‹‹‹ prev (483)

(485) next ›››

(484)
478 THE EOYAL FAMILY.
THE ROYAL FAMILY.
Her Majesty, Alexaxdrina Victoria, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen,
Defender of the Faith, bom May 24, 1819 ; succeeded to the throne, June 20, 1837, on the death of
her uncle King William iv. ; crowned June 28, 1838 ; and married, February 10, 1840, to the late
Field-Marshal his Eoyal Highness Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emanuel, Prince Consort,
Duke of Saxony, Prince of Coburg and Gotha, k.g., k.t., k.p., g.m.b., g.c.m.g., k.s.i., p.c. Consort
of Her Majesty, born August 26, 1819 ; died 14th December 18G1. Her Majesty is the only child of
his late Eoyal Highness Edward Duke of Kent, fourth son of King George iii.
Sons and Daughters of the Queen.
1. Her Eoyal Highness Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, Princess Eoyal, bom November 21,
1840 ; mai-ried, Januaiy 25, 1858, to his Eoyal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia, k.g. (only
son of the King of Prussia), and has issue his Eoyal Highness Prince Frederick William Victor
Albert, bom 27th January 1859; her Eoyal Highness Princess Victoria Elizabeth Augusta
Charlotte, bom 24th July 1860 ; his Eoyal Highness Prince Albert William Henry, bom 14th
August 1862 ; his Eoyal Highness Prince Francis Frederick Sigismund, born 15th September
1864, died 18th June 1866 ; and her Eoyal Highness Princess Friederika Wilhelmina Amelie
Victoria, bom 12th April 1866.
2. General His Eoyal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Duke of Saxony, Corn-
wall, and Eothesay, Earl of Dublin, k.g., k.s.i., k.t.s., g.c.b., p.c. Colonel of the 10th Hussars,
bom November 9, 1841 ; married, 10th March 1863, to the Princess Alexandra (bom 1st
December 1844), eldest daughter of the King of Denmark, and has issue his Eoyal Highness
Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, bom 8th Januarj' 1864; his Eoyal Highness Prince
George Frederick Emest Albert, born 3d June 1865 ; and her Eoyal Highness Louise Victoria
Alexandra Dagmar, bom February 20, 1867.
3. Her Eoyal Highness Alice Maud Mary, bom April 2.5, 1843 ; married, 1st July 1862, to his
Eoyal Highness Prince Frederick William Louis of Hesse, k.g., and has issue Princess Victoria^
born 5th April 1863 ; Princess Elizabeth Alexandrina Louise Alice, bom 1st November 1864 ; ,
and Princess Irene, born 11th July 1866.
4. His Eoyal Highness Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Kent, and Earl.
OF Ulstep., K.G., K.T., bom August 6, 1844 ; Captain Eoj-al Navy, February 23, 1866.
5. Her Eoyal Highness Helena Augusta Victoria, bora May 25, 1846 ; man-ied, 5th July 1866; to
Major-General his Eoyal Highness Prince Frederick Christian Charles Augustus of Schlesv/ig-
Holstein Sonderbourg Augustenbourg, k.g., and has issue a sou, bom 14th April 1867.
6. Her Eoyal Highness Louisa Caroline Alberta, bom March 18, 1848.
7. His Eoyal Highness Arthur William Patrick Albert, bom May 1, 1850.
8. His Eoyal Highness Leopold George Duncaji Albert, bom AprU 7, 1853.
9. Her Eoyal Highness Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, born April 14, 1857.
Princes and Princesses.
Her Eoyal Highness Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa, Duchess of Cambridge, daughter of the late
Landgrave of Hesse Cassel, bom July 25, 1795 ; married, in 1818, the Duke of Cambridge (who died
July 8, 1850).
His Eoyal Highness George Frederick Alexander Charles Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cum-
berland (ex-King of Hanover), k.g., g.c.h., cousin to Her Majesty ; born May 27, 1819 ; mamed,
February 1843, Princess Mary of Saxe-Altenberg, and has issue a son and two daughters.
His Eoyal Highness George Frederick William Charles, Duke of Cambridge, Field-Marshal
Commanding-in-Chief, k.g., k.p., g.c.b., g.c.h., g.c.m.g.. p.c, d.c.l., cousin to Her Majesty, born March
26, 1819.
Her Eoyal Highness Augusta Caroline CiL'VRLOtte Elizabeth Mary Sophia Louisa, daughter of
the late Duke of Cambridge, and cousin to Her Majesty, born July 19, 1822 ; married, June 28, 1843,
Frederick, reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, k.g., g.c.b., and has issue a son.
Her Eoyal Highness Mary Adel.ude Wilhelmina Elizabeth, daughter of the late Duke of Cam-
bridge, and cousin to Her Majesty, bom November 27, 1833 : married, 12th June 1866, to H.S.H.
Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander, Prince of Teck, g.c.b.
i

Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence