Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
| HRH The Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |
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| Titles | Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess of Schleswig-Holstein |
| Reign | 11 October 1905 - 6 March 1954 |
| Predecessor | Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia |
| Successor | Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms-Baruth |
| Biographical Information | |
| Born | 31 December 1885
Thumby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Died | 3 October 1970 (aged 84)
Gotha, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Germany |
| Spouse | Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(m. 1905; w. 1954) |
| Issue | Prince Johann Leopold |
| Name | Victoria Adelaide Helena Louise Mary
Frederica |
| House | Schleswig-Holstein (by birth)
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (by marriage) |
| Father | Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein |
| Mother | Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein |
| Religion | Lutheran |
General
Life[edit | edit source]
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Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]
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| Photo | Name | Birth | Death | Marriage |
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Prince Johann Leopold | 2 August 1906 | 4 May 1972 (aged 65) | (1) Feodora von der Horst (m. 1932); had issue
(2) Maria Theresia Reindl (m. 1963); no issue |
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Princess Sibylla | 18 January 1908 | 28 November 1972 (aged 64) | Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden (m. 1932); had issue |
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Prince Hubertus | 24 August 1909 | 26 November 1943 (aged 34) | Died unmarried and without issue |
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Princess Caroline Mathilde | 22 June 1912 | 5 September 1983 (aged 71) | (1) Friedrich Wolfgang, Count of Castell-Rudenhausen (m. 1931); had issue
(2) Max Schnirring (m. 1938); had issue |
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Friedrich Josias | 29 November 1918 | 23 January 1998 (aged 79) | Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms-Baruth (m. 1942); had issue |
Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]
- 1885-1905 Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
- 1905-1954 Victoria Adelaide, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- 1954-1970 Victoria Adelaide, Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha