (14 April 1867 – 29 October 1900); never married; died young during military duty and was buried in South Africa. Prince Albert (28 February 1869 – 27 April 1931) who in 1921 became the titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and the Head of the House of Oldenburg. Never married; but had an illegitimate daughter: Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein (3 April 1900 – 14 Aug 1953). Married firstly Ernst Johann Wagner (b. 10 Jan 1896); married secondly Engelbert-Charles, 10th Duke of Arenberg (20 April 1899 – 27 April 1974) Princess Helena Victoria (3 May 1870 – 13 March 1948); never married. Princess Marie Louise (12 August 1872 – 8 December 1956); married in 1891 Prince Aribert of Anhalt, regent of the Duchy of Anhalt, no issue, marriage annulled in 1900. Prince Harald (12 May 1876 – 20 May 1876). Unnamed stillborn son (born and died 7 May 1877). Honours and offices [edit] Orders and decorations [edit] Military and civil appointments [edit] Prince Christian was given the rank of major general in the British Army in July 1866[21] and received promotions to the ranks of lieutenant general in August 1874[22] and general in October 1877.[23] From 1869 until his death, he was honorary colonel of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Royal Berkshire Regiment. However, he never held a major field command or staff position. He was High Steward of Windsor and Ranger of Windsor Great Park, and was awarded a Doctor of Civil Law degree by the University of Oxford. He received the freedom of the city of Carlisle on 7 July 1902, during a visit to the city for the Royal Agricultural Society's Show.[24] As a "Minor Royal", he officiated at many public functions. These included participation, with the Princess Helena, in the speech day of Malvern College in 1870.[25] Ball in the Exchange Building, Liverpool [edit] The illustration here and shows a civic ball held in the Exchange Buildings (1864–67; demolished 1939) in Liverpool to honour the visiting Prince Arthur, and Prince and Princess Christian.[26] The unpopularity of Prince Christian [edit] Prince Christian has the following written description: [27] “A London correspondent of a New York daily paper comments rather frankly on the unpopularity of Prince Christian in England. " Prince Christian he says, " married the English Princess Helena, and the people, by a sort of instinct, came to the conclusion that the young lady had been forced into the marriage, and that the whole business was a 'shame.' Since that time Prince Christian has been growing more and more unpopular, not on account of anything he has done so much as because he is disliked. The other day the prince went with his wife and some of the royal family to Liverpool, and the people who waited outside hissed him, but cheered all the rest. The affair was hushed up but there is reason to believe that it caused some little sensation at Windsor. The photographs of the prince have been partly the cause of his unpopularity. He is a churlish looking man, with a very bald head, and the bald head has, I fear, done this business. The Princess Helena was only 19 when she married, and the English people (who like the royal ladies especially) were not satisfied, and thought her husband not good enough for her. Then, again, the prince of the bald head was unquestionably one of the very smallest of the very small Germans who have been strapped on to the shoulders of the patient and cloudily-witted John Bull. He had, before he came over here, a revenue from his immense income of £200 a year. This enormous income was not enough to get married upon, and very glad he must have been to catch one of the Queen's daughters, and to be taken into comfortable lodgings in the house of the aforesaid John Bull. The next thing, of course, was to make an income for this rather farcical prince. Some very ugly stories are in circulation, most of them probably untrue, but they helped to make people dislike him. Nevertheless Parliament voted him a grant of £30,000 (as a dower to his wife and £6000 a year. imagine what a change for a poor devil to be taken from the midst of debt and poverty to live in one of the Queen's palaces and have a large income given to him, upon no harder condition than that he should marry a well educated and rather pretty girl ! But things do not always go smoothly with Prince Christian. As I have said he was loudly hissed in the public streets the other day, and now this week a stinging caricature has been leveled at him in the Tomdliawk, a paper which is making wonderful progress in-consequence of the boldness and freedom of its cartoons. We are shown an unpleasant little man perched on the back of the British lion and tugging away at his mane. Underneath is written ' Set a beggar on Horseback, or Translated from the German. This will not please the family circle at Osborne for Windsor. I fancy Prince Christian has rather a bad time before him. The Queen is understood to insist upon his residing in this country, and under her own eye apparently with a due regard for the protection of her daughter. A man ought to behave properly on £6000 a year, seeing that he has done nothing to merit a farthing. There are Englishmen (would you believe it?) of better and nobler descent than this very little German, and of handsome private means and station, who would be too happy to make good husbands of any of the royal princesses (except those who are already married, pray understand). But no that would not do. A seedy gentleman, all out at elbows, from Faderlaud, is the only eligible person. The inevitable consequence of such a system is Prince Christian." [28] Death [edit] Prince Christian died at Schomberg House (half of which is now part of the Oxford and Cambridge Club[29]), Pall Mall, London, in October 1917, in his eighty-sixth year.[30] After being initially interred in the Royal Vault at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, he was buried in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore in Windsor Great Park.[31] Ancestry [edit] References [edit]
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29120	yago	1	16	https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/blog/grandchildren-of-queen-victoria-and-prince-albert-part-four	en	A Royal Heraldry	http://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/4596b5b66d923884da838eb86b2d63c5-buckingham-palace-queen-victoria.jpg	http://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/4596b5b66d923884da838eb86b2d63c5-buckingham-palace-queen-victoria.jpg	[ "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/4596b5b66d923884da838eb86b2d63c5-buckingham-palace-queen-victoria.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/bfc082313356ef78cb5f92c3bd30f3ba-prince-and-princess-royal-families.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/wappen-herzog-zu-schleswig-holstein.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/635px-prince-christian-victor-of-schleswig-holstein.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/albert-duke-of-schleswig-holstein-1914.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/wappen-herzog-zu-schleswig-holstein_1.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/picture2.png", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/8357.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/tumblr-m19suzhquz1rnseozo1-1280.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/picture3_1.png", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/published/article-1323346-0bbf1da6000005dc-974-634x662.jpg?1537277166", "https://cdn2.editmysite.com/images/old/bg_feed.gif", "https://cdn2.editmysite.com/images/site/footer/footer-toast-published-image-1.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "royal", "heraldry", "prince", "princess", "duke", "duchess", "label", "shield", "crest", "coat of arms" ]	null	[]	null	Not only did Helena's marriage to Prince Christian cause controversy because of the 15 year age gap, but Schleswig-Holstein was a source of disagreement within the family. The two Duchies were being...	en		A ROYAL HERALDRY	http://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/1/post/2018/09/grandchildren-of-queen-victoria-and-prince-albert-part-four.html	HRH The Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Not only did Helena's marriage to Prince Christian cause controversy because of the 15 year age gap, but Schleswig-Holstein was a source of disagreement within the family. The two Duchies were being fought over by both Prussia (represented by Helena's eldest sister, Victoria, Princess Royal and Crown Princess of Prussia who actually supported the marriage) and Denmark (represented by Alexandra, The Princess of Wales who had been born Princess of Denmark). The only requirement that Queen Victoria made was that her daughter should live close at hand. This suited Christian as he was not likely to ascend to any thrones and was not part of any ruling family. He became Ranger of Great Windsor Park and High Steward of Windsor. Together, Helena and Christian had 6 children, 4 of whom lived into adulthood. As we will see and have already seen with Princesses Victoria and Alice, the documentation of the Coat of Arms in the female line is more difficult to find than in the male line where assignments of Labels are made. Christian Victor Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (Christian Victor Albert Louis Ernst Anton, 14 April 1867 – 29 October 1900). Christle, as he was known, was the first member of the British Royal Family to go to school rather than have a tutor. Having attended Sandhurst, he became a career soldier with a keen interest and ability at cricket. He became an officer in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, rising to Major, and participated in many expeditions to Africa, including the Ashanti Expedition to Ghana, the defeat of the Dervishes at Omdurman near Khartoum, Sudan under Lord Kitchener and the Second Boer War being involved the relief of Ladysmith. Whilst in Pretoria in October 1900, he came down with malaria and died of enteric fever on 29th of the month at the age of only 33. The photograph is a half-length portrait of Christian Victor, in military undress uniform, probably in or before leaving for South Africa. He has a number of memorials, including a statue in the shadow of Windsor Castle at the bottom of Thames Street. Albert Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (Albert John Charles Frederick Alfred George, 26 February 1869 – 27 April 1931). Like his elder brother, Christian Victor, Albert (or Abby as he was called) was destined for a military career. Unlike his brother, however, Albert served in the Prussian Army. He was excused combative service during the First World War by his cousin, the Kaiser. In 1921 he succeeded his cousin Ernst Gunther as head of the family and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. In turn, Albert would be succeeded by his cousin Freidrich Ferdinand, Duke of Glücksburg. Albert never married, particularly being known at the time as a woman-hater, and therefore did not have any legitimate issue. However, he did have an illegitimate daughter, Valerie Marie, by an unknown woman of 'high noble birth' whom he recognised in later life. As she was adopted by a family of Jewish origins, Albert's sisters were required to confirm Valerie Marie's 'Aryan' lineage in the run-up to the Second World War which they readily and officially did on 26th July 1938. Helena Victoria Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena, 3 May 1870 – 13 March 1948). Known to her family as Thora, Helena Victoria might be regarded as rather unremarkable princess who never married. She continued her Mother's example, however, and immersed herself in charitable work, including the YMCA and YWCA, and also her Mother's Princess Christian's Nursing Home at Windsor. She also visited troops in France during the First World War and organised entertainments for them. She can be seen attending the wedding of HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1947, a few months before her death the following year. She is the lady in the wheelchair in the group photographs. As well as her younger sister, Marie Louise, she is noted for falling foul of the edicts from her cousin King George V as to German titles and the founding of the House of Windsor. Both sisters, as members of the British Royal Family, readily complied and relinquished their German name, which was "of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg" in full. Although technically no longer in existence, they were allowed to retain their title of 'Highness' but were never confirmed with any territorial designation, not even 'of Great Britain and Ireland' nor 'of the United Kingdom'. They were effectively Princesses of nowhere... Both Helena Victoria and Marie Louise simply quartered their parents' Coats of Arms, dropping the Inescutcheon of Saxony during the First World War. Surprisingly, though, but presumably because of their status in the British Royal Family, their Mother's Arms are in the dominant first and fourth Quarters. This would be repeated by Beatrice's children, even though neither Helena nor Beatrice were remotely heraldic heiresses. Their Coronets were different to other grandchildren, being through the female line. We will again see more on that with Beatrice's children when we conclude this section. Marie Louise
29120	yago	2	14	https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/saxe_coburg_gotha_12.html	en	Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria			[ "https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/images/helena1.jpg", "https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/images/helena2.jpg", "https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/images/helena3.jpg", "https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/images/sidebar/small.png", "https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/images/sidebar/small.png", "https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/images/sidebar/small.png", "https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/images/sidebar/small.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null	Helena had an avid interest in science and technology, which she shared with her Father, Prince Albert, she played the piano very well at a young age, and enjoyed drawing and horse riding				null	25 May 1846 - 9 June 1923 Princess Helena was born at Buckingham Palace after a difficult labour on 25 May 1846 she was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the Prince Consort. The new arrival was baptised Helena Augusta Victoria on 25 July 1846 at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace, but was always known to the family as Lenchen. Princess Helena Helena had an avid interest in science and technology, which she shared with her Father, Prince Albert, she played the piano very well at a young age, and enjoyed drawing and horse riding. When Helena was fifteen, her father died of typhoid on 14 December 1861 and her mother entered a period of intense and reclusive mourning. By the early 1860s, Princess Helena formed an emotional attachment with her Father's former librarian, the German Carl Ruland, who had been appointed to the Royal Household on the recommendation of Baron Stockmar in 1859. Ruland was employed to teach the Prince of Wales German and was well-liked by the Queen. However, when Victoria discovered her daughter Helena's feelings for Ruland in 1863, he was immediately dismissed. The Queen chose Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, son of Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Countess Luise Sophie von Danneskjold-SamsÃ¶e, who was fifteen years her senior, as a husband for her daughter, and their engagement was announced on 5 December 1865. Christian and Helena were third cousins, through their mutual descent from Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales, eldest son of George II and Caroline of Brunswick. The marriage proved a controversial one in the family, due to Prince Christian's family's claim on Schleswig and Holstein, which was a matter of contention between Denmark, the homeland of Alexandra, Princess of Wales and Germany where Helena's eldest sister Victoria was Crown Princess. Princess Helena The couple were married in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle on 5 July 1866. The Prince of Wales, who had threatened not to attend because of his wife's Danish connections, in the end, accompanied Queen Victoria as she escorted Helena down the aisle. An observer commented that Helena looked as if she was marrying an aged uncle. As Helena had promised to remain close to the queen, and both she and her younger sister Princess Beatrice performed duties for her. After their marriage, Christian and Helena lived at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park. The first child of the marriage, Christian Victor Albert Ernst Anton was born on 14 April 1867, he was followed by a brother Prince Albert John Charles Frederick Arthur George of Schleswig-Holstein who was born on 26 February 1869. Two daughters followed, Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena of Schleswig-Holstein on 3 May 1870 and Franziska Josepha Louise Augusta Marie Christina Helena on 12 August 1872. The couple's last child a son Harald died eight days after his birth in 1876. Prince Christian Victor became an officer in the British army, in October 1900, while in Pretoria, he contracted malaria, and died of enteric fever, on 29 October, aged 33. His brother Prince Albert succeeded his childless cousin Duke Ernst Gunther of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein in 1921 but never married. Helena Victoria and Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein Helena's daughter, Helena Victoria, known to the family as Thora and sometimes unkindly as "Snipe", due to her sharp features, also never married, and followed her mother's example in working for various charities. Princess Marie Louise married Prince Aribert of Anhalt (18 June 1866 - 24 December 1933) at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. Prince Albert was the third son of Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt, and his wife, Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg. The marriage, however, was unhappy and childless and ended in divorce. It was rumoured that Aribert was homosexual and had been discovered in bed with a male servant, either by Marie Louise or his father. Like her sister Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse, Helena held an avid interest in nursing and became President of the British Nurses' Association upon its foundation in 1887. She was also active in the promotion of needlework and became the first president of the newly established School of Art Needlework in 1872. Prince Christian lost his left eye at a shooting accident at Osborne, the consequence of a shot believed to have been fired by his brother-in-law, Arthur, Duke of Connaught being reflected downwards from a tree and passing through his eyelid and eye. The injured eye was later removed by Mr Lawson, the Queen's oculist. Prince Christian died in October 1917, aged eighty-seven, shortly after the couple celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Princess Helena survived him by five years dying at Schomberg House on Pall Mall, on 9 June 1923 and was originally interred in the Royal Vault at St George's on 15 June 1923, her body was later reburied at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore. Helena and Christian's only grandchild was Valerie Marie, the illegitimate daughter of their second son, Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein. Born 3 April 1900 in LiptovskÃ½ MikulÃ¡s, Austria-Hungary, her mother was never known. On 15 April 1931, shortly before his death, Albert wrote to his daughter, admitting his paternity. After this, on 12 May she changed her surname from Schwalb, the name of her foster family, to "zu Schleswig-Holstein". Valerie Marie married the lawyer Ernst Johann Wagner, but their childless marriage was formally annulled in Salzburg on 4 October 1940. When Valerie Marie intended to marry again, it became important to establish her parentage officially, as the Nuremberg Laws prohibited marriages between Jews and Aryans. This was done with the aid of her aunts, Helena Victoria and Marie Louise signed a statement attesting to her paternal lineage on 26 July 1938, officially acknowledging her. She remarried on 15 June 1939, to Prince Engelbert-Charles, 10th Duke of Arenberg, this marriage was also childless. Valerie Marie died in Mont-Baron, Nice, France, on 14 April 1953 in an apparent suicide.
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She was the last of the house of Hanover and gave her name to an era, the Victorian Age. During her reign the British monarchy took on its modern ceremonial character. She and her husband, Prince Consort Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, had nine children, through whose marriages were descended many of the royal families of Europe. Victoria first learned of her future role as a young princess during a history lesson when she was 10 years old. Almost four decades later Victoria’s governess recalled that the future queen reacted to the discovery by declaring, “I will be good.” This combination of earnestness and egotism marked Victoria as a child of the age that bears her name. The queen, however, rejected important Victorian values and developments. Although she hated pregnancy and childbirth, detested babies, and was uncomfortable in the presence of children, Victoria reigned in a society that idealized both motherhood and the family. She had no interest in social issues, yet the 19th century in Britain was an age of reform. She resisted technological change even while mechanical and technological innovations reshaped the face of European civilization. Most significantly, Victoria was a queen determined to retain political power, yet unwillingly and unwittingly she presided over the transformation of the sovereign’s political role into a ceremonial one and thus preserved the British monarchy. When Victoria became queen, the political role of the crown was by no means clear; nor was the permanence of the throne itself. When she died and her son Edward VII moved from Marlborough House to Buckingham Palace, the change was one of social rather than of political focus; there was no doubt about the monarchy’s continuance. That was the measure of her reign. Lineage and early life On the death in 1817 of Princess Charlotte, daughter of the prince regent (later George IV), there was no surviving legitimate offspring of George III’s 15 children. In 1818, therefore, three of his sons, the dukes of Clarence, Kent, and Cambridge, married to provide for the succession. The winner in the race to father the next ruler of Britain was Edward, duke of Kent, fourth son of George III. His only child was christened Alexandrina Victoria. After his death and George IV’s accession in 1820, Victoria became third in the line of succession to the throne after the duke of York (died 1827) and the duke of Clarence (subsequently William IV), whose own children died in infancy. Britannica Quiz Fit for a King (or Queen): the British Royalty Quiz Victoria, by her own account, “was brought up very simply,” principally at Kensington Palace, where her closest companions, other than her German-born mother, the duchess of Kent, were her half sister, Féodore, and her governess, Louise (afterward the Baroness) Lehzen, a native of Coburg. An important father figure to the orphaned princess was her uncle Leopold, her mother’s brother, who lived at Claremont, near Esher, Surrey, until he became king of the Belgians in 1831. Victoria’s childhood was made increasingly unhappy by the machinations of the duchess of Kent’s advisor, Sir John Conroy. In control of the pliable duchess, Conroy hoped to dominate the future queen of Britain as well. Persuaded by Conroy that the royal dukes, “the wicked uncles,” posed a threat to her daughter, the duchess reared Victoria according to “the Kensington system,” by which she and Conroy systematically isolated Victoria from her contemporaries and her father’s family. Conroy thus aimed to make the princess dependent on and easily led by himself. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Subscribe Now Strong-willed, and supported by Lehzen, Victoria survived the Kensington system; when she ascended the throne in 1837, she did so alone. Her mother’s actions had estranged her from Victoria and taught the future queen caution in her friendships. Moreover, her retentive memory did not allow her to forgive readily.
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The two Duchies were being...	en		A ROYAL HERALDRY	http://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/1/post/2018/09/grandchildren-of-queen-victoria-and-prince-albert-part-four.html	HRH The Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Not only did Helena's marriage to Prince Christian cause controversy because of the 15 year age gap, but Schleswig-Holstein was a source of disagreement within the family. The two Duchies were being fought over by both Prussia (represented by Helena's eldest sister, Victoria, Princess Royal and Crown Princess of Prussia who actually supported the marriage) and Denmark (represented by Alexandra, The Princess of Wales who had been born Princess of Denmark). The only requirement that Queen Victoria made was that her daughter should live close at hand. This suited Christian as he was not likely to ascend to any thrones and was not part of any ruling family. He became Ranger of Great Windsor Park and High Steward of Windsor. Together, Helena and Christian had 6 children, 4 of whom lived into adulthood. As we will see and have already seen with Princesses Victoria and Alice, the documentation of the Coat of Arms in the female line is more difficult to find than in the male line where assignments of Labels are made. Christian Victor Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (Christian Victor Albert Louis Ernst Anton, 14 April 1867 – 29 October 1900). Christle, as he was known, was the first member of the British Royal Family to go to school rather than have a tutor. Having attended Sandhurst, he became a career soldier with a keen interest and ability at cricket. He became an officer in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, rising to Major, and participated in many expeditions to Africa, including the Ashanti Expedition to Ghana, the defeat of the Dervishes at Omdurman near Khartoum, Sudan under Lord Kitchener and the Second Boer War being involved the relief of Ladysmith. Whilst in Pretoria in October 1900, he came down with malaria and died of enteric fever on 29th of the month at the age of only 33. The photograph is a half-length portrait of Christian Victor, in military undress uniform, probably in or before leaving for South Africa. He has a number of memorials, including a statue in the shadow of Windsor Castle at the bottom of Thames Street. Albert Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (Albert John Charles Frederick Alfred George, 26 February 1869 – 27 April 1931). Like his elder brother, Christian Victor, Albert (or Abby as he was called) was destined for a military career. Unlike his brother, however, Albert served in the Prussian Army. He was excused combative service during the First World War by his cousin, the Kaiser. In 1921 he succeeded his cousin Ernst Gunther as head of the family and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. In turn, Albert would be succeeded by his cousin Freidrich Ferdinand, Duke of Glücksburg. Albert never married, particularly being known at the time as a woman-hater, and therefore did not have any legitimate issue. However, he did have an illegitimate daughter, Valerie Marie, by an unknown woman of 'high noble birth' whom he recognised in later life. As she was adopted by a family of Jewish origins, Albert's sisters were required to confirm Valerie Marie's 'Aryan' lineage in the run-up to the Second World War which they readily and officially did on 26th July 1938. Helena Victoria Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena, 3 May 1870 – 13 March 1948). Known to her family as Thora, Helena Victoria might be regarded as rather unremarkable princess who never married. She continued her Mother's example, however, and immersed herself in charitable work, including the YMCA and YWCA, and also her Mother's Princess Christian's Nursing Home at Windsor. She also visited troops in France during the First World War and organised entertainments for them. She can be seen attending the wedding of HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1947, a few months before her death the following year. She is the lady in the wheelchair in the group photographs. As well as her younger sister, Marie Louise, she is noted for falling foul of the edicts from her cousin King George V as to German titles and the founding of the House of Windsor. Both sisters, as members of the British Royal Family, readily complied and relinquished their German name, which was "of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg" in full. Although technically no longer in existence, they were allowed to retain their title of 'Highness' but were never confirmed with any territorial designation, not even 'of Great Britain and Ireland' nor 'of the United Kingdom'. They were effectively Princesses of nowhere... Both Helena Victoria and Marie Louise simply quartered their parents' Coats of Arms, dropping the Inescutcheon of Saxony during the First World War. Surprisingly, though, but presumably because of their status in the British Royal Family, their Mother's Arms are in the dominant first and fourth Quarters. This would be repeated by Beatrice's children, even though neither Helena nor Beatrice were remotely heraldic heiresses. Their Coronets were different to other grandchildren, being through the female line. We will again see more on that with Beatrice's children when we conclude this section. Marie Louise
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29120	yago	3	74	https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1938/10/daughters-of-queen-victoria-vicky-alice-and-helena/654097/	en	Daughters of Queen Victoria: Vicky, Alice, and Helena	https://cdn.theatlantic.…lt-thumbnail.png	https://cdn.theatlantic.…lt-thumbnail.png	[ "https://cdn.theatlantic.com/_next/static/images/nav-archive-promo-5541b02ae92f1a9276249e1c6c2534ee.png", "https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/images/current-issue.large.jpg", "https://cdn.theatlantic.com/media/img/specialreports/lead/2020/10/14/Thumbnail.jpg", "https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/files/nav-crossword.png", "https://cdn.theatlantic.com/media/files/archive-thumbnail.png", "https://cdn.theatlantic.com/media/files/YourSubscription_300x300.jpg", "https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/rEY-CbQCrRZ2R_NmB4w6xPHAYT8=/0x79:2819x3838/96x128/media/img/issues/1938/10/01/original.jpg, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/8NPl5m8aPO3G8K6wvvBnHaWRFLc=/0x79:2819x3838/192x256/media/img/issues/1938/10/01/original.jpg 2x, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/evGzsUZuqI_KBPsvBzLjZshlCY0=/0x79:2819x3838/288x384/media/img/issues/1938/10/01/original.jpg 3x" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "E. F. Benson" ]	1938-10-01T05:00:00+00:00	The Atlantic covers news, politics, culture, technology, health, and more, through its articles, podcasts, videos, and flagship magazine.	en	https://cdn.theatlantic.com/_next/static/images/favicon-3888b0e329526a975703e3059a02b92d.ico	The Atlantic	https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1938/10/daughters-of-queen-victoria-vicky-alice-and-helena/654097/	[FOR seven years E. F. Benson has been devoting his research to the most famous English family of the nineteenth century. His biography of Edward VII appeared in 1933, that of Queen Victoria in 1935. His new work tells the story of the widowed Queen and her marriageable daughters and sons. In the September Atlantic Mr. Benson vivified the upbringing of the Royal Family and showed how the careful plans of the Prince Consort and Victoria led to the marriage of their eldest daughter Vicky to Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia and the betrothal of their second daughter Alice to Prince Louis of Hesse. The biography resumes at this point. — THE EDITORS] I IN the summer of 1861, Queen Victoria and her family went up to Balmoral. Crown Prince Frederick and Vicky came over to England in June and remained for nearly two months. Prince Louis, the fiancé of Princess Alice, joined the party and stayed till the middle of October. With her husband and her family surrounding and ministering to her, the Queen recovered the sense of happiness her marriage had brought her, and that supreme content began to obliterate the loss of her mother. ‘Every year,’she once wrote in her Journal, ‘my heart becomes more fixed in this dear Paradise, and so much more now that all has become my dear Albert’s own creation, own work, own building, own laying out as at Osborne, and his great taste and the impress of his dear hand has been stamped everywhere.’ With him beside her, the pleasures and interests of life resumed their savor. The Prince of Wales came for a few days of holiday before going to Cambridge for the October term, having studied German military life in Berlin, and on the way home having seen the young lady who had been put at the head of the list of eligible Princesses — Alexandra of Denmark. They were pleased with each other, they accepted the destiny their respective parents had framed for them, and the matter was regarded as settled. The Prince Consort explained to his son that his marriage would be unpopular in Germany, for Germany felt she had a monopoly of supplying wives to the Royal House. Bertie must therefore be very tactful, and very dutiful towards his innumerable German cousins. The Prince Consort was disappointed with the unintelligent way his son received these counsels, and he could only report to Stockmar that Bertie seemed to understand him ‘as well as a boy of his age and capacity could.' King Frederick William of Prussia, who had been insane for two years, had died in January. The coronation of King William took place in October, and the Crown Princess’s daily letter to her mother gave a most minute account of it: the costumes of her ladies in waiting, one in blue velvet, the other in red velvet, and herself in gold and ermine and white; the loud singing of chorales, the drafts, and the bitter cold; the huge number of guests at the State Banquet; the moment when, at the end of the second course, the King asked for wine, which was the signal for all ladies and gentlemen in waiting to leave the room; the four hundred servants in livery belonging to the assembled royalties. The Prince Consort now began putting in hand the arrangements for the wedding of Princess Alice. She had been engaged for nearly a year; Parliament months ago had granted her dowry and annuity; and there was no longer any reasonable cause for delay. He selected a household for her suitable to what he considered her narrow means. With that passion for perfection in detail which was so characteristic of him, he had already rejected the stock designs for the lace on her bridal veil, and Honiton was at work on patterns of more meaning. The English autumn always tried the Prince Consort’s health; this year, however, he seemed to feel it less than usual, and was full of engagements that constantly took him away from Windsor for tiring days. He began to suffer from general fatigue aggravated by sleeplessness. Towards the end of November he caught a chill, and made it worse by traveling down to Cambridge on a bitter day to see General Bruce: the Prince of Wales had not been behaving as the heir to the throne should. The doctors thought at first the Prince Consort had only a touch of rheumatism; they then diagnosed his illness as influenza; and it was not till he had been ill nearly three weeks that they pronounced that he had typhoid fever. But there were no unfavorable symptoms; the doctors encouraged the Queen to believe that the illness was running a normal course, and that there was no need for anxiety. He suddenly took a turn for the worse; the Prince of Wales was sent for; but the end came swiftly, and the Prince Consort died on December 14, 1861. II Throughout this illness Princess Alice had been her mother’s chief support, and now she took upon herself the whole burden of the tragedy. She slept in the Queen’s room, she saw the Ministers of the Crown, she made herself responsible for all immediate arrangements; and, most difficult of all, she managed to reach, by the mere force of love and sympathy, that stricken heart. She put aside her own grief for the father whom she had adored, and devoted herself body and soul to her mother. So complete was her self-surrendering service that Prince Louis thought she might decide to break off her engagement to him. During those first days, had it not been for Alice, the Queen might have irretrievably collapsed. Once more Victoria turned to Uncle Leopold. ‘I am anxious,’ she wrote, ‘to repeat one thing, and that one is my firm resolve, my irrevocable decision, viz. that his wishes, his plans about everything, his views about every thing are to be my law. And no human power will make me swerve from what he decided and wished, and I look to you to support and help me in this. I apply this particularly as regards our children — Bertie &c. — for whose future he has traced everything so carefully. I am also determined that no one person, may he be ever so good, ever so devoted among my servants — is to lead or guide or dictate to me. . . . Though miserably weak and utterly shattered, my spirit rises when I think that any wish or plan of his is to be changed, or that I am to be made to do anything.’ The Queen remained at Osborne for more than two months after the Prince Consort’s death, and this seclusion began to form itself into the habit which eventually became so disastrous. A Council was held there in January, but it was so arranged that she need not meet its members face to face. However, she gave all diligence to such work as could be done in complete privacy. She read with the utmost care the dispatches that were sent her, and more than once complained that they did not contain sufficient comment and guidance to enable her to make the decisions which she must now arrive at without her husband’s counsel. She felt sure that she could not live long, and the future of her children occupied her. But she never deviated from what she regarded as a sacred and immediate duty — namely, to follow out the plans which the Prince Consort had made for his children. The first of these was the foreign tour that he had arranged for the Prince of Wales. He had sketched out the programme for this with the Prince’s Governor, General Bruce. Certain fêtes and entertainments must now be canceled owing to Bertie’s deep mourning, and, since this was to be a long absence, General Bruce was instructed to keep the thought of Princess Alexandra constantly before him. The party, with Dr. A. P. Stanley as Chaplain, left England in February, as had been already planned, and traveled for four months. Princess Alice’s long-delayed marriage to Prince Louis was the next duty. It was celebrated at Osborne on July 1, 1862, soon after the Prince of Wales’s return from his tour. But every note of joy was muted. Though the girl was to be united to this admirable young man whom she devotedly loved, and who had been welcomed by her mother as an ideal son-in-law, the wedding was to the Queen more like a memorial service for her own husband, and the account of it in her Journal is heartbreaking. Early in the morning she heard the muffled knockings in preparation for the ‘sad marriage.’ Alice came to see her, and she gave her daughter a Prayer Book, like that her mother had given her for her own ‘happy marriage.’ They breakfasted alone and went to look at the dining room which the knockings had converted into a chapel. Over the altar was hung a family picture by Winterhalter: Albert’s hand was stretched out as if blessing them. The arrangement of the cushions and chairs in blue cloth, and of the curved altar rails, was as at her own wedding. Only a few relatives had been bidden — Prince Louis’s two brothers and his parents, Albert’s brother Ernest, Prince and Princess Augustus of Saxe-Coburg, Princess Feodore Hohenlohe (Victoria’s own half sister), and the Crown Prince of Prussia; and they breakfasted together in the Council Chamber, where hung a picture of the Queen’s wedding which she had sent for specially from Windsor. Alice came to see her mother in her wedding dress, with its flounce of Honiton lace and the corresponding pattern on her veil, which Albert had ordered. Whatever Victoria looked on reminded her of her own sorrow. Her four sons conducted her to the chapel before anybody but the clergy was there, and took her to her armchair close to the altar; the two eldest stood between her and the seats for the congregation, so that nobody could see her. The Duke of Coburg gave his niece away, since the Prince of Wales, who would naturally have done so, was shielding his mother from the eyes of her relatives. Even the bridegroom found no place in this sad, stricken soul, for the Queen recorded that ‘when all was over dearest Alice, who was wonderfully calm, embraced me, who was all she had.’ When everybody had left the chapel the Queen rose and, accompanied by her sons, went to the Horn Room, the walls of which were covered with the antlers of Albert’s stags, and dreadful scenes of weeping took place. The bridal couple went off for their honeymoon to a house lent them in the Isle of Wight, and after leaving them to themselves for one day the Queen drove over from Osborne to have tea, making a long detour to avoid being seen in Ryde. Bride and bridegroom came back to Osborne for three days before they left for Darmstadt, and at length, on her last night, Alice cried bitterly too. ‘I strove,’ wrote the Queen, ‘ to cheer her up by the prospect of an early return.’ III After Princess Alice’s marriage the Queen, still in the strictest seclusion, went up to Balmoral, accompanied by her three younger daughters and sons, and took in hand the accomplishment of the third of the Prince Consort’s arrangements for his children, writing to the father of Princess Alexandra and obtaining his formal permission for the Prince of Wales to propose marriage to her. The Queen had not yet seen Alexandra; and now she went to stay with Uncle Leopold at Laeken, where the Princess and her parents came for her inspection. It was a terrible ordeal to receive them without Albert’s support, but the beauty, the charm, the simplicity and dignity of the girl instantly won her heart, and the Prince was sent for from England to speak for himself, while his mother went on to Coburg to revisit the scenes of Albert’s youth. Bertie was accepted, and the Queen herself worded the announcement in the English newspapers. ‘The revered Prince Consort, whose sole object was the education and welfare of his children, had long been convinced that this was a most desirable marriage.’ For her that was a sacred ordinance, but Germany in general, and Prussia in particular, were schismatic, and the fact that the Crown Princess Frederick was known to have taken a hand in the match added to her growing unpopularity. This feeling against the Crown Princess was aggravated by the arrival in Berlin of Bismarck and the inauguration of what might be called his reign of twenty-eight years. He at once showed that the principles on which he intended to govern were precisely the opposite of the liberal policies which she and her husband stood for. In his first speech in the Reichstag he declared that parliamentary government was dead: autocracy — which meant his autocracy endorsed by the King — had superseded it, and the implements were blood and iron. For the Crown Prince and Princess he had nothing but a shrug of his vast shoulders: as long as the King lived, these Anglo-Coburgs were next to negligible. But he kept his eye on them. The Engländerin had not left the Englishwoman at home, and her influence over her husband was paramount. Nor could he forget that the Engländerin’s mother was Queen of England. The Queen wanted to see more of her future daughter-in-law and have some quiet, serious conversation with her, and she also wanted to give the Prince of Wales something to do to occupy his spare time, of which he had twenty-four hours ever day. Moreover, she did not think it desirable that the two young people should see too much of each other before their marriage. They might, as Melbourne had once suggested to her, find traits in each other which they did not like. So she lent her yacht, asked Vicky and Fritz to cruise with Bertie in the Mediterranean, and signified her wish that Alexandra should spend ten days with her at Osborne. The Princess’s father, Prince Christian, brought her over, and then was sent away again, for the Queen was not equal to entertaining an adult royal guest, for whom she might have to alter her way of life; moreover these conversations with his daughter concerned him, and were better held in his absence. These ten days at Osborne must have been a frightful experience for the girl, for she and her brothers and sisters were used to a gay and rather romping family life (she herself turned ‘cartwheels’ across a room with the utmost ease and elegance), and here the unremitting gloom of the Queen’s widowhood darkened the house, and anything like laughter or lightness was out of the question in her hostess’s presence. Every day the Queen took solitary drives with her or sent for her, and explained to her, as Albert had previously explained to Bertie, the supreme dynastic importance of not offending Germany and her future husband’s innumerable German relations. Tact was required, and it may safely be said that what Princess Alexandra did not instinctively know on that subject was not worth learning. The girl had, too, a rare power of sympathy and comprehension, and there sprang up between the two a warm and abiding affection. The Queen now had a personal interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Thanks to the masterly management of the Prince Consort, the estates of the Duchy of Cornwall, which at the Prince of Wales’s birth had only been worth £13,000 a year, now yielded £62,000, and the Sandringham estate had been purchased out of accumulated capital. Gladstone proposed to bring the Prince’s income up to £100,000, with a separate income for Princess Alexandra of £10,000, to be increased, in case of her widowhood, to £30,000. The Queen thought this a meagre provision; supposing the Prince died, leaving a family of young children, how could their mother bring them up on £30,000 a year? Gladstone agreed that in such a deplorable event a fresh provision would have to be made. The wedding was celebrated at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, where no royal wedding had been held since that of Henry I. Westminster Abbey or the Chapel Royal at St. James’s would have been more suitable for the marriage of the heir to the throne; but that would have entailed a public appearance in London for the Queen, and was therefore impossible. To her it was just such another revival of heart-rending memories as the wedding of Princess Louis had been, and she would have liked the marriage to take place on February 10, the anniversary of her own wedding day, in order to link up those memories with an intenser poignancy. She did not put off her widow’s mourning for the day, nor did she go into the chapel herself, but sat withdrawn in a gallery above the chancel, so that she need not face the wedding guests. After the wedding the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia went home, but that devoted and unselfish couple, Prince and Princess Louis, still stayed on. Princess Louis was soon to have her first child, but the Queen did not see the slightest cause for their leaving her because of that: rather it was a reason for their remaining. If a boy, the baby would be in the direct succession to the Grand Duchy of Hesse, but Windsor was Alice’s ancestral home just as much as Darmstadt was Louis’s. So the baby was born at Windsor, and, as it was a girl, it was christened Victoria, and the parents stayed there till the middle of May. Alice, after parting with her mother, wrote the warmest and most affectionate letter of thanks for the Queen’s kindness to herself and her husband and her baby. IV In the year 1863, Bismarck took an important Fascist step in establishing the autocracy of himself and the Crown by abolishing the freedom of the press. The Crown Prince and his wife were at Danzig, on a tour of military inspection, when this was announced. Neither of them had had any idea that such a step was contemplated, and she urged him to write to the King, plainly stating that he entirely disapproved of such a measure and to send a copy of this protest to Bismarck. The same day the Bürgermeister of Danzig, a man of strong liberal views, was to make a speech at the Rathaus, at which the Crown Prince would be present, and he suggested that he should allude to this measure in such a way as would give the Crown Prince an opportunity in his reply of saying how repugnant such a step was to his principles, and this he did. The King was justifiably furious at his son’s having expressed his personal disapproval of a measure to which he himself had already given his assent, and ordered him publicly to withdraw what he had publicly stated. This, with the enthusiastic backing of his wife, he refused to do, and a violent quarrel, which set up a permanent estrangement between father and son, was the result. The Queen thought that Fritz had been quite right in making this public protest against Bismarck’s tyrannical measure, and approved of Vicky’s having induced him to do so. But she did not ask herself what she would have done if an analogous incident had occurred in England — if the Prince of Wales under the influence of his foreign wife had publicly protested, at some mayoral function in Manchester, against an Act of Parliament which had received her assent. She would doubtless have treated them exactly as King William of Prussia had treated his son and daughter-in-law. She would have given Bertie a tremendous wigging, and then taken no further notice of such a silly prank. The Schleswig-Holstein question that culminated in the Danish war early in 1864 led to somewhat sharp differences of opinion between the Queen and her daughters. Briefly, there were three claimants to the Duchies: the King of Denmark, to the throne of which the Princess of Wales’s father had now succeeded as King Christian IX; Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg; and Prussia in alliance with Austria. Prussia’s claim was that Schleswig was mainly German in population and Holstein entirely so, being also a member of the German Confederation. A slight invalidity in the claim of Duke Frederick was that his father had sold (and been paid for) his family rights to the late King of Denmark. The Queen hovered at first between the claims of Prussia and of Duke Frederick, but as the Prince Consort had decided that neither Denmark nor the Augustenburg family had any rights, she plumped for Prussia. The Crown Prince and Princess, on the other hand, were supporters of Duke Frederick, as was also liberal feeling in Hanover, Coburg, and other German states. Finally, the Prince and Princess of Wales were ardent pro-Danes, and English popular sympathy was on their side on the general grounds that a tiny kingdom was being brutally bullied by two very powerful kingdoms. When, therefore, the family was assembled at Windsor in December, domestic conversation was animated. Vicky was voluble for Duke Frederick, the Queen found a memorandum of the Prince Consort’s on the subject and was pontifically Prussian, and Alix continued to say: ‘The Duchies belong to Papa.’ No arguments were of any use, and so the Queen signified that they had better talk about something else. The Crown Princess went back to Berlin unshaken in her belief in the Augustenburg claim, and the Princess of Wales, amid national rejoicings, gave birth to a son. Immediately afterward Bismarck sent an ultimatum to Denmark to evacuate Schleswig within twenty-four hours; war followed. The Crown Prince went to the front and his wife abandoned Duke Frederick and automatically became as Prussian as Bismarck himself. The whole rights of the question were miraculously revealed to her. ‘It is impossible,’ she wrote to her mother, ‘to blame an English person for not understanding the Schleswig-Holstein question — it remains nevertheless to us Germans plain and simple as daylight.’ As for the pro-Danish sympathies expressed in the British Parliament and the press, they were ‘absurd, unjust, rude and violent.’ ‘The continual meddling and interfering of England in other people’s affairs has become so ridiculous abroad that it almost ceases to annoy. But to an English heart it is no pleasant sight to see the dignity of one’s country so compromised and let down — its influence so completely lost.’ The Queen was far better pleased with her daughter-in-law. It was only natural that she should hold that her Papa had been robbed of his Duchies; but, whatever she might say in the privacy of the family circle, she could be perfectly trusted to be discreet in public, and the Queen willingly let her go to Denmark when the war was over to visit her parents, whom she had not seen since her marriage. But the Prince of Wales had been very indiscreet with official personages; he had openly asked the French Ambassador in London whether France had pro-Prussian leanings, and he had written to various English Ministers rejoicing in small Danish successes. The Queen had already punished him by directing that no dispatches from the seat of war should be sent him, so that he knew no more about it than he could read in the public press, and now she refused to let him go to Denmark with his wife until he solemnly promised to be more careful. Lest Germany should feel slighted, the Queen insisted that they both should visit other relatives there. They thus had a glimpse of Vicky and Fritz at Cologne, but that was less a reunion than an encounter. ‘It was not pleasant,’ he wrote to one of his Household, ’to see him [the Crown Prince] and his A. D. C. always in Prussian uniform, flaunting before our eyes a most objectionable ribbon which he received for his deeds of valour (???) against the unhappy Danes.’ V Prince and Princess Louis had spent two months at Balmoral in the autumn before the Danish war broke out, and on her return to Darmstadt she resumed that diligent correspondence with the Queen which contrasts strangely with the bombardments from Berlin which her mother did not wholly relish. It is easy to see why the Queen set such store on the companionship of this gentle daughter, for her letters show how enchanting her presence must have been. She had the spontaneous pen which portrays and invests the merest trivialities with the thrilled interest she herself took in them. She was busy over Christmas festivities and made a Christmas tree for her servants, buying their presents and hanging them there herself, and Baby had a small tree of her own, all her very own, at her grandparents’ house. A turkey pie had arrived from Windsor: she and Louis were giving a dinner party in its honor. There was a long frost and she skated; the only other lady in Darmstadt who could skate at all was a very poor performer. She and Louis went to the theatre three or four times a week — like her mother, she loved a play — and had to dine at five in the afternoon. The building of their new house got on apace. . . . Then, without transition, — for everything to her was part of life itself, — she wrote of intimate things; of her conviction, growing ever stronger, that to live for others is the only key to happiness, and yet ‘self constantly turns up like a bad sixpence.’ Her second daughter, Elizabeth, to be known as Ella, was born in November; there was a momentary disappointment over the sex, but two little girls would make a very pretty pair. And for the New Year of 1865 she wrote a gem of a letter, recalling memories of her girlhood: — That bright happy past, particularly those last years when I was the eldest at home, and had the privilege of being so much with you both, my own dearly loved parents, is a remembrance deeply graven and with letters of gold upon my heart. All the morning I was telling Louis how it used to be at home, and how we all assembled outside your dressingroom door to scream in chorus ‘Prosit Neujahr!’ and to give to you and Papa our drawings, writings, &c., the busy occupation of previous weeks. Then playing and reciting our pieces where we often stuck fast, and dear Papa bit his lip so as not to laugh; our walk to the Riding-school [when the alms to the poor of Windsor were distributed] and then to Frogmore. Those were happy days, and the very remembrance of them must bring a gleam of sunshine even to you, dear Mama. . . . But, in spite of the intense happiness of her married life, Princess Louis had gone through disagreeable experiences at Darmstadt during the last two years, analogous to those which her sister had encountered in Berlin, and she felt them bitterly. There was prejudice against her because she was English, and, in especial, because she had been spending so much of the year in her native land. This feeling was not altogether to be wondered at. During the first year of her married life she and her husband had been five months with the Queen, and their first child had been born at Windsor. During the next year they had both been in England for over four months; her baby’s name was English and her private secretary, Dr. Becker, had been librarian to the Prince Consort . The dilemma was similar to her sister’s, for Darmstadt suspected Anglicization, and the Queen thought that her daughter and son-in-law ought to be with her more. VI The Queen’s third daughter, Princess Helena, would be nineteen in the spring of 1865, and her mother began to look out for a husband. Two years before she had specified to Uncle Leopold the qualification she would require for a sonin-law when the time came: she wanted a sensible and moral young prince, not necessarily of a reigning house, who would make his home with her, for she could not part with her daughter. Uncle Leopold, who had great experience in matchmaking, for he had been chief matrimonial agent for Coburgs since the time when he had been so largely instrumental in marrying his own sister to the Duke of Kent, had suggested a very suitable candidate. This was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the younger brother of Duke Frederick, who had been one of the claimants for the Duchies. The Danish war and the appropriation of these territories by Austria and Prussia had left the brothers without a country of their own, and Bismarck, who delighted to humiliate fallen foes, however powerless, had deprived them of their commissions in the German armies. Victoria was not at all pleased with Prussia just now. Bismarck was determined to grab both Duchies, depriving her ally of Holstein, as had been arranged between them by the Convention of Gastein; and the situation, if he persisted, threatened to become extremely dangerous. The Queen’s pro-Prussian sympathies had evaporated, for this bellicose, blood-and-iron Prussia was not the peaceful, powerful, but liberallyminded Prussia of which Albert had dreamed; and she wrote to her uncle: ‘Prussia seems inclined to behave as atrociously as possible, and as she always has done. Odious people the Prussians are, that I must say.' The King had also offended her personally; he had refused to let the Crown Prince and Princess come to stay with her at Balmoral this year in the autumn, though Vicky had made a moving appeal to him. That seemed to the Queen a most tyrannical act, and she intended to write him a very firm letter on the subject. She suspected, too, that her project of marrying her daughter to the brother of the dispossessed Duke Frederick would be interpreted as an open manifestation of her anti-Prussian feelings, but that was quite irrelevant. The marriage concerned nobody but the Family, and indeed it concerned nobody but her daughter and herself. If Princess Helena accepted the proposed bridegroom and if she herself approved of him as a son-inlaw, there was nothing more to be said. The Queen went out to Coburg in August to stay with her brother-in-law for the purpose of unveiling a statue of the Prince Consort. For this unveiling of the statue the Queen had assembled twenty-four of her German relatives, including the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, and she brought Princess Helena with her. She had asked Prince Christian to come to Coburg, and found him ‘pleasing, gentlemanlike, quiet and distinguished.’ Princess Helena as yet knew nothing about the matrimonial project, but she was greatly pleased with him, and the Queen asked him to Windsor so that the two should get to know each other better. But she regarded the matter as settled, and felt sure the Prince Consort would have approved. One only had to be firm, and the thing was done. She was delighted also to find that her firm letter to the King of Prussia about Vicky and Fritz coming to Balmoral had been equally successful. He allowed it profusely, and was most anxious to stand well with her, and begged for an interview. She did not want to see him at all, but Queen Augusta was most anxious that she should; and after an exchange of numerous telegrams, which crossed each other in a most provoking manner, she consented to meet him again at the Grand Duke of Hesse’s palace at Darmstadt, on her way back to England. The interview was not productive of much, for, after he kept her waiting for half an hour, they talked about the weather for another half-hour. But perhaps that was as well, for there were few important topics on which they took the same views. She went back to the dear Highland home; once more all her daughters were with her, and Princess Helena’s engagement was publicly announced. Since the Prince Consort’s death the Queen had never opened Parliament, but at the session in the spring of 1866 there was a very special reason for her doing so, since she intended to ask her Commons to make provision for her daughter on her marriage, and for her second son Prince Alfred on his coming of age. So strong now was the feeling in the country against her continued seclusion that her Government feared that unless she went in person these grants might be refused, and, though she compared the ordeal to being led to execution, she went. The usual dowry of £30,000 and an annuity of £6000 were granted to Princess Helena, and to Prince Alfred — setting a decent precedent for younger sons — an annuity of £15,000. The war between Prussia, with Italy as an ally, and Austria had now been successfully engineered by Bismarck, and it broke out in June. Austria suffered an overwhelming defeat at Königgrätz on July 3, and there remained the German States to be settled with. The Prussians crossed the Hessian frontier; there was fighting at Aschaffenburg, and the sound of the guns was heard in Darmstadt. In two days the Hessians lost eight hundred men, but no serious resistance was possible or even contemplated, and they retreated. On the outbreak of war Princess Louis had sent her two daughters, Victoria and Elizabeth, to England to stay with their grandmother; they attended their Aunt Helena’s wedding, for which the Queen provided them with new frocks. The Princess herself remained at Darmstadt, for in a few weeks she was expecting another baby. She wanted to remain as far as possible in touch with her husband, who was in command of a brigade of Hessian cavalry; and her mother-in-law, whose three sons were all serving, was in sore need of her companionship and support . Equipment was urgently needed for field hospitals, as Hesse had been utterly unprepared for the war, and Princess Louis was busy collecting sheets, old linen, and rags, and was making shirts. She begged her mother to send her any discarded stuff from Osborne or Windsor, for the need was fearful. The next month she gave birth to a third daughter, but within a few weeks she was visiting the hospitals again, looking after the sick and wounded. Before the end of July the Prussian troops entered Darmstadt as conquerors, with bands playing and banners flying, and remained there till an armistice was declared and the terms of peace settled. They commandeered whatever they wanted; they forbade any communication with Hessian troops still in the field; and the villages round were in a lamentable plight, for they pillaged right and left. The hospitals were full to overflowing. Princess Louis’s letters to her mother during these weeks were wretchedly unhappy, but Louis, still with his brigade, was well and unwounded, and he was idolized by his men for his personal bravery and his cheerful sharing of their privations. An armistice at last was granted: Louis returned to Darmstadt, and the two daughters from England. The terms of peace were harsh. The Grand Duke of Hesse was deprived of the Hinterland and the Domains and the whole of Hesse-Hamburg; and Hesse was terribly impoverished. But not a hint of bitterness appeared in the Princess’s letters. ‘If only,’ she wrote, ‘the other sovereigns [Saxony and Hanover and Hesse-Cassel] will forget their antipathies and the wrongs they have suffered from Prussia, and think of the welfare of their people and the universal fatherland, and make those sacrifices which will be necessary to prevent the recurrence of these misfortunes!’ So the new baby was christened Irene, and they settled down to the quiet and much straitened life in Darmstadt. Princess Louis was not well: her confinement and the months of anxiety had tried her strength, and every evening found her desperately tired. She had wanted to get away for a change, but they could not afford the expense. VII Crown Princess Frederick looked on the war from a very different angle to that of her sister; it could not have been otherwise. While Bismarck in the previous spring had been engaged in making trouble with Austria, in order to secure for Prussia the sole possession of the Duchies, she regarded him as a monster. ‘Not a day passes,’ she wrote to her mother, ‘that the wicked man does not with the greatest ability counteract and thwart what is good, and drive on towards war, turning and twisting everything to serve his own purpose.’ That was a perfectly just view, and she never wavered from it. But war having once begun, and her husband at the front, her sympathies were wholly with Prussia. Swiftly there followed the great victories of her husband’s army, and her pride in him was coupled with her admiration of his troops. She could share neither her mother’s sympathy with those German States which had sided with Austria nor her indignation at their treatment. She pitied their miserable plight, but it was their own fault. She wrote: ‘At this sad time one must separate one’s feelings for one’s relations quite from one’s judgment of political necessities. . . . Those who are now in such precarious positions might have quite well foreseen what danger they were running into: they were told beforehand what they would have to expect: they chose to go with Austria and now they share the sad fate she confers on her Allies. . . . I cannot and will not forget that I am a Prussian, but as such I know it is very difficult to make you, or any other non-German, see how our case lies.’ But once again this perfect understanding of the true position, similar to that which had enlightened her in the Danish war and equally outside the comprehension of all except Prussians, did not do anything for the Crown Princess in Berlin. (To be continued)
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Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria; 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923), later Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar. Her childhood was spent with her parents, travelling between a variety of royal residences in Britain. The intimate atmosphere of the royal court came to an end on 14 December 1861, when her father died and her mother entered a period of intense mourning. Afterwards, in the early 1860s, Helena began a flirtation with Prince Albert's German librarian, Carl Ruland. Although the nature of the relationship is largely unknown, Helena's romantic letters to Ruland survive.[1] After her mother discovered the flirtations, in 1863, she dismissed Ruland, who returned to his native Germany. Three years later, on 5 July 1866, Helena married the impoverished Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. The couple remained in Britain, in calling distance of the queen, who liked to have her daughters nearby. Helena, along with her youngest sister, Princess Beatrice, became the queen's unofficial secretary. However, after Queen Victoria's death on 22 January 1901, Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings. Helena was the most active member of the royal family, carrying out an extensive programme of royal engagements. She was also an active patron of charities, and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross. She was founding president of the Royal School of Needlework, and president of the Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association and the Royal British Nurses' Association. As president of the latter, she was a strong supporter of nurse registration against the advice of Florence Nightingale.[2] In 1916 she became the first member of her family to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary, but her husband died a year later. Helena outlived him by six years, dying aged 77 in 1923. Early life [edit] Helena was born at Buckingham Palace, the official royal residence in London, on 25 May 1846, the day after her mother's 27th birthday.[3] Albert reported to his brother, Ernest II, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, that Helena "came into this world quite blue, but she is quite well now".[4] He added that the queen "suffered longer and more than the other times and she will have to remain very quiet to recover."[5] Albert and Victoria chose the names Helena Augusta Victoria. The German nickname for Helena was Helenchen, later shortened to Lenchen, the name by which members of the royal family invariably referred to Helena.[6] As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised on 25 July 1846 at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace.[7] Her godparents were the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the husband of Queen Victoria's cousin); the Duchess of Orléans (for whom the queen's mother, the Duchess of Kent, stood proxy); and the Duchess of Cambridge (the queen's aunt).[8] Helena was a lively and outspoken child, and reacted against brotherly teasing by punching the bully on the nose.[9] Her early talents included drawing. Lady Augusta Stanley, a lady-in-waiting to the queen, commented favourably on the three-year-old Helena's artwork.[6] Like her sisters, she could play the piano to a high standard at an early age. Other interests included science and technology, shared by her father Prince Albert, and horse riding and boating, two of her favourite childhood occupations.[10] However, Helena became a middle daughter following the birth of Princess Louise in 1848, and her abilities were overshadowed by her more artistic sisters.[11] Death of Prince Albert [edit] Helena's father, Prince Albert, died on 14 December 1861. The queen was devastated, and ordered her household, along with her daughters, to move from Windsor to Osborne House, the queen's Isle of Wight residence. Helena's grief was also profound, and she wrote to a friend a month later: "What we have lost nothing can ever replace, and our grief is most, most bitter ... I adored Papa, I loved him more than anything on earth, his word was a most sacred law, and he was my help and adviser ... These hours were the happiest of my life, and now it is all, all over."[12] The queen relied on her second eldest daughter Princess Alice as an unofficial secretary, but Alice needed an assistant of her own. Though Helena was the next eldest, she was considered unreliable by Victoria because of her inability to go long without bursting into tears.[13] Therefore, Louise was selected to assume the role in her place.[14] Alice was married to Prince Louis of Hesse in 1862, after which Helena assumed the role—described as the "crutch" of her mother's old age by one biographer—at her mother's side.[15] In this role, she carried out minor secretarial tasks, such as writing the queen's letters, helping her with political correspondence, and providing her with company.[16] Marriage [edit] Controversy [edit] Princess Helena began an early flirtation with her father's former librarian, Carl Ruland, following his appointment to the Royal Household on the recommendation of Baron Stockmar in 1859. He was trusted enough to teach German to Helena's brother, the young Prince of Wales, and was described by the Queen as "useful and able".[17] When the Queen discovered that Helena had grown romantically attached to a royal servant, he was promptly dismissed back to his native Germany, and he never lost the Queen's hostility.[18] Following Ruland's departure in 1863, the Queen looked for a husband for Helena. However, as a middle child, the prospect of a powerful alliance with a European royal house was low.[19] Her appearance was also a concern, as by the age of fifteen she was described by her biographer as chunky, dowdy and double-chinned.[20] Furthermore, Victoria insisted that Helena's future husband had to be prepared to live near the Queen, thus keeping her daughter nearby.[21] Her choice eventually fell on Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein; however, the match was politically awkward, and caused a severe breach within the royal family. Schleswig and Holstein were two territories fought over between Prussia and Denmark during the First and Second Schleswig Wars. In the latter, Prussia and Austria defeated Denmark, but the duchies were claimed by Austria for Prince Christian's family. However, following the Austro-Prussian War, in which Prussia invaded and occupied the duchies, they became Prussian, but the title Duke of Schleswig-Holstein was still claimed by Prince Christian's family.[22] The marriage, therefore, horrified King Christian IX of Denmark's daughter, Alexandra, Princess of Wales, who exclaimed: "The Duchies belong to Papa."[23] Alexandra found support in her husband, his brother Prince Alfred, and his second sister, Princess Alice, who openly accused her mother of sacrificing Helena's happiness for the Queen's convenience.[24] Alice also argued that it would reduce the already low popularity of her sister, the Crown Princess of Prussia, at the court in Berlin.[25] However, and unexpectedly, the Crown Princess, who had been a personal friend of Christian's family for many years, ardently supported the proposed alliance.[23] Despite the political controversies and their age difference—he was fifteen years her senior—Helena was happy with Christian and was determined to marry him.[26] As a younger son of a non-reigning duke, the absence of any foreign commitments allowed him to remain permanently in Britain—the Queen's primary concern—and she declared the marriage would go ahead.[27] Helena and Christian were actually third cousins in descent from Frederick, Prince of Wales. Relations between Helena and Alexandra remained strained, and Alexandra was unprepared to accept Christian (who was also a third cousin to Alexandra in descent from King Frederick V of Denmark) as either a cousin or brother-in-law.[28] The Queen never forgave the Princess of Wales for accusations of possessiveness, and wrote of the Waleses shortly afterwards: "Bertie is most affectionate and kind but Alix [pet name for Alexandra] is by no means what she ought to be. It will be long, if ever, before she regains my confidence."[29] Engagement and wedding [edit] The engagement was declared on 5 December 1865, and despite the Prince of Wales's initial refusal to attend, Princess Alice intervened, and the wedding was a happy occasion.[30] The Queen allowed the ceremony to take place at Windsor Castle, albeit in the Private Chapel rather than the grander St George's Chapel on 5 July 1866. The Queen relieved her black mourning dress with a white mourning cap which draped over her back.[31] The main participants filed into the chapel to the sound of Beethoven's Triumphal March, creating a spectacle only marred by the abrupt disappearance of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, who had a sudden gout attack. Christian filed into the chapel with his two supporters, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and Prince Frederic of Schleswig-Holstein, and Helena was given away by her mother, who escorted her up the aisle with the Prince of Wales and eight bridesmaids.[32] Christian looked older than he was, and one guest commented that Helena looked as if she was marrying an aged uncle. Indeed, when he was first summoned to Britain, he assumed that the widowed Queen was inspecting him as a new husband for herself rather than as a candidate for one of her daughters.[33] The couple spent the first night of their married life at Osborne House, before honeymooning in Paris, Interlaken and Genoa.[34] Married life [edit] Helena and Christian were devoted to each other, and led a quiet life in comparison to Helena's sisters.[35] Following their marriage, they took up residence at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, the traditional residence of the Ranger of Windsor Great Park, the honorary position bestowed on Christian by the Queen. When staying in London, they lived at the Belgian Suite in Buckingham Palace.[36] The couple had six children: Christian Victor in 1867, Albert in 1869, and Helena Victoria and Marie Louise in 1870 and 1872, respectively. Their last two sons died early; Harald died eight days after his birth in 1876, and an unnamed son was stillborn in 1877. Princess Louise, Helena's sister, commissioned the French sculptor Jules Dalou to sculpt a memorial to Helena's dead infants.[37] The Christians were granted a parliamentary annuity of £6,000 a year, which the Queen requested in person.[38] In addition, a dowry of £30,000 was settled upon, and the Queen gave the couple £100,000, which yielded an income of about £4,000 a year.[39] As well as that of Ranger of Windsor Park, Christian was given the honorary position of High Steward of Windsor, and was made a member of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. However, he was often an absentee figurehead at the meetings, instead passing his time playing with his dog Corrie, feeding his numerous pigeons, and embarking on hunting excursions.[40] Helena, as promised, lived close to the Queen, and both she and Beatrice performed duties for her. Beatrice, whom Victoria had groomed for the main role at her side, carried out the more important duties, and Helena took on the more minor matters that Beatrice did not have time to do.[41] In later years, Helena was assisted by her unmarried daughter, Helena Victoria, to whom the Queen dictated her journal in the last months of her life.[42][incomplete short citation] Helena's health was not robust, and she was addicted to the drugs opium and laudanum.[43] However, the Queen did not believe that Helena was really ill, accusing her of hypochondria encouraged by an indulgent husband.[44] Queen Victoria wrote to her daughter the Crown Princess of Prussia, complaining that Helena was inclined to "coddle herself (and Christian too) and to give way in everything that the great object of her doctors and nurse is to rouse her and make her think less of herself and of her confinement".[45] Not all of her health scares were simply the result of hypochondria; in 1869, she had to cancel her trip to Balmoral Castle when she became ill at the railway station. In 1870, she was suffering from severe rheumatism and problems with her joints. In July 1871, she suffered from congestion in her lungs, an illness severe enough to appear in the Court Circular, which announced that her illness caused "much anxiety to members of the royal family".[46] In 1873, she was forced to recuperate in France as a result of illness, and in the 1880s she travelled to Germany to see an oculist.[47] Activities [edit] Nursing [edit] Helena had a firm interest in nursing, and was the founding chair of the Ladies' Committee of the British Red Cross in 1870, playing an active role in recruiting nurses and organising relief supplies during the Franco-Prussian War. She subsequently became President of the British Nurses' Association (RBNA) upon its foundation in 1887. In 1891, it received the prefix "Royal", and received a royal charter the following year.[48] She was a strong supporter of nurse registration, an issue that was opposed by both Florence Nightingale and leading public figures.[48] In a speech Helena made in 1893, she made clear that the RBNA was working towards "improving the education and status of those devoted and self-sacrificing women whose whole lives have been devoted to tending the sick, the suffering, and the dying".[49] In the same speech, she warned about opposition and misrepresentation they had encountered. Although the RBNA was in favour of registration as a means of enhancing and guaranteeing the professional status of trained nurses, its incorporation with the Privy Council allowed it to maintain a list rather than a formal register of nurses.[49] Following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the new queen, Alexandra, insisted on replacing Helena as President of the Army Nursing Service.