#Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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Romanov relatives: Alexandra of Edinburgh with her son Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Alexandra was the third daughter of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna and Prince Alfred. Known as 'Sandra,' she was somewhat less-famous than her elders sisters Marie of Romania and Victoria Melita. Gottfried was her eldest child and only surviving son. He married Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, eldest sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg(nèe Edinburgh), with her first cousin 1x, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna, during February of 1900. 🥹🤍💐

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1844 Princess Helena of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Duchess of Wurttemberg by ? (location ?). From tumblr.com/fashionsfromthepast/695466970690322432. Fixed spots in dress, hair, and sky to left. Blurred curtain and part of one of her hands. 1280X1577 @72 631kj.

1845 Prinzessin Auguste Ferdinande von Bayern, Erzherzogin von Österreich-Toskana by Joseph Karl Stieler (location ?). From Wikimedia 2654X3307 @96 2.7Mj.

1845 Alexandra Amalie von Bayern by Joseph Karl Stieler (Schönheitengallerie, Schloß Nymphenburg - München, Bayern, Germany). From the lost gallery's photostream on flickr;reduced wrinling and fixed spots w Pshop 1746X2400 @72 1Mj.

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Princess Alice of Battenberg (Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie; 1885 – 1969) - Princess of Greece and Denmark

One of her Great-Grandmothers was Queen Victoria; her maternal grandmother was Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine; her mother was Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, sister of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia; her father was Prince Louis of Battenberg. Her son was Prince Phillip, consort of Queen Elizabeth II.

She married Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark

She had five children: Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Theodora, Margravine of Baden

Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse

Sophie, Princess George of Hanover

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Alice suffered incredibly through her life, but she did not let that stop her from always thinking of others; she was born with a hearing deficit and her brilliant mother Victoria, taught her to lip read not in one but several languages. She had a husband who preferred to gamble in Montecarlo to being with his wife and children or...anything else. She was diagnosed with squizophrenia (there is no evidence that this was a correct diagnosis even though it was issue by Dr. Freud himself) and her pelvic organs irradiated to produce an early menopause (this was supposed to relieve the symptoms according to the medical thinking of the times). She lost her daughter Cecilie in a plane crash.

Yet, like her grandmother Alice, helping others came to her naturally. Israel gave her the award Righteous Among the Nations, bestowed on people who risked their own lives to help Jewish people survive the Holocaust. She worked for the Swiss Red Cross.

The princess founded a nursing order of Greek Orthodox nuns, the Christian Sisterhood of Martha and Mary, modelled after the convent that her aunt, the martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, had founded in Russia in 1909. She dedicated herself to helping others but eventually the order failed because of lack of funds.

And besides all of that, she was beautiful.

She died at Buckingham Palace at the age of 84.

(I have to add something here: Alice's smile in the picture is one of the most open, sweetest, tenderest, and most beautiful smiles I have ever seen. It filled me with awe, and thinking about her life brought tears to my eyes)

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"SECRETS IN OIL: UNVEILING THE PRINCESSES OF SAXE-COBURG" ♥️👑🖌

"Heinrich von Angeli: The Royal Brush and the Royal Sisters' Gaze" 🖌🌞🌏

Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh, Grand Duchess of Hesse, is shown looking to the left in a pale blue dress with lace over her shoulders and a rose at her breast. 💙✨️

This portrait was painted for Queen Victoria, who was Princess Victoria Melita's grandmother. In 1894 Victoria married her first cousin, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, following the wishes of their shared grandmother, Queen Victoria, but their marriage was a failure and Victoria went on to scandalize the royal families of Europe by divorcing her husband in 1901 and marrying her first love, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia, in 1905.

Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, is shown with head and shoulders to the front, in evening dress with a fur-edged wrap. 💖✨️

The third daughter of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, she was married in 1896 to Prince Ernst, of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. This portrait was painted for Queen Victoria, who was Princess Alexandra's grandmother.

