Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein

Infobox British Royalty|royal|consort
name =Princess Victoria Adelaide


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caption = Victoria Adelaide with husband Charles Edward
title =Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
spouse =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
full name =Victoria Adelaide Helena Louise Mary Frederica
" _de. Viktoria Adelheid Helene Luise Marie Friederike"
titles ="HH" The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
"HRH" The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
"HSH" Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
royal house =House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
father =Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
mother =Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
date of birth =birth date|1885|12|31|df=y
place of birth =Holstein, Germany
date of death =death date and age|1970|10|3|1885|12|31|df=y|

Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein (Christened as "Princess Viktoria Adelheid Helene Luise Marie Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg"; 31 December 1885 – 3 October 1970) was the consort of Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Early life

Princess Victoria was born in Holstein, Germany. Her parents were Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.

Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

On 11 October 1905, at Glücksburg Castle, Holstein, she married Charles Edward, 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".

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.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles

*31 December 1885 – 11 October 1905: "Her Serene Highness" Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
*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

Issue

Ancestry

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1= 1. Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
2= 2. Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
3= 3. Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
4= 4. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
5= 5. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
6= 6. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
7= 7. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
8= 8. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
9= 9. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
10= 10. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
11= 11. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
12= 12. Christian, Duke of Augustenborg
13= 13. Countess Lovisa-Sophie Danneskiold-Samsøe
14= 14. Ernst, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
15= 15. Princess Feodora of Leiningen
16= 16. Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
17= 17. Countess Friederike of Schlieben
18= 18. Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel
19= 19. Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway
20= 20. Philip II Ernest, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
21= 21. Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal
22= 22. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
23= 23. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
24= 24. Frederik Christian II, Duke of Augustenborg
25= 25. Louise Auguste of Denmark
26= 26. Christian Conrad Sophus, Count of Danneskiold-Samsøe
27= 27. Johanne Henriette Valentine Kaas
28= 28. Carl Ludwig III, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
29= 29. Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth
30= 30. Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen
31= 31. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld