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This Date in History: November 21, 1840. Birth of Victoria Princess Royal and German Empress.

21 Thursday Nov 2019

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Crown Princess Victoria, Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany, Empress Frederick, Otto von Bismark, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

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Victoria, Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa; November 21, 1840 – August 5, 1901) was German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Friedrich III. She was the eldest child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and was created Princess Royal in 1841.

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Educated by her father in a politically liberal environment, Victoria was betrothed at the age of sixteen to Prince Friedrich of Prussia and supported him in his views that Prussia and the later German Empire should become a constitutional monarchy on the British model. Criticised for this attitude and for her English origins, Victoria suffered ostracism by the Hohenzollerns and the Berlin court. This isolation increased after the arrival of Otto von Bismarck (one of her most staunch political opponents) to power in 1862.

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Victoria was empress for only a few months, during which she had opportunity to influence the policy of the German Empire. Friedrich III died in 1888 – just 99 days after his accession – from laryngeal cancer and was succeeded by their son Wilhelm II, who had much more conservative views than his parents. After her husband’s death, she became widely known as Empress Frederick (German: Kaiserin Friedrich).

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The empress dowager then settled in Kronberg im Taunus, where she built Friedrichshof, a castle, named in honour of her late husband. Increasingly isolated after the weddings of her younger daughters, Victoria died of breast cancer on August 5, 1901, not long after her mother’s death on January 22, 1901.

Pictures from the Birthday of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.

27 Sunday May 2018

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Copenhagen, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Crown Princess Victoria, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, King Constantine II of Greece, King Philippe of the Belgians, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands., Queen Margrethe II of Denmark., Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark celebrated his 50th birthday with a glittering gala at one of Copenhagen’s palaces, attended by fellow European royals.

The heir apparent arrived at the dinner at Christiansborg Palace on Saturday night in full military regalia flanked by his exquisitely-dressed wife Crown Princess Mary.

Frederik’s impressive uniform included gold epaulets, a red-and-gold collar, and a chest full of medals, while he carried an elaborate fur hat in his white-gloved left hand along with a sword.

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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden

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King Philippe and Queen Matilde of the Belgians

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

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King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (Sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark)

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Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Marie-Theresa of Luxembourg

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Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden

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Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

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Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece (Prince and Prince of Denmark)

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Princess Marie-Olympia of Greece and Denmark

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Funeral of Count Carl Johan Bernadotte

14 Monday May 2012

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Today, May 14, 2012, the funeral of Count Carl Johan Bernadotte took place at Maria Church in Bastad, Sweden. Pictured are some of the Swedish royal family and members of other royal families related to Count Carl Johan. Princess Benedicte of Denmark and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Prince Daniel, Crown Princess Victoria, Queen Silvia, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prince Henrik of Denmark.

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