Victoria of the United Kingdom

Princess Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary of the United Kingdom

Daughter of Edward VII. King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910) and his wife Alexandra, Princess of Denmark (1844-1925)

Born: Marlborough House, London 6. Jul 1868

Christened: Marlborough House 6. Aug 1868

Godparents:

• Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (paternal grandmother)

• Alexander II. Emperor of Russia (her maternal aunt’s father in law)

• Alexander Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia (her maternal aunt’s husband)

• Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (her paternal uncle)

• Ludwig IV. Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (her paternal aunt’s husband)

• Georg, Prince of Hesse-Cassel (her mother’s great-uncle)

• Olga, Queen of the Hellenes (her maternal uncle’s wife)

• The Dowager Queen of Denmark (born Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)

• Marie, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (born Princess of Hesse-Cassel)

• Princess Mary Adelaide, Princess of Teck (her paternal grandmother’s cousin)

• Marie, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau (born Princess of Hesse-Cassel)

Died: Coppins, Buckinghamshire 3. Dec 1935

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 and godparents see Yvonne Demoskoff: Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/index.htm