Princess Alice was known for her nursing - both with her father, Albert and in military hospitals during the Austro-Prussian War. Princess Alice (25 April 1843 – 14 December 1878)
He died aged 68 on after several heart attacks and was succeeded his son King George V. He reigned for nine years, overseeing military reforms and was known as "peacemaker" for fostering good relations with foreign powers. On the death of Queen Victoria on 22 January 1901, Edward became king, marking the beginning of the Edwardian era.
Edward VII (9 November 1841 – )Įdward was born a year after his sister and lived much of his life as the Prince of Wales. Following her husband's death, Victoria lived as empress dowager before her death from breast cancer in 1901 at the age of 60. He later succeeded his father as German Emperor in 1888, but his reign was cut short by cancer of the larynx within ninety-nine days of his coronation. In 1858, Victoria married Prince Frederick William of Prussia.
Victoria and Albert's first child, Victoria was given the title Princess Royal the year after her birth. Princess Royal Victoria (21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901) and Prince Albert (1819 - 1861) had a total of nine children. How many children did Queen Victoria have? Queen Victoria and her family were seen by the public as a harmonious and happy image of domestic life. Find out more about her fascinating life with Prince Albert and her children. royalty-nobilityroyalty-nobility 39.00 Fonthill Media Ana de Sagrera add-to-cart //////////////////////////////42893404504284 Default Title 28.00 39.Queen Victoria reigned over Britain for 63 years - the longest rule after Elizabeth II. A Spanish biographer and historian, she also published lives of Primo de Rivera Eugenie, Empress of the French and Queen Mercedes of Spain. The lives and mutually supportive friendship of Queen Ena of Spain and her cousin Infanta Beatrice during a turbulent era. Author(s): Ana de Sagrera View similar titles 7665502388444 Ena and Bee: Queen Victoria’s Spanish Granddaughters 28.00 ////GBP InStock Print Books Ana de Sagrera Best-sellers Biography Discover Books History History Bestsellers Latest Books Royalty & NobilityĤ6 black-and-white and colour photographs This dual biography, written by Anna de Sagrera with additional material from Doña Beatriz, Bee’s granddaughter, looks in depth at the friendship of the mutually supportive cousins against the often-turbulent background of 20th century Spanish politics. Bee died in 1966 and Ena three years later. They later returned to Spain, staying there for the rest of their lives. Bee and her husband Ali were more popular, although personal differences between them and the King resulted in their temporary exile for the first years of their marriage. The King abdicated in 1931 and they led separate lives in exile until he died in 1941. Ena’s marriage proved unhappy with the ill-health of her haemophiliac sons and her husband’s infidelities. Three years later, Bee married his cousin, Infante Don Alfonso. In 1906, Ena became the consort of King Alfonso XIII, who had been sovereign since his birth in 1886. Princess Eugenia (Ena) of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice (Bee) of Saxe Coburg, granddaughters of Queen Victoria of England, married into the Spanish royal family.