Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
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| Princess Victoria Adelaide | |
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| Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |
| Consort to | Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Issue | |
| Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Västerbotten Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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| Full name | |
| Victoria Adelaide Helen Louise Mary Frederica | |
| Titles and styles | |
| HH The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha HRH The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha HSH Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein |
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| Royal house | House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
| Father | Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Glücksburg |
| Mother | Princess Caroline of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
| Born | 31 December 1885 Holstein, Germany |
| Died | 3 October 1970 (aged 84) |
Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein (formerly Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein; 31 December 1885 – 3 October 1970) was the consort of Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
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[edit] Early life
Princess Victoria was born in Holstein, Germany. Her parents were Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Caroline of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
[edit] Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
On 11 October 1905, at Glücksburg Castle, Holstein, she married Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the only son of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and Princess Helena of Waldeck. Carl Eduard was born HRH Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany, a grandson of Queen Victoria. Victoria then assumed the title of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
[edit] Later life
In 1918, the Duke was forced to abdicate his ducal throne, following the end of World War I, forcing the family to become private citizens. After World War II, the couple fled to Austria following the seizure of their properties in East Germany by the Soviet Union.
[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms
[edit] Titles
- 31 December 1885 – 11 October 1905: Her Serene Highness Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
- 11 October 1905 – 28 March 1919: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- 28 March 1919 – 1970: Her Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
[edit] Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | 2 August 1906 | 4 May 1972 | married (1; unequally, renouncing his rights to the headship of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), 9 March 1932, Feodora, Baroness von der Horst; divorced 1962; had issue (2), 5 May 1963, Maria Theresia Reindl; no issue |
| Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | 18 January 1908 | 28 November 1972 | married, 20 October 1932, Prince Gustav Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten; had issue, inc. Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden |
| Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | 24 August 1909 | 26 November 1943 | |
| Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | 22 June 1912 | 5 September 1983 | married (1), 14 December 1931, Friedrich Wolfgang Otto, Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen; divorced 2 May 1938; had issue (2), 22 June 1938, Captain Max Schnirring; he died 1944; had issue (3), 23 December 1946, Karl Andree; divorced 27 December 1947; no issue |
| Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | 29 November 1918 | 23 January 1998 | married (1), 25 January 1942, Victoria Louisa, Countess of Solms-Baruth; divorced 19 September 1947; had issue (2), 14 February 1948, Denyse Henrietta de Muralt; divorced 17 September 1964; had issue (3), 30 October 1964, Katrin Bremme; no issue |
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