Nerdy nuggets of royal history.
Full Name: Arthur William Patrick Albert Born: 1st May 1850 Married: Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia Died: 16th January 1942 Buried: Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore Arthur was born at Buckingham Palace in 1850, the third son and seventh child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. It has been suggest that he was his mother's favourite. Like... Continue Reading →
Full Name: Louisa Caroline Alberta Born: 18th March 1848 Married: John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll Died: 3rd December 1939 Buried: Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore Princess Louise was born at Buckingham Palace, the fourth daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was Christened Louisa Caroline Alberta, however was always known as... Continue Reading →
Full Name: Helena Augusta Victoria Born: 25th May 1846 Married: Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Died: 9th June 1923 Buried: St George's Chapel, Windsor Princess Helena was born at Buckingham Palace the day after her mother's 27th Birthday. She was the third daughter and fifth child of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria and her labour... Continue Reading →
Full Name: Alfred Ernest Albert Born: 6th August 1844 Married: Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia Died: 30th July 1900 Buried: Royal Mausoleum, Coburg Alfred was born in 1844 at Windsor Castle. Upon his birth, he became 2nd in line to the British throne right behind his elder brother Bertie and remained there until 1864... Continue Reading →
Full Name: Alice Maud Mary Born: 25th April 1843 Married: Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse Died: 14th December 1878 Buried: Grand Ducal Mausoleum, Rosenhöhe The third child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Alice's birth prompted the royals to buy a new home for their expanding family. Osborne House on the Isle of... Continue Reading →
Full Name: Albert Edward Born: 9th November 1841 Married: Alexandra of Denmark Died: 6th May 1910 Buried: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle The first son and therefore the heir to the throne, Albert Edward, known as Bertie was born less than a year after his sister Vicky. His choice of name was after his... Continue Reading →
Full Name: Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa Born: 21st November 1840 Married: German Emperor Frederick III of Prussia Died: 5th August 1901 Buried: Royal Mausoleum, Potsdam The first born child to Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert, Vicky’s birth was an initial disappoint owing to her gender. Nevertheless, her upbringing did not reflect this as... Continue Reading →
Born: 26th May 1867, Kensington Palace Daughter of Francis, Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge Married: George V, 6th July 1893 Chapel Royal St. James's Palace Died: 24th March 1953, Marlborough House The grandmother to our current Queen and a personal favourite of Queen Victoria, Mary of Teck spanned two Queen's reigns.... Continue Reading →
Born: 4th August 1900, birth location not known but possibly Westminster or Hertfordshire Daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecelia Cavendish-Bentinck Married: Prince Albert (later George VI) April 1923 Died: 30th March 2002, Royal Lodge at Windsor Queen Elizabeth, more commonly known as the Queen Mother was the 9th of... Continue Reading →
Born: 14th December 1895, York Cottage, Norfolk Son of George V and Mary of Teck Married: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1923 Died: 6th February 1952, Sandringham House Norfolk George VI (born Albert Frederick Arthur George, known to the family as Bertie) was born during his great-grandmother Queen Victoria's reign. At this time Britain held a vast Empire... Continue Reading →
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