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Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg

by Susan Flantzer  © Unofficial Royalty 2014

Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg; Credit – Wikipedia

Elizabeth was the third daughter and seventh of the fifteen children of King George III of the United Kingdom and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.  She was born on May 22, 1770, at the Queen’s House (now Buckingham Palace) in London, England.

Elizabeth had fourteen siblings:

Elizabeth was christened in the Great Council Chamber at St. James’s Palace, on  June 17, 1770, by Frederick Cornwallis, Archbishop of Canterbury. Her godparents were:

Elizabeth was considered to be the most attractive of King George’s daughters.  She was known for her humor, intelligence, and artistic ability.  Starting by copying drawings (some are in the Royal Collection), Elizabeth later published lithographs and etchings, mostly of mythological scenes.  Some of the interior decorations of the Queen’s House (now Buckingham Palace) were designed and made by Elizabeth.  At Frogmore House, she helped to design the garden buildings and painted the flower murals at the Queen’s Cottage at Kew.

Thomas Gainsborough portrait of Princess Elizabeth at the age of 12; Credit – Wikipedia

Elizabeth’s childhood was very sheltered and spent most of her time with her parents and sisters.  The living conditions of King George’s daughters came to be known as “the Nunnery.” None of the daughters was allowed to marry at the age when most princesses would marry. Perhaps this over-protection of King George III’s daughters was due to what happened to his sister Caroline Matilda when she married King Christian VII of Denmark.  Christian’s mental illness led to Caroline Matilda having an affair, being caught, the execution of her lover, and her exile.  The story was told in several novels including Per Olov Enquist’s The Visit of the Royal Physician (1999) and in the Danish film A Royal Affair (2012).

The sisters longed to escape from “the Nunnery.” Prior to King George’s first bout with what probably was porphyria in 1788, he had told his daughters that he would take them to Hanover to find husbands.  Further bouts occurred in 1801 and 1804 and prevented talk of marriage for his daughters. Queen Charlotte feared that the subject of marriage, which had always bothered her husband, would push him back into insanity.  She was stressed by her husband’s illness and wanted her daughters to remain close to her.  The sisters – Charlotte, Augusta, Elizabeth, Mary, Sophia, and Amelia – continued to be over-protected and isolated which restricted them from meeting eligible suitors.

Starved for male companionship, Sophia got pregnant by her father’s 56-year-old equerry and secretly gave birth to a boy who was placed in a foster home. Amelia had an affair with another equerry.  There have been suggestions that both Elizabeth and Augusta also had affairs.  Three of the six daughters would eventually marry, all later than was the norm for the time.  Charlotte, Princess Royal married the future King of Württemberg, Frederick I, at the age of 31, and had one stillborn daughter. Mary married her cousin Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester at the age of 40 and had no children. Elizabeth was the last of the daughters to finally escape from “the Nunnery.”

By 1810, King George III was nearly blind from cataracts, constantly in pain from rheumatism, and was in “melancholy beyond description” according to Princess Amelia’s nurse.  Princess Amelia died in 1810 at the age of 27 and her death is partly credited for the final decline in her father’s health.  King George III accepted the need for the Regency Act of 1811 and the Prince of Wales (the future King George IV) acted as Prince Regent until his father died in 1820.

In 1818, Elizabeth read a letter from Hereditary Prince Friedrich of Hesse-Homburg to her mother asking to marry her and Elizabeth finally saw the way to exit “the Nunnery.” 48-year-old Friedrich had been a captain in the Russian cavalry, an Austrian general during the Great French War, and had been created a Commander of the Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa.   Elizabeth was nearly 48 years old and was hardly likely to provide heirs for Hesse-Homburg, but Friedrich had six brothers to do that.  Elizabeth’s dowry would go a long way in helping tiny Hesse-Homburg out of its debts and also would provide funds for needed building renovations.  Elizabeth would have her own household to administer, a husband, and freedom from her mother. Queen Charlotte was not easily persuaded to agree to the marriage and after heated discussions and interventions from several of Elizabeth’s siblings, the Queen agreed to the marriage.

The Prince Regent and the Privy Council formally approved the marriage and on April 7, 1818, in the Private Chapel at the Queen’s House (now Buckingham Palace), Princess Elizabeth married her prince and gained her freedom.  The bride wore a dress of silver tissue and Brussels lace with ostrich feathers on her head.   Friedrich was not handsome but he was very kindhearted and a war hero wounded at the Battle of Leipzig.  The couple spent their honeymoon at the Royal Lodge at Windsor.  The marriage was not a love match, but through mutual understanding and respect, it was a happy marriage that met the needs of both Elizabeth and Friedrich.

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Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and Friedrich VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg; Credit – royalcollection.org.uk

On January 20, 1820, Friedrich’s father died and he succeeded him as Landgrave of the 85 square mile/ 221 km2 Hesse-Homburg.  Using Elizabeth’s dowry and annual allowance, the couple built new roads, restored the castles in Bad Homburg and Meisenheim, and became involved in the care of the poor. Using seeds and seedlings from England, they created an English garden at Homburg Castle.  Elizabeth continued pursuing her artistic activities.  In 2010, an exhibit, Das graphische Werk der Landgräfin Elizabeth 1770–1840 (The Graphic Works of Landgravine Elizabeth), was held in Bad Homburg, Germany.

Friedrich died at the age of 59 on April 2, 1829, due to influenza and complications from an old leg wound.  Elizabeth wrote, “No woman was ever more happy than I was for eleven years and they will often be lived over again in the memory of the heart.”  During her widowhood, Elizabeth lived in Bad Homburg, Frankfurt, London, and in Hanover where her favorite brother Adolphus served as Viceroy.  Visiting with family and charitable work occupied much of her time.

On January 10, 1840, Elizabeth died at the age of 69 at her home in the Free City of Frankfurt, now in Hesse, Germany.  Elizabeth’s coffin was brought back to Bad Homburg on an immense catafalque pulled by black-plumed horses.  The catafalque was covered in black velvet and on top was the coronet to which she was entitled as a Princess of the United Kingdom.  The countryside roads were lined with mourners.  The funeral was held at the chapel of Homburg Castle.  At Elizabeth’s request, the Anglican burial service was read before she was interred next to her husband in the Mausoleum of the Landgraves in Homburg, Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg, now in Hesse, Germany.  In England, deep court mourning was temporarily suspended for several days the following month for the wedding festivities of her niece Queen Victoria.

Elizabeth was and still is the most popular of the Hesse-Homburg Landgravines. She is remembered for her generosity in spending her dowry and allowance in her new homeland, using it to improve the castle and the gardens. Hesse-Homburg greatly mourned her death in 1840.

Her great-niece, Victoria, Princess Royal (German Empress Friedrich) wanted to erect a monument in her honor but unfortunately did not live to see it done. However, Wilhelm II, German Emperor did fulfill his mother’s wish and, on August 11, 1908, unveiled the monument in the presence of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. It was, very appropriately, placed in front of the English Church on Ferdinandstrasse in Bad Homburg, which was built for the English spa guests in 1868.

Landgravine Elizabeth monument in Bad Homburg; Credit – Wikipedia

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Recommended books that deal with Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg
George III’s Children by John Van Der Kiste (1992)
The Georgian Princesses by John Van Der Kiste (2000)
Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III by Flora Fraser (2004)

Princess Ileana of Romania, Archduchess of Austria-Tuscany

by Scott Mehl
© Unofficial Royalty 2014

Princess Ileana of Romania, Archduchess of Austria-Tuscany; Credit – Wikipedia

Princess Ileana of Romania was born on January 5, 1909, in Bucharest, Romania, the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand I of Romania and Princess Marie of Edinburgh, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria.

Ileana had five siblings:

In her youth and before her marriage, Ileana was involved in much charity work, following in the footsteps of her mother Queen Marie. She founded the Romanian Girl Guides in 1928, and would later be involved with the Austria Girl Guides, serving as the organization’s president. She also organized the Girl Reserves of the Red Cross and the first school of Social Work in Romania.

