In August 1831, Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg – the mother of Queen Victoria’s future husband Prince Albert – was dying. Her marriage to Albert’s father had ended in divorce in 1826 after she had allegedly committed adultery with Lieutenant Alexander von Haustein, who was created Count Pölzig when they married later that same year. Ernst [read more]
On 6 August 1844, Queen Victoria gave birth to her fourth child whom they named Alfred Ernest Albert. The labour was long and gruelling, and her suffering was “severe.” Prince Albert was by his wife’s side throughout the labour. He would be nicknamed “Affie.” At the time of his birth, he was second in the [read more]
Princess Victoria in her journal – 2 August 1832 One of the earliest entries We have just changed horses at Birmingham where I was two years ago and we visited the manufactories which are very curious. It rains very hard. We just passed through a town where all coal mines are and you see the [read more]
From Queen Victoria to the Empress Frederick – Osborne, 31 July 1900 I little thought when I wrote yesterday giving a bad account of beloved Affie that the end was so near. It is too terrible and, I fear, must be a great shock to you. We have been kept quite in the dark and [read more]
Princess Victoria in her Journal – 28 July 1834 The separation (from her half-sister Princess Feodora) was indeed dreadful. I clasped her in my arms, and kissed her and cried as if my heart would break, so did she dearest Sister. We then tore ourselves from each other in the deepest grief… When I came [read more]
Originally published in 1948, The Reign of Queen Victoria by Hector Bolitho was republished in time for Queen Victoria’s bicentenary. The book surprisingly begins with the relationship between Prince’s Albert’s parents, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Louise of Saxe Gotha Altenburg. Reading Princess Louise’s comments were by far the best part [read more]
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