[50] This gave rise to a further breach between the royal ladies, with King Edward VII caught in the middle between his sister and his wife.[51] Lady Roberts, a courtier, wrote to a friend: "matters were sometimes very difficult and not always pleasant." However, in accordance with rank, Helena agreed to resign in Alexandra's favour, and she retained presidency of the Army Nursing Reserve.[50] Though thought to be merely an artefact created by society ladies,[52] Helena exercised an efficient and autocratic regime—"if anyone ventures to disagree with Her Royal Highness she has simply said, 'It is my wish, that is sufficient.'"[53] The RBNA gradually went into decline following the Nurses Registration Act 1919; after six failed attempts between 1904 and 1918, the British parliament passed the bill allowing formal nurse registration.[54] What resulted was the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), and the RBNA lost membership and dominance. Helena supported the proposed amalgamation of the RBNA with the new RCN, but that proved unsuccessful when the RBNA pulled out of the negotiations.[52] However, she remained active in other nursing organisations, and was president of the Isle of Wight, Windsor and Great Western Railway branches of the Order of St. John. In this position, she personally signed and presented many thousands of certificates of proficiency in nursing.[55] Needlework [edit] Helena was also active in the promotion of needlework, and became the first president of the newly established School of Art Needlework in 1872; in 1876, it acquired the "royal" prefix, becoming the Royal School of Needlework. In Helena's words, the objective of the school was: "first, to revive a beautiful art which had been well-nigh lost; and secondly, through its revival, to provide employment for gentlewomen who were without means of a suitable livelihood."[55] As with her other organisations, she was an active president, and worked to keep the school on an even level with other schools. She personally wrote to Royal Commissioners requesting money; for example, in 1895, she requested and acquired £30,000 for erecting a building for the school in South Kensington.[56] Her royal status helped its promotion, and she held Thursday afternoon tea parties at the school for society ladies, who wanted to be seen in the presence of royal personages such as Princess Helena. When the Christmas Bazaar was held, she acted as chief saleswoman, generating long queues of people anxious to be served personally by her.[57] Helena was anxious to help children and the unemployed, and began hosting free dinners for their benefit at the Windsor Guildhall. She presided over two of these dinners, in February and March 1886, and over 3,000 meals were served to children and unemployed men during the harsh winter that year.[57] Through her charitable activities, she became popular with the people; a contemporary author, C. W. Cooper, wrote that "the poor of Windsor worshipped her".[58] Writing [edit] Among Helena's other interests was writing, especially translation. In 1867, when the first biography of her father, the Prince Consort was written, the author, Sir Charles Grey, notes that the Prince's letters were translated (from German to English) by Helena "with surprising fidelity".[59] Other translations followed, and in 1887 she published a translation of The Memoirs of Wilhelmine, Margravine of Bayreuth. It was noted by the Saturday Review that Helena wrote an English version that was thoroughly alive, with a sound dictionary translation and a high accuracy in spirit.[60] Her final translation was undertaken in 1882, on a German booklet called First Aid to the Injured, originally published by Christian's brother-in-law. It was republished several times until 1906.[61] Bergsträsser affair [edit] A copyright issue arose after the publication of letters written by Helena's sister, Princess Alice. In Germany, an edition of Alice's letters was published in 1883, by a Darmstadt clergyman called Carl Sell, who chose a selection of her letters made available to him by the Queen. When it was done, Helena wrote to Sell and requested permission to publish an English translation of the German text. It was granted, but without the knowledge of the publisher Dr Bergsträsser. In December 1883 Helena wrote to Sir Theodore Martin, a favoured royal biographer, informing him that Bergsträsser was claiming copyright of Alice's letters, and on that basis was demanding a delay in the publication of the English edition. Martin acted as an intermediary between Helena and Bergsträsser, who claimed to have received many offers from English publishers, and that the chosen one would expect a high honorarium.[62] Bergsträsser was persuaded to drop his demand for a delay in publishing, and modify his copyright claims in return for a lump sum. However, the Queen and Helena refused, claiming that the copyright belonged to the Queen, and that only Sell's original preface was open to negotiation. The royal ladies considered Bergsträsser's claims "unjustified if not impertinent", and would not communicate with him directly.[63] Eventually, Bergsträsser came to Britain in January 1884, willing to accept £100 for the first 3,000 copies and a further £40 for each subsequent thousand copies sold.[63] Martin chose the publisher John Murray, who after further negotiations with Bergsträsser, printed the first copies in mid-1884. It sold out almost immediately; but for the second edition, Murray replaced Sell's biographical sketch of Princess Alice with the 53-page memoir written by Helena. The problem of royalties to Sell was thus avoided, and that Helena gave her name to the memoir to her sister attracted greater interest in the book.[64] After Queen Victoria [edit] Edwardian period [edit] Helena's favourite son, Prince Christian Victor, died in 1900, followed three months later by her mother Queen Victoria, who died at Osborne House on 22 January 1901. The new King, Edward VII, did not have close ties with his surviving sisters, with the exception of Princess Louise. Helena's nephew, Prince Alexander of Battenberg (later Marquess of Carisbrooke) recorded that Queen Alexandra was jealous of the royal family, and would not invite her sisters-in-law to Sandringham.[65] Moreover, Alexandra never fully reconciled herself to Helena and Christian following their marriage controversy in the 1860s.[66] Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings, and continued her role as a support to the monarchy and a campaigner for the many charities she represented.[67] She and Christian led a quiet life, but did carry out a few royal engagements. On one such occasion, the elderly couple represented the King at the silver wedding anniversary, in 1906, of Kaiser Wilhelm II (Helena's nephew) and his wife Augusta Victoria (Christian's niece).[67] During the Edwardian period, Helena visited the grave of her son, Prince Christian Victor, who died in 1900 following a bout with malaria while serving in the Second Boer War. She was met by South African Prime Minister Louis Botha, but Jan Smuts refused to meet her, partly because he was bitter that South Africa had lost the war and partly because his son had died in a British concentration camp.[68] In 1902, Prince and Princess Christian moved to Schomberg House, 77–78 Pall Mall, London, half of which is now part of the Oxford and Cambridge Club.[69] Before the First World War, she was one of the few maternal relatives that her nephew Kaiser Wilhelm II was close to. When he welcomed his first child, he went against Prussian tradition by asking Helena, not his mother, to assign a nurse for his son, causing a family scandal.[70] Later years [edit] King Edward died in 1910, and the First World War began four years after his death. Helena devoted her time to nursing, and her daughter, Princess Marie Louise, recorded in her memoirs that requests for news of loved ones reached Helena and her sisters. It was decided that the letters should be forwarded to Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, Princess Helena's niece, as Sweden was neutral during the war. It was during the war that Helena and Christian celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1916, and despite the fact that Britain and Germany were at war, the Kaiser sent a congratulatory telegram to his aunt and uncle through the Crown Princess of Sweden.[71] King George V and Queen Mary were present when the telegram was received, and the King remarked to Helena's daughter, Marie Louise, that her former husband, Prince Aribert of Anhalt, did her a service when he turned her out. When Marie Louise said she would have run away to Britain if she was still married, the King said, "with a twinkle in his eye", that he would have had to intern her.[72] In 1917, in response to the wave of anti-German feeling that surrounded the war, George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor. He also disposed of his family's German titles and styles, so Helena and her daughters simply became Princess Christian, Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise with no territorial designation. Helena's surviving son, Albert, fought on the side of the Prussians, though he made it clear that he would not fight against his mother's country.[73] In the same year, on 28 October, Prince Christian died at Schomberg House. Helena's last years were spent arguing with Commissioners, who tried to turn her out of Schomberg House and Cumberland Lodge because of the expense of running her households. They failed, as clear evidence of her right to live in those residences for life was shown.[74] Death [edit] Princess Helena died at Schomberg House on 9 June 1923 at the age of 77.[75] Her funeral, described as a "magnificently stage-managed scene" by her biographer Seweryn Chomet, was headed by King George V. The regiment of her favourite son, Prince Christian Victor, lined the steps of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Although originally interred in the Royal Vault at St George's on 15 June 1923, her body was reburied at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, a few miles from Windsor, after its consecration on 23 October 1928.[76] Legacy [edit] Helena was devoted to nursing, and took the lead at the charitable organisations she represented. She was also an active campaigner, and wrote letters to newspapers and magazines promoting the interests of nurse registration. Her royal status helped to promote the publicity and society interest that surrounded organisations such as the Royal British Nurses' Association. The RBNA still survives today with Aubrey Rose as president.[77] Emily Williamson founded the Gentlewomen's Employment Association in Manchester; one of the projects which came out of this group was the Princess Christian Training College for Nurses, in Fallowfield, Manchester. In appearance, Helena was described by John Van der Kiste as plump and dowdy; and in temperament, as placid, and business-like, with an authoritarian spirit. On one occasion, during a National Dock Strike, the Archbishop of Canterbury composed a prayer hoping for its prompt end. Helena arrived at the church, examined her service sheet, and in a voice described by her daughter as "the penetrating royal family whisper, which carried farther than any megaphone", remarked: "That prayer won't settle any strike."[9] Her appearance and personality was criticised in the letters and journals of Queen Victoria, and biographers followed her example.[78] However, Helena's daughter, Princess Marie Louise, described her as: very lovely, with wavy brown hair, a beautiful little straight nose, and lovely amber-coloured eyes ... She was very talented: played the piano exquisitively, had a distinct gift for drawing and painting in water-colours ... Her outstanding gift was loyalty to her friends ... She was brilliantly clever, had a wonderful head for business. ...[79] Music was one of her passions; in her youth she played the piano with Charles Hallé, Jenny Lind and Clara Butt, who were among her personal friends, and she was amongst the first members of the Bach Choir of London, founded by Lind's husband (and Helena's former piano teacher) Otto Goldschmidt.[9] Her determination to carry out a wide range of public duties won her widespread popularity.[80][81] She twice represented her mother at Drawing Rooms, attendance at which was considered equivalent to being presented to the queen herself.[82] Helena was closest to her brother, Prince Alfred, who considered her his favourite sister.[83] Though described by contemporaries as fearfully devoted to the Queen Victoria, to the point that she did not have a mind of her own, she actively campaigned for women's rights, a field the queen abhorred.[84] Nevertheless, both she and Beatrice remained closest to the queen, and Helena remained close to her mother's side until the latter's death. Her name was the last to be written in the queen's seventy-year-old journal.[85] Titles, styles, honours and arms [edit] Titles and styles [edit] 25 May 1846 – 5 July 1866: Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena[86] 5 July 1866 – 17 July 1917: Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein[87] 17 July 1917 – 9 June 1923: Her Royal Highness Princess Christian[88][89] Honours [edit] British 1 January 1878: Companion of the Crown of India[90] 29 April 1883: Member of the Royal Red Cross[9] 23 March 1896: Lady of Justice of St John[87] 10 February 1904: Royal Family Order of King Edward VII 3 June 1911: Royal Family Order of King George V 3 June 1918: Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire.[91] Member 1st class of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert Foreign 31 March 1863: Dame of the Order of Queen Saint Isabel[92] Dame of the Order of Louise, 1st Division[93] 1 June 1872: Cross of Merit for Women and Girls[94] Arms [edit] In 1858, Helena and the three younger of her sisters were granted use of the royal arms, with an inescutcheon of the shield of Saxony, and differenced by a label of three points argent. On Helena's arms, the outer points bore roses gules, and the centre bore a cross gules. In 1917, the inescutcheon was dropped by royal warrant from George V.[95] Princess Helena's coat of arms (1858–1917) Issue [edit] Prince and Princess Christian had six children, four of whom lived to adulthood. They had one grandchild, Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein, who died in 1953 as their final descendant. Name Birth Death Notes Prince Christian Victor[96] 14 April 1867 29 October 1900 His mother's favourite son; died unmarried and without issue while serving in the Boer War Prince Albert 26 February 1869 27 April 1931 Succeeded as head of the House of Oldenburg in 1921; had one illegitimate daughter, Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein Princess Helena Victoria 3 May 1870 13 March 1948 Never married. One of her last public appearances was at the wedding of the future Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Princess Marie Louise[97] 12 August 1872 8 December 1956 Married 1891; Prince Aribert of Anhalt; no issue; marriage was dissolved in 1900 Prince Harald[97] 12 May 1876 20 May 1876 Died an infant at eight days old An unnamed stillborn son 7 May 1877 7 May 1877 Stillborn Ancestry [edit] Notes [edit] References [edit] Battiscombe, Georgina, Queen Alexandra (Constable & Company Ltd, London, 1969) Bennett, D., Queen Victoria's Children (Gollancz, London, 1980) ISBN 0-575-02690-1 Chomet, Seweryn, Helena: A Princess Reclaimed (Begell House, New York, 1999) ISBN 1-56700-145-9 Dennison, Matthew, The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007) ISBN 978-0-297-84794-6 Eilers, Marlene A., Queen Victoria's Descendants (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987) ISBN 0-8063-1202-5 Longford, Elizabeth, Victoria R. I. (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Second Edition 1987) ISBN 0-297-84142-4 Marie Louise (Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein), My Memories of Six Reigns (Second edition, Penguin, Middlesex, 1959) Packard, Jerrold M., Victoria's Daughters (St Martin's Griffin, New York, 1998) ISBN 0-312-24496-7 Van der Kiste, John, Queen Victoria's Children (Sutton Publishing, Gloucester, 2006) ISBN 0-7509-3476-X "Helena, Princess [Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein] (1846–1923)",(subscription required) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online ed., Jan 2008, accessed 22 February 2008. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/41067. Wake, Jehanne, Princess Louise: Queen Victoria's Unconventional Daughter (Collins, London, 1988) ISBN 0-00-217076-0 Thomas Weiberg: ... wie immer Deine Dona. Verlobung und Hochzeit des letzten deutschen Kaiserpaares. Isensee-Verlag, Oldenburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-89995-406-7
29120	yago	1	82	https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/2020/07/25/july-25-1846-baptism-of-princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom/	en	July 25, 1846: Baptism of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom.	https://europeanroyalhis…ac5dc44743f.jpeg	https://europeanroyalhis…ac5dc44743f.jpeg	[ "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-fb_img_1671979413412.jpg", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1bfc9e7d-0b58-40d4-868a-2ac5dc44743f.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/610c15a0-7355-4a31-82c8-d952c56ba4c3.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1b8122bf-3b35-4d5f-8c4a-31b7e8d99750.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/430144_10151160845308468_1828907828_n.jpg", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-img_5728.png?w=50", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-img_5728.png?w=50", "https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?v=noscript" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2020-07-25T00:00:00	Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (Helena Augusta Victoria; May 24, 1846 – June 9, 1923) was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised…	en	https://europeanroyalhis…mg_5728.png?w=32	European Royal History	https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/2020/07/25/july-25-1846-baptism-of-princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom/	Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (Helena Augusta Victoria; May 24, 1846 – June 9, 1923) was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised on July 25, 1846 at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. Her godparents were the Prince Friedrich-Wilhelm, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the husband of Queen’s cousin); Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the Duchess of Orléans (for whom the Queen’s mother the Duchess of Kent stood proxy); and Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel, the Duchess of Cambridge (the Queen’s aunt). Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar. Her childhood was spent with her parents, travelling between a variety of royal residences in Britain. The intimate atmosphere of the royal court came to an end on December 14, 1861, when her father died and her mother entered a period of intense mourning. Princess Helena of the United Kingdom Afterwards, in the early 1860s, Helena began a flirtation with Prince Albert’s German librarian, Carl Ruland. Although the nature of the relationship is largely unknown, Helena’s romantic letters to Ruland survive. After the Queen found out in 1863, she dismissed Ruland, who returned to his native Germany. Three years later, on July 5, 1866, Helena married the impoverished Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. The couple remained in Britain, in calling distance of the Queen, who liked to have her daughters nearby. Helena, along with her youngest sister, Princess Beatrice, became the Queen’s unofficial secretary. However, after Queen Victoria’s death on January 22, 1901, Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings, including King Edward VII. Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Helena was the most active member of the royal family, carrying out an extensive programme of royal engagements. She was also an active patron of charities, and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross. She was founding president of the Royal School of Needlework, and president of the Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association and the Royal British Nurses’ Association.