Princess Ileana (right) with Queen Marie and Prince Nicholas, 1926; Photo: Wikipedia

In 1926, Princess Ileana and her brother Prince Nicholas accompanied their mother Queen Marie on a trip to the United States. They arrived in New York and visited several cities across the country, on their way to Washington State, where Queen Marie was to officiate at the dedication of the Maryhill Museum. The Romanian royals were wildly celebrated at every stop they made along the way.  (You can read more about Queen Marie and the Maryhill Museum HERE)

Princess Ileana and Archduke Anton on their wedding day, 1931.  Photo: Wikipedia

Ileana’s elder brother King Carol II introduced her to Archduke Anton of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, and encouraged the couple to marry. However, his motives were sinister. He was jealous of Ileana’s popularity with the Romanian people, and wanted to remove her from the country. Ileana and Anton were married on July 26, 1931, in Sinaia, Romania. Soon after, Carol II banished the couple from Romania, claiming the Romanian people would never tolerate a Habsburg living on Romanian soil. They settled at Castle Sonnenburg, just outside of Vienna, Austria. It was here at Castle Sonneburg where Ileana established a hospital for wounded Romanian soldiers during the beginning of World War II.

The couple had six children:

  • Archduke Stefan of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (1932–1998),  married Jerrine Soper, had issue, became a naturalized American citizen
  • Archduchess Maria Ileana of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (1933–1959), married Count Jaroslav Kottulinsky, had issue
  • Archduchess Alexandra of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 1935), married  (1) Eugen Eberhard, Duke of Würtenberg, no issue, divorced  (2) Baron Victor von Baillou, no issue
  • Archduke Dominic of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 1937), married  (1) Engel von Voss, no issue, divorced  (2) Emmanuella Mlynarski, had issue
  • Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 1939), married Baron Hans Ulrich von Holzhausen, had issue
  • Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (1942 – 2019), married Dr. Friedrich Sandhofer, had issue

In 1938, Ileana’s mother Queen Marie died and in 1940, her elder brother King Carol II abdicated in favor of his son King Michael. Ileana and her family were now permitted to return to Romania. In 1944, Ileana and her children returned, taking up residence at Bran Castle which Ileana inherited from her mother. Ileana’s husband Anton soon joined them but he was placed under house arrest by the Red Army. Ileana established a hospital in the village, naming it the Hospital of the Queen’s Heart, in memory of her mother whose heart was interred at Bran Castle in a small chapel Ileana had erected for this purpose. King Michael of Romania abdicated a few years later and the family was exiled from Romania. The new communist government seized their properties and assets The family fled to Vienna, Austria before moving on to Switzerland and Argentina.

In 1950, Ileana came to the United States for some medical treatment but also with a plan to establish a home there for her family. Having lost most of her exquisite jewelry when they fled Romania, Ileana still had one amazing piece of jewelry, a stunning sapphire and diamond tiara created as a gift from Nicholas I, Emperor of All Russia to his wife the former Princess Charlotte of Prussia, in 1825. Eventually finding its way down to Ileana as a wedding gift in 1931, Queen Marie borrowed it to wear to London in 1935, for the Silver Jubilee of King George V. Due to the unrest on the continent, Marie decided to leave the tiara in her bank in London. Ileana later retrieved the tiara, and it moved around the world with her. Having pawned it several times to meet financial obligations, Ileana decided to sell the tiara to support her family. Ileana traveled to the United States with the tiara wrapped in her nightgown. The tiara caused quite a stir among the customs agents. Once Ileana’s identity and her ownership of the tiara was established, the tiara was packed off and sent to Boston, Ileana’s destination. Once she arrived there, it took a few days and much hassle before she could retrieve the tiara and arrange for it to be sold in New York. Although sold for far less than its true value, the tiara provided Ileana with enough money to pay off her debts in Argentina, bring the rest of the family to the United States, purchase a house in Massachusetts, and allow for proper schooling for the children.

Once settled in Massachusetts, Ileana spent the next several years touring the country, lecturing against communism, working tirelessly with the Romanian Orthodox Church, and writing the first of several books. Ileana and Archduke Anton divorced in May 1954, and Ileana remarried a month later, to Dr. Stefan Issarescu. This marriage would also end in divorce.

