Helena of the United Kingdom
Princess Helena Augusta Virctoria of the United Kingdom, called “Lenchen” by her family.
Daughter of Albert, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861) and Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Born: Buckingham Palace, London 25. May 1846
Christened: Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace 25. Jul 1846
Godparents:
Helene, Duchess d’Orléans (born Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
Friedrich Wilhelm, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (husband of Queen Victoria’s cousin, Princess Augusta)
Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge (born Princess of Hesse-Cassel, her great-aunt)
Married: Private Chapel, Windsor Castle 5. Jul 1866 Christian, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1831-1917), son of Christian August II. Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1798-1869) and his wife Lovisa-Sophie grevinnan Danneskjold-Samsøe (1797-1867).
Issue:
Christian Viktor, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1867-1900)
Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1869-1931)
Helena Victoria, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1870-1948)
Marie Louise, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1872-1956) m. 1891 (ann. 1900) Aribert, Prince of Anhalt (1866-1933)
Harald, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Cumberland Lodge, Windsor 12. May 1876- ibid. 20. May 1876)
Stillborn Son (Cumberland Lodge 7. May 1877)
Died: Schomberg House, London 9. Jun 1923
Buried: Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor
Marlene A. Eilers ”Queen Victoria’s Descendants”, Rosvall Royal Books 1997; Alison Weir: “Britain’s Royal Families”, Vintage Books 2008; Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. III/1, 1983, Verlag J. A. Stargaardt; for christening see Yvonne Demoskoff: Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/index.htm