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On the maternal side, Prince Christian held ties to a Danish noble family, as well as to the British royal family. His grandmother was the granddaughter of Frederick, King George II’s son. He was 15 years Helena’s senior. Unfortunately, the prince appeared older than he actually…	en	https://reginajeffers.bl…d-angel.jpg?w=32	Every Woman Dreams...	https://reginajeffers.blog/2017/04/11/princess-helenas-marriage-splits-queen-victorias-family/	Princess Helena chose to marry Prince Christian, one of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburgs. On the maternal side, Prince Christian held ties to a Danish noble family, as well as to the British royal family. His grandmother was the granddaughter of Frederick, King George II’s son. He was 15 years Helena’s senior. Unfortunately, the prince appeared older than he actually was, a fact that Victoria remarked upon on numerous occasions. Moreover, Christian was not the most intelligent of men (certainly nothing in the manner of Victoria’s “dear Albert”). He was not sophisticated or ambitious or very amiable. Nor did he possess a fortune worthy of Victoria’s daughter. (For more on Helena’s path to marriage, see Princess Helena Escapes Queen Victoria’s Heavy Thumb.) According to Jerrold M. Packard in his Victoria’s Daughters (New York. St Martin’s. 1998. pages 112-113, the Prusso-Danish war “… would have a profound impact on Queen Victoria’s third daughter as the Augustenburg family became a second casualty of all this Realpolitik. A younger son of the Augustenburgs, who were a branch of the Schleswig-Holstein family, Christian recognized that his family were no longer practical candidates for a throne of the duchies. This signified that his own future was pretty much bereft of recognizable landmarks, and specifically that he was free from any dynastic responsibility at home. Yet even with the issue of Christian’s political liabilities largely obviated by his family’s loss to Bismark’s scheming and Prussia’s strength, his own personal lack of desirability would drive a wedge between members of Lenchen’s family.” When Bismarck gained control of the provinces of Schleswig and Holstein (at Denmark’s expense), he transformed his military into one of the world’s greatest and himself into an adversary the rest of the world needed to beware. The Danish king had owned Schleswig since 1815. Meanwhile, the duke of Augustenburg claimed both Schleswig and Holstein. . The duke was the personal friend of Frederick tIII, Princess Victoria’s husband. Bismarck’s plans included replacing the Hapsburg Austrian leadership with a Hohenzollern Prussian one. The Prussians and Austrian armies defeated the Danes in Schleswig and Holstein. The Austrians pressed to have the Augustenburg family (Christian’s family) govern the two states, but two years later, Bismarck turned his discontent on Austria for vocally expressing its disdain for the Prussian occupation of the duchies to eliminate Austrian rule in Germany. Christian’s Augustenburg family were no longer candidates for the throne of the duchies. Prince Christian’s dynastic responsibility were eliminated by Bismarck’s scheming. His lack of “merit” became an issue within Queen Victoria’s family. Victoria’s eldest, Princess Victoria and Frederick III strongly supported Christian’s family’s claim to the two duchies, for Christian’s family had long been welcomed at the Neues Palais. Meanwhile, Albert Edward (Bertie) held a different opinion. Bertie’s wife, Alexandra, was Princess of Denmark, daughter of the monarch, and the Augustenburg family were the enemy of Denmark. Alexandra supported her father’s claim to Schleswig. Bertie threatened to “disown” his family if they ignored his and his wife’s objections to Prince Christian. Princes Louise agreed with her eldest sister, mainly because she recognized Helena’s desire to be from Victoria’s rule. Princess Alice sided with Bertie. Alice believed the marriage would upset the Hohenzollerns, who considered the Augustenburg faction as too liberal. Alice thought it foolish to rile Princess Victoria’s powerful in-laws. Alice also thought that Prince Christian was too old for Helena, but, moreover, she thought that her mother was too dependent upon Helena. The queen had insisted that Helena and Prince Christian reside in England. Alice’s objections to Christian made her a target for Queen Victoria’s venomous complaints regarding her daughter. Alice, however, proved herself the better person. She was the one who convinced Bertie to attend the wedding when he threatened to boycott it. Alice also reminded Bertie that England had stood against the Hohenzollerns’ objections when Albert decided to marry Alexandra. Two years passed before the actual marriage took place, smack dab in the middle of the Austro-Prussian War. “On a family level, this second of Bismarck’s wars split Victoria’s progeny and their spouses between the Belligerents, Fritz (Frederick III) commanding the Prussian troops, Alice’s husband leading Hessian forces in support of the Austrian Army. The state of affairs kept Vicky and Alice away from the wedding, which in all likelihood, was for the best.Despite the bitter feelings over Christian’s entering her family, Lenchen’s (Helena’s) wedding day – July 5, 1866 – represented a personal triumph for this most timid of the five sisters, and the one that would happily spare the bride the political trials her two already married sisters were to endure in their more consequential marriage. What was more, these nuptials were not celebrated with the deafening gloom that overlaid those that had joined Alice and Louis.” (Packard 115)
29120	yago	3	42	https://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/about-st-georges/royal-connection/marriage/	en	College of St George	https://www.stgeorges-wi…e-touch-icon.png	https://www.stgeorges-wi…e-touch-icon.png	[ "https://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/stgeorges_logo_185x185.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2017-08-27T14:13:39+00:00	The Chapel has been the scene of numerous royal marriages, especially since the reign of Queen Victoria. Many of her children chose to be married at Windsor, particularly during the Queen’s reclusive widowhood. Unless otherwise stated the wedding took place ...Read more	en	https://www.stgeorges-wi…e-touch-icon.png	College of St George	https://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/about-st-georges/royal-connection/marriage/	The Chapel has been the scene of numerous royal marriages, especially since the reign of Queen Victoria. Many of her children chose to be married at Windsor, particularly during the Queen’s reclusive widowhood. Unless otherwise stated the wedding took place in St George’s Chapel. 10 March 1863 – HRH The Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) and HRH Princess Alexandra of Denmark, witnessed by Queen Victoria, seated in the Catherine of Aragon closet. 5 July 1866 – HRH The Princess Helena (3rd daughter of Queen Victoria) and HRH Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (in the Private Chapel, Windsor Castle). 21 March 1871 – HRH The Princess Louise (4th daughter of Queen Victoria) and the Marquess of Lorne (later 9th Duke of Argyll) 13 March 1879 – HRH The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (3rd son of Queen Victoria) and HRH Princess Louise of Prussia. 24 April 1880 – HRH Princess Frederica of Hanover (elder daughter of King George V of Hanover) and Luitbert, Von Pawel Rammingen. 27 April 1882 – HRH The Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (4th son of Queen Victoria) and HSH Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont. 6 July 1891 – HH Princess (Marie) Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (daughter of Princess Christian) and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt. 10 February 1904 – HRH Princess Alice Mary of Albany (daughter of the Duke of Albany) and HSH Prince Alexander of Teck (later Earl of Athlone). 15 June 1905 – HRH Princess Margaret of Connaught (daughter of the Duke of Connaught) and HRH Prince Gustaf Adolph of Sweden (later King Gustaf VI Adolph of Sweden). 2 September 1919 – Lady Helena Cambridge (daughter of the Marquess of Cambridge, and niece of Queen Mary) and Major John Gibbs, Coldstream Guards. 14 December 1957 – Anne Abel Smith (grand-daughter of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone) and David Liddell-Grainger. 18 July 1992 – Lady Helen Windsor (daughter of The Duke of Kent) and Timothy Taylor. 19 June 1999 – HRH The Prince Edward (3rd son of The Queen) and Sophie Rhys-Jones. 9 April 2005 – Service of Prayer and Dedication following the Marriage of HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall. 17 May 2008 – Peter Phillips (son of The Princess Royal) and Autumn Kelly 19 May 2018 – HRH Prince Henry of Wales and Ms Meghan Markle 12 October 2018 – HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Mr Jack Brooksbank 18 May 2019 – Lady Gabriella Windsor and Mr Thomas Kingston
29120	yago	2	4	https://black-family.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Helena	en	Princess Helena	https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/black-family/images/d/d8/Chrome_UB8v8AOBrg.png/revision/latest?cb=20200503165559	https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/black-family/images/d/d8/Chrome_UB8v8AOBrg.png/revision/latest?cb=20200503165559	[ "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/black-family/images/d/d8/Chrome_UB8v8AOBrg.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20200503165559", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ff185fe4-8356-4b6b-ad48-621b95a82a1d", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f3fc9271-3d5e-4c73-9afc-e6a9f6154ff1", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/464fc70a-5090-490b-b47e-0759e89c263f", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f7bb9d33-4f9a-4faa-88fe-2a0bd8138668" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Contributors to Black Family Wiki" ]	2024-07-29T22:27:06+00:00	Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of the United Kingdom (1846-1923) is the middle child and daughter of Queen Victoria. She is also the mother of Chrystle, Alby, Thora and Louie. Princess Helena has dark hair and like most of her siblings. She has been described as plump and some consider her the...	en	/skins-ucp/mw139/common/favicon.ico	Black Family Wiki	https://black-family.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Helena	Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of the United Kingdom (1846-1923) is the middle child and daughter of Queen Victoria. She is also the mother of Chrystle, Alby, Thora and Louie. Appearance[] Princess Helena has dark hair and like most of her siblings. She has been described as plump and some consider her the least attractive of Victoria's daughters. Her daughter recalls her amber eyes and lovely, auburn hair. Personality[] She is very talented: plays the piano exquisitely, has a distinct gift for drawing and painting in water-colours. She is brilliantly clever and has a wonderful head for business. History[] Helena was born the middle of Victoria and Albert's nine children. She was an active tomboy and loved the outside. She was very physical and often played outside with her best friend, her brother Affie. Helena, or "Lenchen", was often compared to her sister Louise, who was much more beautiful in their mother's opinion. Helena was an excellent piano player. She was there when her father died in 1861 and Helena, an emotional teenager often cried alone. From 1859 to 1863 Helena had an affair with Carl Ruland, the german teacher of her brother Bertie, who was banished when the Queen discovered it. Later, the elderly Prince Christian was called to court. He at first assumed the Queen wished to marry him and was surprised at the option of marrying Helena. Marriage[] Helena and Christian courted one another and got along great. Still, the marriage between them was controversial. Partly because Helena had loved another, partly because of the age difference (Christian was 35, Helena only 20) and also because Christian's family was an enemy of Denmark, and Helena's sister-in-law (Bertie's wife Alexandra) despised the both of them. The two lived near the Queen, in Frogmore House. They had four children Christian Vicor Albert Louis Ernest Anton (1867) Albert John Charles Frederick Alfred George (1868) Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena (1870) Marie Louise Augusta Christina Helena (1872) In short, their children were known as Chrystle, Alby, Thora and Louie. It is said Helena favoured her sons. Trivia[]
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29120	yago	3	54	https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/2018/01/royal-cartes-de-visite-part-two	en	Royal cartes de visite: Part Two	https://vitabrevis.ameri…DV-190x300-1.jpg	https://vitabrevis.ameri…DV-190x300-1.jpg	[ "https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Princess-Beatrice-by-Mayall-CDV-190x300-1.jpg?width=190&height=300&name=Princess-Beatrice-by-Mayall-CDV-190x300-1.jpg", "https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Princess-Helena-by-Levitsky-189x300-1.jpg?width=189&height=300&name=Princess-Helena-by-Levitsky-189x300-1.jpg", "https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Princess-Louise-by-Downey-187x300-1.jpg?width=187&height=300&name=Princess-Louise-by-Downey-187x300-1.jpg", "https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Prince-Arthur-by-Whitlock-CDV-189x300-1.jpg?width=189&height=300&name=Prince-Arthur-by-Whitlock-CDV-189x300-1.jpg", "https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Leopold-Duke-of-Albany-by-Downey-182x300-1.jpg?width=182&height=300&name=Leopold-Duke-of-Albany-by-Downey-182x300-1.jpg", "https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Princess-Beatrice-by-Downey-CDV-193x300-1.jpg?width=193&height=300&name=Princess-Beatrice-by-Downey-CDV-193x300-1.jpg", "https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/hubfs/Imported%20images/f0ca00236a2eb95f2a42a6692ce1ee9c%3Fs=96%26d=identicon%26r=g.jpeg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Scott C. Steward" ]	null	Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was created Prince Consort in 1857, the year his youngest child – Princess Beatrice – was born.	en	https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/hubfs/favicon.ico		https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/2018/01/royal-cartes-de-visite-part-two	[This series on royal cartes de visite began here.] Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was created Prince Consort in 1857, the year his youngest child – Princess Beatrice – was born. When the Prince Consort died in 1861, his eldest child (the Crown Princess of Prussia) was just 21, while Beatrice (shown here in 1860) was four years old. For the younger children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, their father receded from life and into legend. The mercurial Beatrice, an enchanting child, became a stately matron in her mother’s mold; her elder brother Arthur achieved distinction in the Army, while Leopold – who inherited his mother’s family’s strain of hemophilia – died young; Helena and Louise, so similar as young women, grew up to take different paths. Queen Victoria’s fifth child was Princess Helena, like Alice and Alfred given a first name not recently used in the royal family. (Princess Helena was named for Prince Albert's cousin the Duchess of Orléans.) The Queen, having married her eldest daughter advantageously (and abroad), now favored sons-in-law who would live with her at Windsor. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, much older than Helena and himself a younger son, proved an appealing choice for daughter as well as mother.[1] Princess Louise,[2] the sixth child and fourth daughter of Victoria and Albert, was the first member of the Queen’s family in three generations to marry (with the monarch’s permission) outside the established royal houses of Europe. Her husband, the heir of the Duke of Argyll, was about as grand a subject of the Queen as could be imagined, and, in fact, the marriage was not a particularly happy or successful one – but it was a precedent that could be cited in future. The third son and seventh child of the royal couple was named for his godfather, the Duke of Wellington, and like Wellington his future lay in the Army. During the reign of his nephew, King George V, the Duke of Connaught followed in his brother-in-law’s footsteps and served as Governor-General of Canada.[3] His elder daughter married the Crown Prince of Sweden; his son, Prince Arthur, married Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife in her own right, the granddaughter of King Edward VII. Prince Leopold’s illness overshadowed his life; he died at the age of thirty.[4] For all that, he was considered the most brilliant of the Queen’s sons, and, therefore, something of a danger within the royal household. Queen Victoria felt passionately about all her children, none of whom enjoyed easy relationships with their mother, and much as she worried about Leopold’s fragility she was by no means a pushover where he was concerned. Princess Beatrice was the ninth and last of her parents’ children. As a precocious child she amused the royal household in the years before her father’s death; thereafter she dwelled in the gloom of her mother’s perpetual mourning. She was not intended to marry: Queen Victoria had decided she disliked sharing her daughters with their husbands, and hoped to keep “the baby” at home with her. (This was not quite a selfish as it sounds – or, at least, there was ample precedent for families keeping their unmarried daughters at home to assist in domestic duties.) Beatrice escaped that fate by marrying into one of the most attractive semi-royal houses of the period – the Battenbergs, children of Prince Alexander of Hesse (the uncle of Princess Alice’s widower the Grand Duke of Hesse) and his morganatic wife Julie von Hauke, Princess of Battenberg. Princess Victoria of Hesse had already married Prince Louis of Battenberg; another one of Beatrice’s nieces hoped to marry the Prince of Bulgaria, Louis’s brother. Beatrice married Prince Henry of Battenberg, yet another brother, who proved to be just the son-in-law for whom the Queen had been searching. An 1897 family tree showing the royal family at that date may be seen here. Continued here. Notes [1] Prince Christian’s brother, the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, married Queen Victoria’s half-sister’s daughter, Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; he was also a loser in a dynastic struggle between the Princess of Wales’s father, the King of Denmark, and the King of Prussia – father-in-law of the Princess Royal. A generation later, the Duke and Duchess of Augustenburg’s daughter Augusta Victoria married the Princess Royal’s son, William, the future Kaiser Wilhelm II. [2] While the Princess Royal’s names included Louisa, this Princess Louise was named for her paternal grandmother, Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, the heiress of Gotha, who had died when Prince Albert was a child. [3] As Marquess of Lorne, the 9th Duke of Argyll served as Governor-General 1878–83; the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn held the post 1911–16.
29120	yago	2	18	https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/tag/princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom/	en	Princess Helena of the United Kingdom	https://europeanroyalhis…g_5728.png?w=200	https://europeanroyalhis…g_5728.png?w=200	[ "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-fb_img_1671979413412.jpg", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1200px-princess_helena_victoria_of_schleswig-holstein2c_1898.png?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220503_063106.jpg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/220px-pss_helena_victoria.png?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1bfc9e7d-0b58-40d4-868a-2ac5dc44743f.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/610c15a0-7355-4a31-82c8-d952c56ba4c3.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1b8122bf-3b35-4d5f-8c4a-31b7e8d99750.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/0e560b2f-788c-47b0-8aa3-1a048ca5ae71.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/3b427ff4-e970-42ab-80ca-9e14f60a0b82.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/438f9aeb-87e0-494f-92bd-a85fecedecb0.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/f8527571-ca25-4939-822f-627dddd62bf1.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/0e560b2f-788c-47b0-8aa3-1a048ca5ae71.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/9de0f758-acd3-4a5c-a344-50bf9d236de4.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/49ba4028-d27c-451d-a7e3-9bbe7a4e2a04.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/3c286e28-aa3e-4fbf-8596-f8e4e6a69525.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/b6dd52ef-a835-4dca-8a29-55ceed80bf9e.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/0b7d9078-dd5d-48d8-9724-0164e118f3f1.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/430144_10151160845308468_1828907828_n.jpg", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-img_5728.png?w=50", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-img_5728.png?w=50", "https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?v=noscript" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null	Posts about Princess Helena of the United Kingdom written by liamfoley63	en	https://europeanroyalhis…mg_5728.png?w=32	European Royal History	https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/tag/princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom/	Over the years, conflict arose between Duke Frederik Christian II of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Louise Auguste’s brother, King Frederik VI of Denmark, especially over the relationship of the double-duchies of Schleswig-Holstein and the Duke’s own small appanage around Sonderburg on the one hand and the Danish monarchy on the other. His wife remained loyal to the Danish royal house throughout these differences. The marriage eventually fell into acrimony and reproach, and Duke Frederik Christian II tried to legally limit Louise Auguste’s influence over their children’s futures. In 1810, Duke Frederik Christian II’s younger brother Charles August was chosen by the estates of the Swedish realm as that nation’s Crown Prince, to succeed the elderly and childless King Carl XIII. Following Charles August’s death in May 1810, Frederik Christian himself was the leading candidate to become the new heir to the Swedish throne. On August 8, 1810 he was elected Crown Prince by the estates. His election however, was reconsidered and withdrawn two weeks later and Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of France and Prince of Ponte Corvo, was elected instead. Children Frederik Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (September 28, 1765 – June 14, 1814 ) and his wife Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark and Norway (July 7, 1771 – January 13, 1843) had three children. Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark and Norway was the daughter of the Queen of Denmark-Norway, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, herself the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Though Princess Louise Auguste was officially regarded as the daughter of King Christian VII, it is widely accepted that her biological father was Johann Friedrich Struensee, the king’s royal physician and de facto regent of the country at the time of her birth. The couple’s three children were: 1. Princess Caroline Amalie (September 28, 1796 — March 9, 1881), married Prince Christian Frederik of Denmark and Norway in 1815. Princess Caroline Amalie was his second wife as Prince Christian Frederick had previously been married to Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1784 – 1840) a daughter of Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Duchess Charlotte Frederica was alleged to have had an affair with her singing teacher, Swiss-born singer and composer Édouard Du Puy, led to her removal from the court. For this reason, her husband divorced her in 1810, banished her from court, sent her into internal exile, and prohibited her from ever seeing her son, the future King Frederik VII of Denmark, again. Prince Christian Frederik was the future King Christian VIII of Denmark (September 18, 1786 – January 20, 1848) was King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, briefly he was Christian Frederick, King of Norway in 1814. Christian Frederick was the eldest son of Hereditary Prince Frederik of Denmark and Norway and Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Hereditary Prince Frederik of Denmark and Norway was a younger son of the deceased King Frederik V of Denmark-Norway and his second wife, Duchess Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and his mother was a daughter of Duke Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Since his cousin King Frederick VI had no sons, Christian Frederik was heir presumptive to the Danish throne from 1808. The personal relationship between Caroline Amalie and Christian Frederik was described as harmonious and as an image of the contemporary ideal of marriage. Her acceptance of her spouse’s infidelity was regarded as something suitable and appropriate within contemporary gender roles. Her amiable personality made her respected and well liked by the rest of the royal House, and she is described as a good stepmother of her stepson Crown Prince Frederik. In 1839, when King Frederik VI died, Caroline Amalie, as the wife of of the new King Christian VIII of Denmark, became Queen of Denmark. She was considered instrumental in the pro-German party on the matter of the duchies of Schleswig-Holstein. Caroline Amalie became a widow in 1848 and survived her spouse for more than thirty years. She took up residence at Sorgenfri Castle north of Copenhagen, but due to ill health she preferred to spend winters in southern Europe. She also outlived her stepson by seventeen years. Hence she lived to see Christian IX become king with her niece Louise of Hesse-Cassel as queen. She was a godmother of two future Kings (Christian X of Denmark and Haakon VII of Norway) and a future Empress, Dagmar of Denmark (Maria Feodorovna), the wife of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. During her life as a queen dowager, she enjoyed more popularity than she did as queen. She continued with her charitable projects: in 1852, she took over as protector of the charitable women’s society Det Kvindelige Velgørende Selskab after queen dowager Marie, and in 1863, she encouraged queen Louise to open the deaconess institution. She died in 1881 and was buried at Roskilde Cathedral next to Christian VIII. 2. Christian August II (July 19, 1798 — March 11, 1869), the Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg who was to become a pivotal figure in the Question of Schleswig-Holstein in the 1850s and 1860s. So as not to offend Danish national feelings, he was married in 1820 to a Danish relative, Countess Lovisa-Sophie of Danneskjold-Samsoe (1797–1867), a kinswoman of the kings of Denmark, belonging to a bastard branch of House of Oldenburg who descended illegitimately from Christian V of Denmark. 1848, German-nationalist sympathies prompted a rebellion in Schleswig-Holstein against Danish rule. A provisional government was established at Kiel under the Duke of Augustenborg, who travelled to Berlin to secure the assistance of Prussia in asserting his rights. The First War of Schleswig ensued. However, European powers were united in opposing any dismemberment of Denmark. Among others, Emperor Nicholas I of Russia, speaking with authority as Head of the elder Holstein-Gottorp line, regarded the Duke of Augustenborg a rebel. Russia had guaranteed Schleswig to the Danish crown by the treaties of 1767 and 1773. Duke Christian sold his rights to the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein to Denmark in aftermath of Treaty of London but later renounced his rights to the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein in favor of his son Prince Frederik August. In November 1863, his son Frederik proclaimed himself the rightful second Duke of Schleswig and Holstein as Duke Friedrich VIII. Duke Christian August died in 1869. Two of the sons of Christian August II and Lovisa-Sophie were: A) Prince Frederik Christian August (July 6, 1829 – January 14, 1880), later Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. He married Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg the second daughter of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by his wife Princess Feodora of Leiningen, who was the older, maternal half-sister of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Prince Frederik Christian August and Princess Adelheid had one surviving son and four daughters including Princess Augusta Victoria “Dona”, the German Empress as wife of German Emperor Wilhelm II. B) Frederick Christian Charles Augustus (January 1831 – October 28, 1917), later (1866) married his third cousin Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Gotha-Gotha) and settled in England. They were the parents of Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. 3. Frederik Emil August (August 23, 1800 — July 2, 1865 ), the “Prince” of Nør (Noer); he was married in 1829 to Countess Henriette Danneskjold-Samsøe (1806–1858), the younger sister of Countess Louise Sophie Danneskiold-Samsøe the wife of his older brother Duke Christian August II of Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. Prince Frederik Emil was created Prinz von Noer (“Prince of Noer”). Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena; May 3, 1870 – March 13, 1948) was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. From 1917 her name was simply Princess Helena Victoria. Princess Helena Victoria (always known to her family as Thora) was born at Frogmore House, near Windsor Castle. Her father was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the third son of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Countess Louise af Danneskjold-Samsøe. Her mother was Princess Helena, the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her parents resided in Britain from marriage. She was baptised in the private chapel at Windsor Castle on June 20, 1870. Her godparents were Queen Victoria, the Duchess of Cambridge (former Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel), Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Prince Valdemar of Denmark, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Princess Louise Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Caroline Amelie of Schleswig-Holstein (the latter two represented by the Duchess of Roxburghe). She was a bridesmaid at the 1885 wedding of her maternal aunt Princess Beatrice to Prince Henry of Battenberg and also at the wedding of her cousins the Duke and Duchess of York (future George V and Queen Mary) in 1893. She spent most of her childhood at Cumberland Lodge, her father’s residence as Ranger of Windsor Great Park. Known to her family as “Thora”, or sometimes “Snipe”, in reference to her sharp facial features, formally she used the names “Helena Victoria” from among her string of six given names. First World War As a male-line granddaughter of the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Helena Victoria would have been styled Serene Highness (Durchlaucht) in the German Empire. In May 1866, Queen Victoria had conferred the higher style of Highness upon any children to be born of the marriage of Princess Helena and Prince Christian, although the children were to remain Prince or Princess of Schleswig-Holstein. In June 1917, a notice appeared in the Court Circular that a Royal Warrant was to be prepared by George V dispensing with his cousins’ use of the “Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg” part of their titles. However no warrant was issued, nor were they formally granted the titles of Princesses of Great Britain and Ireland nor of the United Kingdom in their own right. In July 1917, King George V changed the name of the British royal family to the House of Windsor. He also relinquished, on behalf of himself and his numerous cousins who were British subjects, the use of their German titles, styles, and surnames. Princess Helena Victoria and her younger sister, Princess Marie Louise, thereupon ceased to use the territorial designation “of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.” Instead, they became known simply as “Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria” and “Her Highness Princess Marie Louise”. Although the two had borne German titles, their upbringing and domicile were entirely English. Later life Princess Helena Victoria never married. She followed her mother’s example in working for various charitable organizations, most notably YMCA, Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) and Princess Christian’s Nursing Home at Windsor. During World War I, she founded the YWCA Women’s Auxiliary Force. As its president, she visited British troops in France and obtained the permission of the Secretary of State for War, Lord Kitchener, to arrange entertainments for them. Between the world wars, she and her sister, Princess Marie Louise, were enthusiastic patrons of music at Schomberg House, their London residence. After a German air raid damaged the house in 1940, the two princesses moved to Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. In ill health and a wheelchair user after World War II, Princess Helena Victoria made one of her last major appearances at the November 20, 1947 wedding of her first cousin twice removed Princess Elizabeth, to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. Princess Helena Victoria died at Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square. Her funeral took place at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor and she was buried at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor Great Park. She died at the age of 77, the same age at which her mother, Princess Helena, had also died. Part II. Health Princess Helena’s health was not always robust, and she became was addicted to the drugs opium and laudanum. However, the Queen did not believe that Helena was really ill, often accusing her of hypochondria encouraged by an indulgent husband. Queen Victoria wrote to her daughter the Crown Princess of Prussia, complaining that Helena was inclined to “coddle herself (and Christian too) and to give way in everything that the great object of her doctors and nurse is to rouse her and make her think less of herself and of her confinement”. Not all of her health scares were brought on by hypochondria; in 1869, she had to cancel her trip to Balmoral Castle when she became ill at the railway station. In 1870, she was suffering from severe rheumatism and problems with her joints. In July 1871, she suffered from congestion in her lungs, an illness severe enough to appear in the Court Circular, which announced that her illness caused “much anxiety to members of the royal family”. In 1873, she was forced to recuperate in France as a result of illness, and in the 1880s she travelled to Germany to see an oculist. Nursing Helena had a firm interest in nursing, and was the founding chair of the Ladies’ Committee of the British Red Cross in 1870, playing an active role in recruiting nurses and organising relief supplies during the Franco-Prussian War. She subsequently became President of the British Nurses’ Association (RBNA) upon its foundation in 1887. In 1891, it received the prefix “Royal”, and received a Royal Charter the following year. She was a strong supporter of nurse registration, an issue that was opposed by both Florence Nightingale and leading public figures. Needlework Helena was also active in the promotion of needlework, and became the first president of the newly established School of Art Needlework in 1872; in 1876, it acquired the “royal” prefix, becoming the Royal School of Needlework. In Helena’s words, the objective of the school was: “first, to revive a beautiful art which had been well-nigh lost; and secondly, through its revival, to provide employment for gentlewomen who were without means of a suitable livelihood.” After Victoria Edwardian period In October 1900, while in Pretoria, South Africa, Prince Christian-Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, Helena’s favourite son, came down with malaria, and died of enteric fever, on 29 October 29, aged 33, after receiving Holy Communion in the