Princess Ileana, Mother Alexandra Photo: Associated Press

Princess Ileana, Mother Alexandra.  Photo: Associated Press

In 1961, Illeana entered a French monastery, eventually becoming a nun, and taking on the name Mother Alexandra. Returning to the United States, she founded a monastery in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, and served as abbess.  She retired from her position as abbess in 1981 but remained at the monastery for the remainder of her life.

Princess Ileana, Mother Alexandra, died on January 21, 1991, at the age of 82, after suffering a fall and two major heart attacks at the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration, the monastery she established in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.  She is buried in the Cemetery of the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania,

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Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone

by Susan Flantzer
© Unofficial Royalty 2014

Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone; Credit: Wikipedia

January 3, 1981 saw the end of an era.  On that day the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria died at the age of 97, one month short of her 98th birthday.  Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone had lived through six reigns: Queen Victoria (grandmother), King Edward VII (uncle), King George V (first cousin and brother-in-law), King Edward VIII (first cousin once removed and nephew by marriage), King George VI (first cousin once removed and nephew by marriage) and Queen Elizabeth II (first cousin twice removed and great-niece by marriage).  Princess Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline was born on February 25, 1883, at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England.  Her parents were Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the youngest son of Queen Victoria, and Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

Princess Alice was christened Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline in the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle on March 26, 1883.  She was named Alice for her late paternal aunt. Her godparents were:

Alice had one brother:

Prince Leopold was the only one of Queen Victoria’s four sons to have hemophilia and the first of the nine hemophiliacs among Queen Victoria’s descendants.  Hemophilia is transmitted on the X chromosome and it is a recessive trait.  Women have XX chromosomes and men have XY chromosomes.  Each person gets one chromosome from each parent. A woman has XX chromosomes so she can only pass an X chromosome onto her children.  A man has XY and can pass either chromosome on, so the father determines the child’s gender.  If the father passes the X, it’s a girl and if the father passes the Y, it’s a boy.  The daughter of a hemophiliac will always be a carrier because her father can only pass on an X chromosome with hemophilia on it.  However, sons of a hemophiliac will not have hemophilia because the hemophiliac father will pass on a Y chromosome and his wife will pass on a healthy X chromosome (unless she is a hemophilia carrier).  Therefore, all of Prince Leopold’s daughters would be hemophilia carriers and all of his sons would bear no trace of the disease.  The only way for a female to be a hemophiliac is for her to be the daughter of a carrier and a hemophiliac.  For more detailed information on hemophilia in Queen Victoria’s family, see Unofficial Royalty: Hemophilia.

Leopold had some difficulty in finding a bride, but not because of his hemophilia, but rather his mild epilepsy.  Although hemophilia has severe genetic implications, not much was known about it at that time.  Epilepsy was considered a social stigma and it was not unusual for families to hide away epileptic relatives.  Finally, a marriage was arranged by Leopold’s mother and his eldest sister.  On April 27, 1882, Leopold married Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont.  Unfortunately, Leopold and Helena’s marriage was short-lived.  In early 1884, Leopold’s doctors recommended that he spend the winter in Cannes, France, which he had done before.  At the time, Helena was expecting her second child.  On March 27, 1884, Leopold slipped and fell on the staircase at Villa Nevada, the private home where he was staying in Cannes.  He injured his knee and hit his head. 31-year-old Leopold died early on March 28, 1884, from a cerebral hemorrhage, his injuries having been exacerbated by his hemophilia.

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone by Hills & Saunders albumen cabinet card, 1883 NPG Ax5552 © National Portrait Gallery, London

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, by Hills & Saunders, albumen cabinet card, 1883. NPG Ax5552 © National Portrait Gallery, London

Four months after Leopold’s death, Helena gave birth to a son Charles Edward. Charles Edward became Duke of Albany at birth (his father’s title) and in 1900 succeeded his uncle Alfred as the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.  During World War I, he was deprived of his British titles for taking up arms against his native country.  After World War II, Charles Edward was imprisoned due to his Nazi sympathies and was heavily fined and almost bankrupted.  Charles Edward’s grandson King Carl XVI Gustaf is the current King of Sweden.

