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Princess Charlotte of Prussia (German: Victoria Elisabeth Augusta Charlotte Prinzessin von Preußen; 24 July 1860 – 1 October 1919) was Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen from 1914 to 1918 as the wife of Bernhard III, the duchy's last ruler.
Alexandra Feodorovna (Russian: Алекса́ндра Фёдоровна, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandrə ˈfjɵdərəvnə]), born Princess Charlotte of Prussia (13 July 1798 – 1 November 1860), was Empress of Russia as the wife of Emperor Nicholas I (r. 1825–1855).
Jul 24, 2015 · Learn about the life and scandals of Charlotte of Prussia, the eldest granddaughter of Queen Victoria and the first to give birth to a great grandchild. Find out how she struggled with health, family and society issues in 19th century Germany.
- A Troubled Princess
- A Broken Engagement and A Flight
- Enter Prince Leopold
- 18 Months of Happiness
- Aftermath of Her Death
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Princess Charlotte was the child of a broken marriage and from the time she was three, she never lived with either of her parents. Her father gave her erratic and intermittent attention, and she was always closer to her mother, though Caroline’s life was becoming an open scandal that threatened to engulf her daughter. She was an endearing, though w...
When Charlotte was 15, her grandfather descended into his final attack of insanity and her father became Prince Regent. She was now completely in his power. At the end of 1813, just before her 18th birthday, she was pressurised into becoming engaged to the Hereditary Prince of Orange, the heir to the Dutch throne. No sooner had she consented than s...
Charlotte now realised that the only way she could free herself from her father’s tyranny was to find a husband, but one she had chosen for herself. Her choice fell on Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, whom she had met when he came to England in the summer of 1814. He was young and handsome, a gallant soldier, but also a younger son without land or mo...
Charlotte and Leopold went to live at Claremont House, near Esher in Surrey. They lived quietly and happily, doing good works in the neighbourhood, with occasional theatre visits to London. It was under their patronage that the theatre was founded which was later to be known as the Old Vic. Early in 1817 Charlotte became pregnant. On 3 November, ab...
The country went into shocked mourning for its “people’s princess”. The grief was compounded by a succession crisis and Charlotte’s middle-aged uncles entered hasty marriages to ensure the continuance of the dynasty. The result was the birth of the future Queen Victoria to Edward, Duke of Kent, and Leopold’s sister, Victoire of Saxe-Coburg. Leopold...
Learn about the life and death of Princess Charlotte, the heiress presumptive to the British throne, who married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg in 1816. Discover how her rebellious spirit, her unhappy childhood, and her stillborn son shaped her fate and legacy.
- Anne Stott
Born on July 13, 1798; died on November 1, 1860; daughter of Frederick William III, king of Prussia (r. 1797–1840), and Louise of Prussia (1776–1810);married Nicholas I (1796–1855), tsar of Russia (r. 1825–1855), on July 13, 1817; children: Alexander II, tsar of Russia (r. 1855–1881); Constantine Nicholaevitch (who married Alexandra ...
Princess Charlotte of Prussia (German: Victoria Elisabeth Augusta Charlotte Prinzessin von Preußen; 24 July 1860 – 1 October 1919) was Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen from 1914 to 1918 as the wife of Bernhard III. She was the eldest daughter of Frederick III, German Emperor and Victoria, Princess Royal.
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Description. Princess Philippine was the daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophie Dorothea of Hanover, George II’s sister. In 1733 she married Charles, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1713-80) and the couple had many children.
