House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Victoria Adelaide Mary, The Princess Royal

21 Nov 1840
1:50 PM LAT
Buckingham Palace, London, England

Source:
Placidus/Tropical
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Pretty, 5'2".
PERSONALITY:
Lively, strong will, powerful intellect, fierce champion of freedom, high sense of duty, deeply affectionate, worshipped her father, quick wit, facile tongue, very feminine, charming, artistic.
COMMENTS:
Suffered from chronic fatigue
TIMELINE:
Jun 1853Measles
25 Jan 1858Married Frederick III of Prussia
2 Feb 1858Moved to Prussia with her new husband where his family did not treat her well.
27 Jan 1859Son, WILLIAM II, born after long labor that almost killed her and the baby. He was born breech complicated by placenta previa. His left arm was pulled out of it's socket and never returned to position. Consequently, it later deformed.
Fall 1861Double Pneumonia
12 Dec 1861Father (Prince Albert) Died
15 Jun 1888Husband died of throat cancer
5 Aug 1901Died of spine cancer
FAMILY

VICTORIA I == Prince Albert

|_____Victoria Adelaide Mary, Princess Royal == Frederick III of Prussia
|_____William II of Germany
|_____Charlotte
|_____Henry
|_____Sigmund
|_____Victoria
|_____Sophie
|_____Waldemar
|_____Margaret
 |_____Alice Maud Mary
|_____(EDWARD VII) Albert Edward Wettin
|_____Alfred Ernest Albert
|_____Helena Augusta Victoria
|_____Louise Caroline Alberta
|_____Arthur William Patrick
|_____Leopold George Duncan
|_____Beatrice Mary Victoria