#duchess helena of albany

[princessvictoriamelita]

Helena, Duchess of Albany and her two children, Princess Alice and Prince Charles Edward, late 1880s.

[teatimeatwinterpalace]

Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Duchess of Albany by Carl Rudolph Sohn, 1882

‘Helen is tall, & “élancée”, with a fine figure, rich colour, very dark hair, dark brown, deep set eyes, & a sweet smile. She has a charming, friendly manner & is very affectionate & warm hearted.’ Queen Victoria

The Queen was pleased with Sohn's painting which she described as 'vy. like & vy fine. He is, after Angeli, one of the best Portrait Painters I know'. (x)

[catherinetheprincessofwales]

Wedding Portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s children (9 of 10) and their respective spouses, 1858 - 1885.

Victoria, Princess Royal (eldest daughter) married Prince Frederick William of Prussia (later German Emperor Frederick III and Empress Victoria) on January 25, 1858. Portrait by John Phillip.

Princess Alice (second daughter) married Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by the Rhine on July 1, 1862. Portrait by William Powell Frith.

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales married Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) on March 10, 1863. Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.

Princess Helena (third daughter) married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein on July 5, 1866. Portrait by Christian Karl Magnussen.

Princess Louise (fourth daughter) married John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll on March 21, 1871. Portrait by Sydney Prior Hall.

Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha married Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia on January 23, 1874. Portrait by Nicholas Chevalier.

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (third son) married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia on March 13, 1879. Portrait by Sydney Prior Hall.

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (fourth son) married Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont on April 27, 1882. Portrait by Sir James Dromgole Linton.

Princess Beatrice (youngest daughter) married Prince Henry of Battenberg on July 23, 1885. Portrait by Richard Catton Woodville.

[foreverinthepagesofhistory]

@archduchessofnowhere is that Marie-Sophie Duchess of Alenćon next to Queen Alexandra? (it might be a different one of Sisi’s sisters but I’m not as familiar with them as you are)

Also people i can identify in this photo are (from left to right): Prince George of Greece and Denmark , Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, Princess Louise Duchess of Fife, King Edward VII, Princess Alice of Albany, Princess Helena Duchess of Albany, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, Prince Charles Edward of Albany, Princess Victoria of Wales, Queen Maud of Norway, Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (?)

[glitterofthepast]

Princess Helena of Waldeck Pyrmont on her wedding day to Leopold of Albany, youngest son of Queen Victoria. Photo colored by me.

[carolathhabsburg]

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Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany as Mary Beaton. 1890.

[timmymyluv]

let others wage war: you,happy child, marry-

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theme(s): politics, war, marriage, dynastic conflicts, alliances, romance, sexual content (eventual), childbirth, gender/society criticisms, class warfare/analysis and more

warning(s): adult content incl unprotected sex, oral (m/f receiving) , masturbation, infidelity, minor character death, miscarriages and more (18+ eventually)

starring:

Y/n (reader) as Princess Dagmar of Denmark (later Tsarina Maria Feodorovna of Russia)

Timothee Chalamet as Tsesarevich Timothee Alexandrovich of Russia (later Tsar Timothee I of Russia)

Saoirse Ronan as Princess Alexandra 'Alix' of Denmark, (later Princess of Wales & Queen Alexandra of England)

danish royal family

Nicole Kidman as Crown Princess Louise (later Queen Louise of Denmark)

Christian Bale as Crown Prince Christian (later King Christian IX of Denmark)

Mike Faist as Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark (later King Frederick XVIII)

George McKay as Prince Wilhelm of Denmark (King George I of Greece)

TBA as Princess Louisa of Sweden (later Queen Lovisa of Denmark)

Millie Bobbie Brown as Princess Thyra of Denmark

Jacob Tremblay as Prince Valdemar of Denmark

Russian royal family (House Romanovs)

Adrien Brody as Tsar Alexander II

Rebecca Ferguson as Tsarina Maria Alexandrovna (nee Princess Jessica of Hesse-Darmstadt)

Louis Partridge as Prince Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia 

Kiernan Shipka as Princess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (later Duchess of Saxe-Coburg

Lucas Jade-Zumann as Prince Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia 

Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Olga Konstantinova of Russia (later Queen Olga of Greece)

Natalia Dyer as Princess Xenia Konstantinova of Russia

Elle Fanning as Princess Tatiana Maximillianova of Leuchtenberg

Tamzin Merchant as Princess Catherine Dolgoruky

British Royal Family

Angela Bassett as Queen Victoria of England

Zawe Ashton as Crown Princess Victoria of Prussia, Princess Royal of England

Rege Jean-Page as Prince Edward of Wales (later King Edward VII of England) 

Jodie Turner Smith as Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine

Daniel Kaluuya as Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha

Keke Palmer as Helena, Princess of England and later Princess of Schleswig-Holstein

John Boyega as Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Stratheam

TBA as Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany

Zendaya as Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenburg

and more....

Based on 19th century European history and royal affairs, and heavily inspired by the documentary on the father in law of Europe : King Christian IX of Denmark, whose children married into or were appointed into various thrones across the continent and wielded significant dynastic influence. 

Watch the daughter of an unlikely king in a rags to riches story after gaining the affections of the wealthiest heir in the world. From humble country homes and earthy estates to grand palaces, heirloom jewels and the latest fashion - navigate the tumultuous royal court of the ever-changing, dynamic Imperial Russia at its apex, and the evolving world around it. 

Life would never be the same, and your family is at the heart of the world around you as your family achieve royal status. 

Chapters:

act one.

act two.

act three.

act four. 

act five. 

act six.

act seven.

act eight.

act nine.

act ten.

act eleven.

act twelve.

act thirteen.

act fourteen.

act fifteen.

act sixteen.

act seventeen.

act eighteen.

act nineteen.

act twenty.

act twenty one.

act twenty two.

act twenty three.

act twenty four.

...

yes i have requests and other series - but this was meant to be my first work here and one of my passion projects because i am a sucker for royal drama/weddings/gowns and dynastic jewels and heirlooms and all that. tune in! 

the quote is based on a saying about the House of Habsburgs in the 16th century. 

unknown number of chapters but this will definitely be a multi-part series. schedule for uploads is irregular but they will be long! 

[fawnvelveteen]

Helena, Duchess of Albany on her wedding day

[fuchsiali]

This might contain some SPOILERS from the manga!

It's 1 AM, I had drank coffee with cocaine too much sugar in it and I have an assignment due tomorrow.

Why not dump all my ideas to avoid forgetting them!

Black Butler x Reader...DeEp SiGH

Assuming no one had done this idea yet, I'm going to save my spot now!

Haemophiliac MC.

Haemophilia is a blood disease that runs in some royal families in Europe throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Queen Victoria is believed to be a carrier of Haemophilia B.

MC, who had inherited the disease from her father; Prince Leopold, the youngest son of Queen Victoria. Making the MC a direct relative to the queen. MC will be loosely based on Princess Alice, the eldest daughter of Prince Leopold and Princess Helena.

The couple does have a younger son, Charles Edward, but I will make him an older brother for the MC in the first book.

They are kind of based on real people, because god forbids, I can;t make up names for people that isn't John.

Anyway.

After an accident involving her guard, the queen decided that maybe it would be best to have her relocated to the Phantomhive Manor, where she can be watched and somewhat protected.

That's the whole starting plot or some kind of introduction. (I just talked to a relative about this for 3 hours, help it's 5 AM already)

When she was younger, her brother was killed when an assassination attempt was pulled on her. She was meant to die that night, but it was said that the reapers can delay someone's death and change their supposed death date, or something along those lines (though it was said that it's very rare for it to happen).

Her mother, Helena, was also killed when she was overseas, away from the MC. The last thing that the MC received from her mother was a Fabergé Egg (usually made for the Romanov Family).

Her father, Leopold, died the exact same way as his real-life counterpart did; falling down the stairs in Cannes.

She rules over a county, as a noble, of course. Her title from birth is Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess of Saxony. Though I am still searching about title inheritance, as of now, when her father died his title was passed down to the MC. Making her also the Duchess of Albany (Still researching on this part).

Might input some non-canon arcs in there for the MC's backstory and other key details. I might also mix up the plot of both the anime and manga (but will still thoroughly follow the manga).

The past deaths that the MC had witnessed still haunts her, which is why she does something that will somewhat prolong the memory of them. Be it by achieving the person's dream, or picking up a habit of theirs.

It was said that Queen Victoria was upset with one of her daughter's because after she had been wedded, she and her husband moved to have a more "civilian" life. It was also said that she didn't like children that much (Still researching more into this). This will be a detail that gets in the way of the MC's desires.

For the supernaturals (Demons, angels, reapers, etc.) I'll be using the descriptions from the actual Supernatural series to have a better understanding of them.

In the chapters where it was revealed that "Ciel" was revived, I might replace it with the MC's brother instead. Or maybe insert in both, we shall see.

I might end up making 3 separate books where the MC's age is different to avoid having people coming at me for the age differences and such. I'll be changing the plots and a few things in each one, try to, at least.

This is just a snippet of detail for the MC and it probably doesn't make sense that much. Maybe once I actually write the thing, it'll start connecting.

[internationalroyals]

Victoria I (Queen of UK of Great Britain and Ireland) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901)

Daughter of Prince Edward (Duke of Kent and Strathearn) and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

Wife of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Mother of Victoria (Princess Royal), Edward VII, Princess Alice, Prince Alfed (Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), Princess Louise, Princess Helena, Prince Arthur (Duke of Connaught and Strathearn), Prince Leopold (Duke of Albany), and Princess Beatrice.

Grandmother of Wilhelmina II (King of Germany and Prussia), Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Prince Henry of Prussia, Prince Sigismund of Prussia, Princess Viktoria of Prussia, Prince Waldemar of Prussia, Princess Sophia of Prussia, Princess Margaret of Prussia, Prince Albert Victor (Duke of Clarence and Avondale), George V, Louise (Princess Royal), Princess Victoria, Princess Maud of Wales, Prince Alexander John of Wales, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, Elizabeth Feodorovna (Grand Duchess of Russia), Princess Henry of Prussia, Ernest Louis (Grand Duke of Hesse), Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine), Alexandra Feodorovna (Empress of Russia), Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, Alfred (Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), Marie of Romania, Victoria Feodorovna (Grand Duchess of Russia) Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Princess Consort of Hohenlohe-Langenburg), Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Duchess of Galliera), Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, Albert (Duke of Schleswig-Holstein), Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (Princess Aribert of Anhalt), Prince Harald, Princess Margaret of Connaught (Crown Princess of Sweden), Prince Arthur of Connaught, Princess Patricia of Connaught (Lady Patricia Ramsay), Princess Alice (Countess of Athlone), Charles Edward (Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), Alexander Mountbatten (1st Marquess of Carisbrooke), Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Queen of Spain), Lord Leopold Mountbatten, and Prince Maurice of Battenberg

Mother-in-law of Fredrick III (Emperor of Germany), Princess Alexandra of Denmark, Louis IV (Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine), Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, John Campbell (9th Duke of Argyll), Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Prince Henry of Battenberg.

[princessvictoriamelita]

Duchess of Albany's great dance in Piccadilly, 1920.

Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia and Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany.

[wgabry]

Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, was the only son and sixth child of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his first wife Princess Helena of Nassau. He was a brother of the Dutch Queen consort Emma and Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany.

[little-miss-scare-all666]

Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Duchess of Albany, ca. 1887

[teatimeatwinterpalace]

27 April 1882 – Wedding of Prince Leopold and Princess Helena of Waldeck-Pyrmont at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor.

‘A lovely sight she was, her white satin dress & train, embroidered with silver lilies & trimmed with Brussels lace. She wore on her head a diamond diadem, in the shape of flowers (a Waldeck family jewel) surrounded by a bridal wreath & a long tulle veil’ Queen Victoria

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, February 17th:

Wu Zetian, Empress Regnant of China, 624

Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Duchess of Albany, 1861

Marie Astrid of Luxembourg, Archduchess of Austria, 1954

Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince of Brunei, 1974

[thebritishmonarchycouk]

On This Day In Royal History

17 February 1861

Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont was born

Princess Helena, later Duchess of Albany; who became a member of the British royal family by marriage, was the fifth daughter & child of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont & his first wife, Princess Helena of Nassau.

She was born in Arolsen, capital of Waldeck principality, in Germany. 

On 27 April 1882, Helena married Prince Leopold, youngest son of Queen Victoria in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. After their wedding, Leopold & Helena resided at Claremont House. The couple had a brief, but happy marriage, ending in the hemophiliac Leopold's death from a fall in Cannes, France, in March 1884. At the time of Leopold's death, Helena was pregnant with their second child.

The couple had two children:

Princess Alice of Albany (1883-1981), later Countess of Athlone

Prince Charles, Duke of Albany (1884-1954), born posthumously, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

According to the memoirs of Helena's daughter, Princess Alice of Albany, Helena was very intelligent, had a strong sense of duty, & a genuine love of welfare work. The Queen soon came to regard her young daughter-in-law with great respect & affection.

Before her marriage, Helena's father had made her superintendent of the infant schools in his principality, & in this position the Princess had devised the pupils' educational curriculum. Helena particularly enjoyed solving mathematical problems & reading philosophy: during their tragically brief marriage, Prince Leopold proudly introduced his wife to the circle of academics he'd befriended at Oxford University.

Helena was also involved in several hospital charities & with those dedicated to ending human trafficking. During World War I, she organised much of her charity work along with that of her sister-in-law Princess Beatrice & husband's niece Princess Marie-Louise to avoid the not-uncommon problem of conflicting (& sometimes misguided) royal war-work projects.

After Leopold's death, Helena & her two children, continued to reside at Claremont House. After the death of her nephew, the Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1899, Helena's sixteen-year-old son was selected as the new heir to the German duchy, & was parted from his mother & sister in order to take up residence there. When the First World War broke out 14 years later, Charles Edward found himself fighting in the German Army. As a result, he was stripped of his British titles by an act of Parliament in 1917. By contrast, her daughter Alice remained in England & by marriage to Prince Alexander of Teck in 1904 became a sister-in-law of Queen Mary, consort of King George V.

Helena died on 1 September 1922 of a heart attack in Hinterriss in Tyrol, Austria, while visiting her son.

Through her son Charles Edward, Helena is the great-grandmother of Carl XVI Gustav, the current King of Sweden.