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Queen Victoria’s Daughters-in-Law by [John Van Der Kiste]

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Of Queen Victoria’s four sons, the eldest married a Danish princess, one a Russian Grand Duchess, and the other two princesses of German royal houses.

The first to join the family of the ‘Grandmama of Europe’ was Alexandra, eldest daughter of the prince about to become King Christian IX of Denmark. Charming, ever sympathetic and widely considered one of the most attractive royal women of her time, she was prematurely deaf and suffered from a limp which was made fashionable by court ladies due to her popularity. Alexandra proved an ideal wife for the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII.

Grand Duchess Marie, daughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and wife of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and later Saxe-Coburg Gotha, was cultured and intelligent, but dowdy, haughty and, convinced of the Romanovs’ superiority, resented having to give precedence at court to her in-laws.

Louise of Prussia, a niece of William I, German Emperor, had the good fortune to escape from a miserable family life in Berlin and marry Arthur, Duke of Connaught, a dedicated army officer who was always the Queen’s favorite among her children.

Finally, Helen of Waldeck-Pyrmont, sister of Emma, Queen Consort of the Netherlands, became the wife of the cultured Leopold, Duke of Albany, but he was hemophiliac and their marriage was destined to be the briefest of all, cut short by his sudden death less than three years later.

All four were very different personalities, proved themselves to be supportive wives, mothers and daughters-in-law in their own way, and dedicated workers for charity at home and abroad. Based partly on previously unpublished material from the Royal Archives at Windsor and Madrid, and the Leonie Leslie Papers, University of Chicago, this is the first book to study all four as a family group.

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John Van der Kiste has published over forty books including works on royal and historical biography, local history, true crime, music and fiction, and is a contributor to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. His previous titles include Queen Victoria's Children, Kaiser Wilhelm II and The Romanovs: Tsar Alexander II of Russia and his Family and ‘Alfred―Queen Victoria's Second Son’ and ‘Prussian Princesses’ for Fonthill. He lives in Devon. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BXLJ7XFF
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen and Sword History (March 23, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 23, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4756 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 230 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1399001450

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- #22 in 19th Century World History
- #105 in Biographies of Royalty (Kindle Store)
- #239 in History eBooks of Women

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John Van der Kiste read Librarianship at Ealing Technical College, where he edited the student librarian journal Stamp Out. The author of about a hundred books, including historical and royal biography, popular music, true crime, local history, plays and fiction, he has also contributed articles to and reviewed books and records for local and national publications, was a consultant to the BBC documentary 'The King, the Kaiser and the Tsar', and is a contributor to 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography' and 'Guinness Rockopaedia'. He lives in Devon, and his spare time interests include reading, music and painting. His latest titles are '1970: a Year in Rock: The Year Rock Became Mainstream', 'Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter in the 1970s', 'Free and Bad Company in the 1970s', 'Manfred Mann's Earth Band in the 1970s' (all Sonicbond), and 'William IV' (Pen & Sword). Due in 2023 are titles on Queen Victoria's daughters-in-law, and Eagles, the US band. He has also edited an English translation of 'Ena and Bee' by Ana de Sagrera, previously published in Spain in 2006, published in summer 2022, and looks forward to another busy year with further projects in mind.

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J. Turney LaRowe

4 remarkable women

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2023

I've read a few of Van der Kiste's other books about royals and have always been fairly well-impressed. Every thing is backed by detailed and thorough research. In this case, a look at 4 women, from different different situations throughout Europe and Russia was fascinating. Van der Kiste did not tell each story in isolation, but rather interwove them as the historical timeline allowed.

This book reads a bit academic, but "fans" of history, and particularly Victorian history will enjoy it nonetheless. That being said, it's not dry. It's an unbiased telling of Queen Victoria and the women who she chose specifically for her sons. Very well done, and enjoyable.

Thank you to the publisher for the advanced copy to read.

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