Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
| Princess Victoria | |||||
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| Duchess of Nemours | |||||
| Born | 14 February 1822 Vienna,[1] Austria | ||||
| Died | 10 November 1857 (aged 35) Claremont House, Surrey, England | ||||
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| Issue | Prince Gaston, Count of Eu Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Alençon Marguerite, Princess Władysław Czartoryski Princess Blanche | ||||
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| House | Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry | ||||
| Father | Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya | ||||
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Victoria Franziska Antonia Juliane Luise; 14 February 1822 – 10 November 1857) was the daughter of Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry, and Princess Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya. Her father was the second son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf. Through her father, she was the first cousin of Queen Victoria as the Queen's mother was her aunt.
Biography
Victoria was born as the only daughter to Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry and Princess Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya.[2] Her mother was the daughter and heiress of Ferenc József, Prince Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya. When Antonia's father died in 1826, she inherited his estates in Slovakia and Hungary. Victoria's elder brother was King Ferdinand II of Portugal and first cousins included British Queen Victoria, her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as well as Belgian King Leopold II and his sister, Empress Carlota of Mexico.
On 27 April 1840, at the Château de Saint-Cloud, she married Louis d'Orléans, known since birth as the Duke of Nemours, second son of King Louis Philippe of France. After the Revolution of 1848 in France, the royal family went into exile and settled in England. In England Victoria spent a lot of time with her cousin, Queen Victoria, with whom she was extraordinarily close,[2] and she was a frequent guest at Osbourne House.
The Duke and Duchess of Nemours had four children, all of them having issue except the last, Blanche, who never married. Victoria was outlived by her husband, who died in 1896.
In late 1857, Victoria died after giving birth to her daughter Blanche[3] at Claremont and was buried at the Chapel of Saint Charles Borromeo in Weybridge. Queen Victoria wrote of this tragedy: "It seems too dreadful almost to believe it, – too hard to bear".[3] Her remains were transferred to the Royal Chapel of Dreux, the traditional burial place of the House of Orléans, in 1979.
Issue
- Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston d'Orléans, Count of Eu (28 April 1842 – 28 August 1922), who married Isabella, eldest daughter and heiress of Dom Pedro II of Brazil;
- Ferdinand Philippe Marie d'Orléans, Duke of Alençon (12 July 1844 – 29 June 1910), who married Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (1847–1897), sister of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, and who had been for a time engaged to Ludwig II of Bavaria;
- Marguerite Adélaïde Marie d'Orléans (1846–1893), who married Prince Ladislaus Czartoryski;
- Blanche Marie Amelie Caroline Louise Victoire d'Orléans (28 October 1857 – 4 February 1932).
Honours
- Kingdom of Portugal: Dame of the Order of Queen Saint Isabel, 22 July 1839[4]
- Kingdom of Spain: Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa, 6 September 1845[5]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Biographie, Deutsche. "Nemours, Viktorie d'Orléans de - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-11-29.
- ^ a b "William Essex (1784-1869) - Victoria, Duchess of Nemours (1822-1857)". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
- ^ a b Longo, James McMurtry (2007-12-12). Isabel Orleans-Braganca: The Brazilian Princess Who Freed the Slaves. McFarland. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7864-3201-1.
- ^ Bragança, Jose Vicente de (2014). "Agraciamentos Portugueses Aos Príncipes da Casa Saxe-Coburgo-Gota" [Portuguese Honours awarded to Princes of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]. Pro Phalaris (in Portuguese). 9–10: 9. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Guía de forasteros en Madrid. 1855". Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). p. 143. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
External links
- Media related to Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Nemours at Wikimedia Commons