#princess beatrice of battenberg

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Drawing of Princess Beatrice of Great Britain and Ireland (later of Battenberg) done by her elder sister Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland (later GD of Hesse), Osborne House August 1860

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~ ROYALS AND THEIR SIGNATURES ~

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Queen Alexandra(Alexandra of Denmark)

Princess Beatrice of Battenberg

Princess Victoria of Wales

Queen Victoria

King Edward VII

Louise, Princess Royal & Duchess of Fife

Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna(Alix of Hesse)

Tsar Nicholas II

Queen Maud of Norway(Maud of Wales)

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Queen Victoria in her carriage, surrounded by Princess Beatrice of Battenburg, Prince George, Duke of York and Princess Mary, Duchess of York at Balmoral 1894.

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Portrait Versus Photograph

Queen Victoria's Daughters

Vicky (1840-1901), married Frederick, future Emperor of Germany. She had four sons, including Wilhelm II of Germany, and four daughters, including Queen Sophia of Greece.

Alice (1843-1878), married Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by the Rhine. She had two sons and five daughters, including Empress Alexandra of Russia.

Helena (1846-1923), married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. She had four sons and two daughters.

Louise (1848-1939), married John Cambell, future Duke of Argyll. She had no children.

Beatrice (1857-1944), married Prince Henry of Battenberg. She had three sons and one daughter, including Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain.

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Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, Princess Henry of Battenberg, following her wedding, 1885.

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"On the Prince Imperial's tomb lies a wreath of white immortelles given by Queen Victoria, and a bunch of purple heather recently laid there by Princess Beatrice. It had been gathered on the common by the Princess when she was the guest of the Empress Eugénie." - Jane T. Stoddart, The Life of the Empress Eugenie, published 1906

Immortelles, incidentally, are named as the favorite flower of Hortense de Beauharnais (stepdaughter and sister-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte, mother of Napoleon III, grandmother of the Prince Imperial) in Alan Strauss-Schom's biography of Napoleon III, The Shadow Emperor. Immortelles were also placed at the foot of Napoleon III's coffin, and used to decorate the church gate for his funeral, according to The Graphic newspaper's account of events.

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Queen Victoria’s painting of her daughter Princess Beatrice, 15 July 1860.

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Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.

Her reign of 63 years and 216 days is known as the Victorian era and was longer than any of her predecessors.

Princess Beatrice VA, CI, GCVO, GBE, RRC, GCStJ (Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore; 14 April 1857 – 26 October 1944), later Princess Henry of Battenberg, was the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Princess Beatrice was also the last of Queen Victoria's children to die, nearly 66 years after the first, her elder sister Alice.

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This is my favorite photo of Queen Victoria because of many things.

It really shows off her beauty more than any other photo

she is caring for her sweet little baby Bea and giving her that little puppy eyed cuddly face 🥹🩷🌸

It shows that she had a kid soul inside her no matter what anyone else said.

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Very rare photo of Princess Alix of Hesse and Princess Louise of Wales with their aunt, Princess Beatrice of Battenberg. 🥺💞

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Queen Victoria with her daughter Princess Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg and her in-laws Grand Duke Louis of Hesse and Prince Henry of Battenberg and her grandchildren Victoria, Princess Ludwig of Battenberg, Alix of Hesse, Princess Victoria Eugenie, Prince Alexander and Prince Leopold of Battenberg 1891.

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"Possibly no debutante ever enjoyed her first season more than did Princess Victoria Eugenie. Accompanied by her mother and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg, she went everywhere, and wherever she appeared, she won golden opinions by her beauty, her unaffected charm of manner, and her sweet winsomeness. Her delight in life was perfected by an inherent desire to give delight to others, and her gaiety was always tempered by a vivid gift of sympathy, which endeared her to young and old alike. Then, towards the close of her first season--while yet the great world was new to her, and witching and wonderful--Don Alfonso crossed the path of the young princess. Never was a more desperate case of love at first sight. If it was true that the King came upon a quest, his quest was over."

-- Albert Frederick Calvert on Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, who would marry King Alfonso of Spain. "Ena," as she was called, was a carrier of the hemophilia gene, and the disease was thus brought into the Spanish royal family. Although he was aware of the possibility, when it became clear that his son and heir had inherited the dreaded condition, Alfonso blamed Ena, and he never forgave her.

"A more elegant woman one rarely sees anywhere in the world. The eye of the Spanish people, quick and sensitive to taste and beauty, instantly caught all these details, and even if her nature, disposition, and character were not what they are, she would still be idolised for her beauty alone.

-- Kellogg Durland, 1911

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