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Feodora of Leiningen

Finding the grave of Queen Victoria’s half-sister Feodora

May 2, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Victoria’s half-sister Feodora of Leiningen died on 23 September 1872 in Villa Hohenlohe am Michaelsberg in Baden-Baden after a long sickbed. Queen Victoria had last visited her sister in March of that year when Victoria came to Baden-Baden. Victoria and Feodora said goodbye for the final time on 6 April 1872, and just one [read more]

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Queen Victoria’s half-sister Feodora of Leiningen

December 7, 2019 Moniek Bloks 2

Queen Victoria may have grown up without much contact with the outside world, but she had some company in the form of her elder half-sister. Princess Feodora of Leiningen was born on 7 December 1807 to Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen and Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld in Amorbach. She had an elder brother, [read more]

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Queen Victoria in her Journal – 23 September 1872

September 23, 2019 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Victoria in her Journal – 23 September 1872 Can I write it? My own darling, only sister, my dear excellent, noble Feodora is no more! This was to have been and is still a day of rejoicing for all the good Balmoral people, on account of dear Bertie’s first return after his illness; and [read more]

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Queen Victoria & her half-brother Charles, 3rd Prince of Leiningen

September 12, 2019 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Victoria’s half-brother Charles was born on 12 September 1804 as the son of Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Victoria herself married at the age of 17 to the widowed Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen who was then 40 years old and had previously been married to Victoria’s [read more]

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Princess Victoria in her Journal – 28 July 1834

July 28, 2019 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Victoria in her Journal – 28 July 1834 The separation (from her half-sister Princess Feodora) was indeed dreadful. I clasped her in my arms, and kissed her and cried as if my heart would break, so did she dearest Sister. We then tore ourselves from each other in the deepest grief… When I came [read more]

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Feodora of Leiningen

Queen Victoria’s half-sister – Feodora of Leiningen

September 28, 2015 Moniek Bloks 22

Queen Victoria may have grown up without much contact with the outside world, but she had some company in the form of her elder half-sister. Feodora of Leiningen was born on 7 December 1807 to Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen and Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld in Amorbach. She had an elder brother, and [read more]




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