Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Archives - History of Royal Women

Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein – The last Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

August 24, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein was born at Grünholz Castle on 31 December 1885 as the daughter of Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. She would be the eldest of six children and was followed by Alexandra Victoria (born 21 April 1887), Helena Adelaide (born 1 June 1888), Adelaide [read more]

Marie of Württemberg – Prince Albert’s stepmother (Part two)

July 14, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. In the early years of the marriage, Marie suffered at least two miscarriages that reportedly almost cost her her life, after which she travelled to the waters at Travemünde. She wrote to her husband, “The two miscarriages so quickly following each other have deeply affected my health and body and requires [read more]

Louise of Belgium – An incredible story of survival (Part two)

April 21, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. “But what terrible hours I have passed! What nights of agony! What horrible nightmares! What tears, what sobs! I tried in vain to control myself.” For four long years, Louise, declared insane and ostracised by the royal courts of Europe, languished in insane asylums. She was finally moved to Lindenhof, where [read more]

Louise of Belgium – An incredible story of survival (Part one)

April 20, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

“I was born a King’s daughter. I shall die a King’s daughter.” Louise Marie Amélie of Belgium was born on 18 February 1858 as the eldest child of King Leopold II of Belgium and his wife, Marie Henriette of Austria. She was not the longed-for male heir, but a little brother named Leopold was born [read more]