"As we admire this artwork, let's reflect on the lives of Victoria Melita and Alexandra. Born into a lineage that intertwined with the most powerful dynasties of Europe, their stories are woven into the fabric of history. Victoria Melita, a granddaughter of both Queen Victoria and Emperor Alexander II, led a life marked by scandal and romance, defying royal norms to marry the man she loved. Her sister Alexandra, though less known, shared in the family's complex web of alliances that shaped the course of European history.❤️

So, as you behold this masterpiece, ponder this: What secrets do the serene faces of Victoria Melita and Alexandra hold? What whispers of the past might echo through the halls of their royal lineage? Angeli's painting is not just a visual delight; it's a silent testament to the tumultuous and fascinating era it represents. Dive into the depths of this canvas and discover the stories that lie beneath the surface."🫀👑

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'The Duke and Duchess of York and Bridesmaids' by W. & D. Downey, c. 1893, © National Portrait Gallery, London

Standing [L-R] Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess of Russia, King George V, Princess Victoria of Wales, and Maud, Queen of Norway

Sitting [L-R] Princess Alice of Greece and Denmark, Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden, (sitting on the floor) Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh, Duchess of Galliera, Queen Mary, Victoria Eugenie 'Ena' of Battenberg, Queen of Spain, and Princess Patricia of Connaught, later Lady Patricia Ramsay

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Princess Beatrice and her bridesmaids.

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Princess Alexandra of Edinburg, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, by von Angeli, 1898.

Credits: The Royal Collection

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Royal Wedding on 25 November 1925 in Langenburg.

Prince Karl of Leiningen (27) and Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia (18).

The bridegroom was the third child and second born son of Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen and his wife Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. His eldest brother, Emich Ernst, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen, died at the age of twenty-one in 1918. So, Prince Karl became his father's heir.

Both of his parents were related to Queen Victoria.

The bride was the eldest child of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich and his wife Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her mother was previously married to Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and had a child by her first marriage, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine who sadly died of virulent tiphoid fever in 1903.

The dashing bride wearing her maternal grandmother's wedding dress.

The wedding ceremony

The bride and her first cousin Princess Irma of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

The wedding guests

Back row: Prince Hermann of Leiningen, Princess Marie Melita of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Prince Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, unknown man, Infanta Beatrice Duchess of Galliera, unknown man and Infante Alfonso Duke of Galliera.

Middle row: Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, unknown woman, Prince Ernst II of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess Consort Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Heinrich XLV, Hereditary Prince Reuss Younger Line, Prince Hesso of Leiningen, Emich 5th Prince of Leiningen, Duchess Marie Antoinette of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Princess Viktoria Countess of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim and unknown people.

Front row: Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich, Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna, Princess Irma of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Duchess Victoria Adelaide of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich and Grand Duchess Elisabeth of Oldenburg.

Some royal guests

Back row: Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess Irma of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Front row: Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich and Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

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Romanov relatives: Children of Alexandra of Edinburgh/Coburg

Alexandra, called Sandra, was the third daughter of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna and Prince Alfred. She married Ernest of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and had five children, although the youngest, Alfred, died shortly after birth. Here are her four surviving children: Marie Melita, Irma, Gottfried, and Alexandra.

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Olga Nikolaevna with her Aunt Olga and Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 1900, Winter Palace.

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The Princesses of Edinburgh. The daughters of Prince Alfred and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and later Saxe-Coburg & Gotha. 

From left to right:

Princess Beatrice, Duchess of Galliera;

Princess Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine [1894-1901] and later Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna [1905-1936];

Princess Alexandra, Princess consort of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; and,

Queen Marie of Romania.

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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900) with his family and friends in Coburg. The Duke of Edinburgh is seated beside a small table. Seated to the left is Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884-1966), holding a dog. Sitting to the right are Marie, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1853-1920) and Grand Duke Paul of Russia (1860-1919). There is a small bulldog sitting at the Duchess's feet. Among those standing behind are Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874-99), Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1878-1942) and Prince Ernest of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1863-1950).

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