Princess Adelheida of Hohenlohe-Langenburg ( German: Prinzessin Adelheid zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg ; July 20, 1835 , Langenburg - January 25, 1900 , Dresden ) - Princess Hohenlohe- Langenburg, niece of Queen Victoria , mother of Augusta Victoria , German Empress of Germany, the Empress of Germany .
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Napoleon III's proposal
In 1852, French Emperor Napoleon III married the Adelheide after being rejected by Karola , Princess of Sweden. He never saw his possible bride. This would be an alliance only because of political goals, since Adelheida was the niece of Queen Victoria of England and this marriage would help France establish close contacts with Britain.
The marriage never took place, largely because of the Queen’s reluctance to give her niece, and because of the princess’s parents, who were against marriage because of the bride’s early age. Napoleon III later married Spaniard Eugenia Montijo . The princess married Friedrich of Augustenburg , who in 1864 proclaimed himself the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein under the name of Frederick VIII.
Children
On September 11, 1856, she married Frederick of Augustenburg. In this marriage seven children were born:
- Frederick (1856-1857), Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
- Augusta Victoria (1858-1921), married the German Emperor and King of Prussia William II .
- Carolina Matilda (1860-1932), married Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburgsky.
- Herman (1862), Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
- Ernst Gunter (1863-1921), titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
- Louise Sofia (1866-1952), married Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia.
- Theodora Adelheid (1874-1910)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 The Peerage - 717826 copies.