presence of Lord Roberts and Prince Francis of Teck, the brother of the British queen Mary of Teck, wife of King the future King George V. The reason Prince Christian-Victor was in Pretoria was because he served as a staff officer in the Second Boer War, being involved in the relief of Ladysmith under General Sir Redvers Buller and later was with Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts. Prince Christian-Victor of Schleswig-Holstein Three months after the death of her son, Prince Christian-Victor, her mother, Queen Victoria, died at Osborne House on January 22, 1901. Her brother, the new King, Edward VII, did not have close ties with his surviving sisters, with the exception of Princess Louise. Helena’s nephew, Prince Alexander of Battenberg (later Marquess of Carisbrooke) recorded that Queen Alexandra was jealous of the royal family, and would not invite her sisters-in-law to Sandringham. Moreover, Alexandra never fully reconciled herself to Helena and Christian following their marriage controversy in the 1860s. Evidentially, the Royal Family was not very close and after the death of her mother and Princess Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings, and continued her role as a support to the monarchy and a campaigner for the many charities she represented. She and Christian led a quiet life, but did carry out a few royal engagements. On one such occasion, the elderly couple represented the King at the silver wedding anniversary, in 1906, of Emperor Wilhelm II (Helena’s nephew) and his wife Augusta-Victoria (Christian’s niece). During the Edwardian period, Helena visited the grave of her son, Prince Christian Victor, She was met by South African Prime Minister Louis Botha, but Jan Smuts refused to meet her, partly because he was bitter that South Africa had lost the war and partly because his son had died in a British concentration camp. Later years Her brother King Edward VII died on May 6, 1910, and her nephew became King George V of the United Kingdom. The First World War began four years after his death. Helena devoted her time to nursing, and her daughter, Princess Marie-Louise, recorded in her memoirs that requests for news of German loved ones would often reach Helena and her sisters. It was decided that the letters should be forwarded to Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, (born Princess Margaret of Connaught, niece of Princess Helena) as Sweden was neutral during the war. King Edward VII It was during the war that Helena and Christian celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1916, and despite the fact that Britain and Germany were at war, the Emperor Wilhelm II sent a congratulatory telegram to his aunt and uncle through the Crown Princess of Sweden. King George V and Queen Mary were present when the telegram was received, and the King remarked to Helena’s daughter, Marie-Louise, that her former husband, Prince Aribert of Anhalt, did her a service when he turned her out. When Marie-Louise said she would have run away to Britain if she was still married, the King said, “with a twinkle in his eye”, that he would have had to intern her. The conclusion will be tomorrow! HRH Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria; May 25, 1846 –June 9, 1923) was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Princess Helena was born at Buckingham Palace, the official royal residence in London of Queen Victoria. With Princess Helena birth on May 25, 1846, it was the day after her mother’s 27th birthday. Her father, Prince Albert, reported to his brother, Ernst II, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, that Helena “came into this world quite blue, but she is quite well now”. Princess Helena (right) with her brother Prince Alfred. Helena was Alfred’s favourite sister. Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. Prince Albert also said to his brother that the Queen “suffered longer and more than the other times and she will have to remain very quiet to recover. Albert and Victoria chose the names Helena Augusta Victoria. The German nickname for Helena was Helenchen, later shortened to Lenchen, the name by which members of the royal family invariably referred to Helena. As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised on July 25, 1846 at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. Her godparents were the Prince Friedrich-Wilhelm, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the husband of Queen’s cousin); Princess Helene, Duchess of Orléans (for whom the Queen’s mother the Duchess of Kent stood proxy); and Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge (the Queen’s aunt). Helena was a lively and outspoken child, and reacted against brotherly teasing by punching the bully on the nose. Her early talents included drawing. Lady Augusta Stanley, a lady-in-waiting to the Queen, commented favourably on the three-year-old Helena’s artwork. Like her sisters, she could play the piano to a high standard at an early age. Other interests included science and technology, shared by her father Prince Albert, and horseback riding and boating, two of her favourite childhood occupations. However, Helena became a middle daughter following the birth of Princess Louise in 1848, and her abilities were overshadowed by her more artistic sisters. Death of Prince Albert Helena’s father, Prince Albert, died on December 14, 1861. The Queen was devastated, and ordered her household, along with her daughters, to move from Windsor to Osborne House, the Queen’s Isle of Wight residence. Helena’s grief was also profound, and she wrote to a friend a month later: “What we have lost nothing can ever replace, and our grief is most, most bitter … I adored Papa, I loved him more than anything on earth, his word was a most sacred law, and he was my help and adviser … These hours were the happiest of my life, and now it is all, all over.” The Queen relied on her second eldest daughter Princess Alice as an unofficial secretary, but Alice needed an assistant of her own. Though Helena was the next eldest, she was considered unreliable by Victoria because of her inability to go long without bursting into tears. Therefore, Louise was selected to assume the role in her place. Alice was married to Prince Ludwig of Hesse and By Rhine in 1862, after which Helena assumed the role—described as the “crutch” of her mother’s old age by one biographer—at her mother’s side. In this role, she carried out minor secretarial tasks, such as writing the Queen’s letters, helping her with political correspondence, and providing her with company. Marriage Controversy Princess Helena began an early flirtation with her father’s former librarian, Carl Ruland, following his appointment to the Royal Household on the recommendation of Baron Stockmar in 1859. He was trusted enough to teach German to Helena’s brother, the young Prince of Wales, (future King Edward VII) and was described by the Queen as “useful and able”. When the Queen discovered that Helena had grown romantically attached to a royal servant, he was promptly dismissed back to his native Germany, and he never lost the Queen’s hostility. Following Ruland’s departure in 1863, the Queen looked for a husband for Helena. However, as a middle child, the prospect of a powerful alliance with a European royal house was low. Her appearance was also a concern, as by the age of fifteen she was described by her biographer as chunky, dowdy and double-chinned. Furthermore, Victoria insisted that Helena’s future husband had to be prepared to live near the Queen, thus keeping her daughter nearby. Her choice eventually fell on Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg; the match was politically awkward, and caused a severe breach within the royal family. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Schleswig and Holstein were two territories fought over between Prussia and Denmark during the First and Second Schleswig Wars. In the latter, Prussia and Austria defeated Denmark, but the duchies were claimed by Austria for Prince Christian’s family. However, following the Austro-Prussian War, in which Prussia invaded and occupied the duchies, they became Prussian, but the title Duke of Schleswig-Holstein was still claimed by Prince Christian’s family. The marriage, therefore, horrified King Christian IX of Denmark’s daughter, Alexandra, Princess of Wales, who exclaimed: “The Duchies belong to Papa.” Alexandra found support in her husband, his brother Prince Alfred, and his second sister, Princess Alice, who openly accused her mother of sacrificing Helena’s happiness for the Queen’s convenience. Princess Helena and Prince Christian Alice also argued that it would reduce the already low popularity of her sister, the Crown Princess of Prussia, at the court in Berlin. However, and unexpectedly, the Crown Princess, who had been a personal friend of Christian’s family for many years, ardently supported the proposed alliance. In September 1865, while visiting Coburg, The Princess Helena met Prince Christian for the first time. Despite the political controversies and their age difference—he was fifteen years her senior—Prince Christian was 35 and Helena was 21 at the time of her marriage-Helena was happy with Christian and was determined to marry him. As a younger son of a non-reigning duke, the absence of any foreign commitments allowed him to remain permanently in Britain—the Queen’s primary concern—and she declared the marriage would go ahead. Helena and Christian were actually third cousins in descent from Frederick-Louis, Prince of Wales. Relations between Helena and Alexandra remained strained, and Alexandra was unprepared to accept Christian (who was also a third cousin to Alexandra in descent from King Frederik V of Denmark) as either a cousin or brother-in-law. The Queen never forgave the Princess of Wales for accusations of possessiveness, and wrote of the Waleses shortly afterwards: “Bertie is most affectionate and kind but Alix [pet name for Alexandra] is by no means what she ought to be. It will be long, if ever, before she regains my confidence.” Engagement and wedding The engagement was declared on December 5, 1865, and despite the Prince of Wales’s initial refusal to attend, Princess Alice intervened, and the wedding was a happy occasion. The Queen allowed the ceremony to take place at Windsor Castle, albeit in the Private Chapel rather than the grander St George’s Chapel on July 5, 1866. The Queen relieved her black mourning dress with a white mourning cap which draped over her back. Seven days before the wedding, on 29 June 1866, the Queen granted her future son-in-law the style of Royal Highness by Royal Warrant. This Royal Warrant was only valid in the United King, in the North German Confederation where Prince Christian had the style of Highness. The main participants filed into the chapel to the sound of Beethoven’s Triumphal March, creating a spectacle only marred by the sudden disappearance of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, who had a sudden gout attack. Christian filed into the chapel with his two supporters, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and Prince Frederic of Schleswig-Holstein, and Helena was given away by her mother, who escorted her up the aisle with the Prince of Wales and eight bridesmaids. Christian looked older than he was, and one guest commented that Helena looked as if she was marrying an aged uncle. Indeed, when he was first summoned to Britain, he assumed that the widowed Queen was inspecting him as a new husband for herself rather than as a candidate for one of her daughters. The couple spent the first night of their married life at Osborne House, before honeymooning in Paris, Interlaken and Genoa. Helena and Christian were devoted to each other, and led a quiet life in comparison to Helena’s sisters. Following their marriage, they took up residence at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, the traditional residence of the Ranger of Windsor Great Park, the honorary position bestowed on Christian by the Queen. When staying in London, they lived at the Belgian Suite in Buckingham Palace. The couple had six children: Christian Victor in 1867, Albert in 1869, and Helena Victoria and Marie Louise in 1870 and 1872 respectively. Their last two sons died early; Harald died eight days after his birth in 1876, and an unnamed son was stillborn in 1877. Princess Louise, Helena’s sister, commissioned the French sculptor Jules Dalou to sculpt a memorial to Helena’s dead infants. The Christians were granted a parliamentary annuity of £6,000 a year, which the Queen requested in person. In addition, a dowry of £30,000 was settled upon, and the Queen gave the couple £100,000, which yielded an income of about £4,000 a year. As well as that of Ranger of Windsor Park, Christian was given the honorary position of High Steward of Windsor, and was made a Royal Commissioner for the Great Exhibition of 1851. However, he was often an absentee figurehead at the meetings, instead passing his time playing with his dog Corrie, feeding his numerous pigeons, and embarking on hunting excursions. Helena, as promised, lived close to the Queen, and both she and Beatrice performed duties for her. Beatrice, whom Victoria had groomed for the main role at her side, carried out the more important duties, and Helena took on the more minor matters that Beatrice did not have time to do. In later years, Helena was assisted by her unmarried daughter, Helena Victoria, to whom the Queen dictated her journal in the last months of her life.
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Married Prince Frederick William of Prussia She was born 21 November 1840 and died 5 August 1901 Her eldest son, Kaiser Willhelm II, was on the opposing side to his cousin King George V of Great Britain during World War One Albert, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII. Married Princess Alexandra…	en	https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/593a54ac256f250a2551f179655d74b86192397cfc01e687f24d5e9675125b3b?s=32	HistorianRuby: An Historian's Miscellany	https://historianruby.com/2018/10/10/the-children-of-queen-victoria-and-prince-albert/	Victoria, Princess Royal. Married Prince Frederick William of Prussia She was born 21 November 1840 and died 5 August 1901 Her eldest son, Kaiser Willhelm II, was on the opposing side to his cousin King George V of Great Britain during World War One Albert, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII. Married Princess Alexandra of Denmark Born 9 November 1841 and died 6 May 1910 His eldest son, Prince Albert Victor – the Duke of Clarence and Avondale, was linked to the Cleveland Street scandal and was posthumously accused of being Jack the Ripper (there is no evidence for this – court records prove he was not in London on several of the murder dates and he even dined with Queen Victoria on one crucial date) Princess Alice. Married Prince Louis of Hesse and the Rhine Born 25 April 1843 and died 14 December 1878 Queen Victoria was so revolted that Alice preferred to breastfeed her children, she named one of the royal cows on her estates ‘Princess Alice’. Alice’s daughter, Alexandra (Princess Alix of Hesse), married Tsar Nicholas II and was murdered by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution Prince Alfred. Married Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia Born 6 August 1844 and died 30 July 1900 Known as Affie, he enjoyed a Naval career and inherited the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg on the death of his uncle – his brother, the Prince of Wales, having renounced his claim Princess Helena. Married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Born 25 Mary 1846 and died 9 June 1923 Helena and Christian enjoyed a 50-year marriage, the first members of the royal family to reach that milestone since King George III and Queen Charlotte Princess Louise. Married John Campbell, Marquis of Lorne Born 18 March 1848 and died 3 December 1939 Louise studied at the National Art Training School in Kensington, London and was the first female sculptor to have a statue erected in public – the statue depicted her mother, Queen Victoria Prince Arthur. Married Princess Louise of Prussia Born 1 May 1850 and died 16 January 1942 Arthur went to the Royal Military College at Woolwich and enjoyed a full military career. He lived till the age of 91 Prince Leopold. Married Princess Helen of Waldeck-Pyrmont Born 7 April 1853 and died 28 March 1884 Leopold was a haemophiliac – the first known sufferer in the royal family and believed to be a genetic mutation from his mother. His sister Alice was a carrier. Her daughter Alix’s son, Tsarevitch Alexis, was also a victim of this cruel disease. Leopold died after a fatal brain haemorrhage resulting from a fall downstairs aged 31 Princess Beatrice. Married Prince Henry of Battenberg Born 14 April 1857 and died 26 October 1944 Two of Beatrice’s three sons were haemophiliacs and her daughter was a carrier and took the disease into the Spanish royal family Sources: http://www.historyinanhour.com/2014/01/22/victoria-alberts-children/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/wilhelm_kaiser_ii.shtml http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/haemophilia.html https://www.spectator.co.uk/2014/01/the-mystery-of-princess-louise-by-lucinda-hawksley-review/

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