Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Archives

Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – The Princess with the tragic eyes (Part two)

Thursday, 16 January 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. Victoria Melita was already planning a new future with Grand Duke Cyril, who was also her first cousin. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was the head of the family, and he was firmly against the match. Not only was a marriage between first cousins against the rules of the Russian Orthodox [read more]

Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – The Princess with the tragic eyes (Part one)

Wednesday, 15 January 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born on 25 November 1876 as the daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. She was thus a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She was born in the San Antonio Palace on Malta, which was her parents’ official winter residence. [read more]