Victoria, Princess Royal
(1840–1901)
BIRTH
November 21, 1840
PLACE
Buckingham Palace, London, England
NAME
Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa
DEATH
August 5, 1901
PLACE
Schloss Friedrichshof, Kronberg im Taunus, Germany
FAMILY
HUSBAND
Frederick III, German Emperor
(1831–1888)
CHILDREN
Kaiser Wilhelm II
(1859-1941)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Victoria, Princess Royal, was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s eldest child. She married the future German emperor Frederick III in 1858 and was the mother of Wilhelm II. She was also an artist and patron of the arts.
EARLY LIFE
Born in 1840, Victoria received the title Princess Royal in 1841. She developed interests in art and languages and maintained extensive correspondence with her parents.
In Germany, Victoria supported artists and exhibitions. When Frederick became emperor in 1888, she was recognized as German empress; after his death she was known as Empress Frederick.
CAREER
DEATH
Victoria, known as Empress Frederick after her husband's death, died at Schloss Friedrichshof on August 5, 1901 after a prolonged illness from breast cancer. Contemporary reports described her family at her bedside. She was buried beside Frederick III at the Friedenskirche in Potsdam.
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