From Queen Victoria to the Crown Princess of Prussia – Windsor Castle, 31 March 1862 You are gone from me and those sad days you passed in this house of desolation are past! God bless you. Beloved Papa watched over you better than I can! He is ever near you! Bless you for your love [read more]
From Queen Victoria to the German Crown Princess – Windsor Castle, 31 March 1875 We were so pleased to see him (Prince Arthur) and he to see Leopold able to walk a little, and dear Alix was here and all seemed so nice when a terrible thing happened which has upset us all. Arthur’s sweet [read more]
Elisabeth of Bohemia was the daughter of Elizabeth Stuart and Frederick V, Elector Palatine – the Winter King and Queen of Bohemia. She was the third of thirteen children and their eldest daughter. Elisabeth initially stayed with her grandmother Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau in Heidelberg when her parents were exiled from their Bohemian kingdom. She [read more]
From the Queen to the German Crown Princess – Claremont, 29 March 1884 Dearest Child, this is an awful blow. For him we must not repine; his young life was a succession of trials and sufferings though he was so happy in his marriage. And there was such a restless longing for what he could [read more]
Queen Victoria to the Crown Princess of Prussia – 29 March 1879 The Crown Princess’ son Prince Waldemar had died of diphtheria at the age of 11. My poor darling child, my heart bleeds and aches for you to that extent I cannot describe it. I am so miserable about you. You have, thank God, [read more]
Joséphine de Beauharnais was born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie on 23 June 1763 as the daughter of Joseph de Tascher de la Pagerie and Rose-Claire des Vergers de Sannois in Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique. Her mother wrote, “It has pleased God to give us a daughter. My own joy has been no less great. [read more]
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