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Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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Grand Duchess of Russia (1876-1936)

United KingdomHistorical FiguresLived 1876 to 1936 · aged 59
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Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine from 1894 to 1901 as the wife of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and Consort of the Head of the House of Romanov as the wife of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia from 1924 until her death.

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The Duchess of Edinburgh with her children. From left to right: Princess Alexandra, Grand Duchess Maria, Princess Beatrice, Princess Marie, Prince Alfred and Princess Victoria MelitaThe Duchess of Edinburgh with her children. From left to right: Princess Alexandra, Grand Duchess Maria, Princess Beatrice, Princess Marie, Prince Alfred and Princess Victoria MelitaThe Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha with his family: (from left to right) Princess Beatrice, the Duke, the Duchess, the Dowager Duchess, Princess Victoria, Princess Alexandra and Princess Marie at RosenauThe Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha with his family: (from left to right) Princess Beatrice, the Duke, the Duchess, the Dowager Duchess, Princess Victoria, Princess Alexandra and Princess Marie at RosenauVictoria and Ernest at their wedding in 1894Victoria and Ernest at their wedding in 1894Victoria Melita and her daughter Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, who died in 1903 of typhoid fever.Victoria Melita and her daughter Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, who died in 1903 of typhoid fever.Victoria Melita in 1897Victoria Melita in 1897Victoria Melita with family members and in-laws: (left to right, sitting) Princess Irene, Grand Duchess Elizabeth, Victoria Melita, Grand Duke Sergei; (standing) Tsar Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, Princess Victoria and Grand Duke Ernest, Darmstadt, 1894Victoria Melita with family members and in-laws: (left to right, sitting) Princess Irene, Grand Duchess Elizabeth, Victoria Melita, Grand Duke Sergei; (standing) Tsar Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, Princess Victoria and Grand Duke Ernest, Darmstadt, 1894A formal portrait of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duchess Victoria, and their daughter Maria Kirillovna, 1908, CoburgA formal portrait of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duchess Victoria, and their daughter Maria Kirillovna, 1908, Coburg

Awards 9

Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
Order of the Crown of India
Order of Saint Catherine
Order of Saint John
Order of Louise
Order of Philip the Magnanimous
Order of the Crown of Romania
Order of Queen Maria Luisa
Decoration of the Royal Red Cross

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About this person

Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine from 1894 to 1901 as the wife of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and Consort of the Head of the House of Romanov as the wife of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia from 1924 until her death. She was the daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, and a granddaughter of both Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Emperor Alexander II of Russia.

Country
United Kingdom
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Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
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Lived 1876 to 1936 · aged 59
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