Alice and Charles Edward were brought up by their widowed mother at Claremont House near Esher in Surrey, England.  Alice’s childhood was full of visits to her many relations throughout Europe.  In addition to her over forty first cousins from her father’s side of the family, Alice was also a first cousin of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.  Alice’s maternal aunt, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, had married King Willem III of the Netherlands, and their daughter Wilhelmina succeeded her father on the Dutch throne at the age of ten in 1890.

 

In November 1903, Alice became engaged to Prince Alexander of Teck, called Alge by his family and friends. Alge was the youngest of four children of Prince Francis, Duke of Teck,  and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge,  a granddaughter of King George III and first cousin of Queen Victoria.   At the time of his marriage, Alge’s sister Mary was the Princess of Wales, having married the future King George V in 1893.  Alice and Alge were married at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on February 10, 1904.  Many royal relations attended the wedding including Alice’s cousin Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.  Alice’s brother escorted her down the aisle where her uncle King Edward VII waited to give her away.  Lady Violet Greville commented, “Unlike most royal brides, this bride looked the picture of happiness.”

 

The couple had three children:

  • Lady May Cambridge, born Princess May of Teck (1906 – 1994), married Henry Abel Smith, had issue
  • Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon, born Prince Rupert of Teck (1907 – 1928), hemophiliac, died from injuries received in a car accident
  • Prince Maurice of Teck (born and died 1910), died in infancy

Princess Alice with her children May and Rupert; Credit – Wikipedia

Due to anti-German sentiment during World War I, King George V issued Letters Patents on July 17, 1917 “declaring that the name Windsor is to be borne by his royal house and family and relinquishing the use of all German titles and dignities.” Alge relinquished the title Prince of Teck in the Kingdom of Württemberg and the style Serene Highness.  His two surviving children also lost their Württemberg titles and styles.  Princess Alice relinquished her titles of Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess of Saxony which she had inherited from her father and through her grandfather Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.  However, Alice remained a Princess of Great Britain and Ireland and a Royal Highness in her own right because she was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria in the male line.  The Teck family adopted the surname Cambridge (Alge’s eldest brother Adolphus became the 1st Marquess of Cambridge) and for several months Alge’s style was Sir Alexander Cambridge.  On November 7, 1917, King George V created him Earl of Athlone and Viscount Trematon.  Alge’s son Rupert used his father’s secondary title as a courtesy title and his daughter May was styled Lady May Cambridge.  Alice was then styled Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone.

After World War I, Alice became one of the most widely traveled members of the royal family, visiting Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Malaya, Singapore, Siam (now Thailand), South Africa, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Uganda, Egypt, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, the West Indies, Canada, and the United States.  From 1924-1930, Alge was Governor-General of South Africa and Governor-General of Canada from 1940-1946.   During her time in South Africa and Canada, Alice was very active in charities.  In 1966, Alice published For My Grandchildren, a memoir describing her life, duties, and travels.

Princess Alice and the Earl of Athlone at the Opening of Parliament in 1946; Photo: Wikipedia

On April 1, 1928, while they were serving in South Africa, Alge and Alice received the news that their hemophiliac son Rupert had been in a car accident in France.  Rupert had been driving with two friends when the car skidded and crashed into a tree.  One of his friends died due to injuries and the other was only slightly injured.  At first, Rupert also did not seem to be seriously injured.  However, after being in the hospital for several days, he began to hemorrhage from the ear due to a slight fracture of the skull.  The bleeding was arrested and Rupert seemed to be improving, but it did not last.  On April 15, 1928, 20-year-old Rupert died from an injury he probably would have recovered from had he not been a hemophiliac.  Rupert’s funeral was held at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, but his parents, who were too far away in South Africa, were unable to attend.  King George V, Queen Mary, the Prince of Wales, and other royal family members attended the funeral.  Rupert was buried at the Royal Burial Grounds at Frogmore in Windsor, England.  Rupert’s death, following the death of his brother Maurice in 1910, meant that the title of Earl of Athlone would become extinct when his father died.

Upon Alge’s retirement as Governor-General of Canada, Alge and Alice took up residence in a grace and favor apartment in Kensington Palace.  Alge died on January 16, 1957, at Kensington Palace at the age of 82.  After a funeral with full military honors, Alge was buried at the Royal Burial Grounds at Frogmore in Windsor, England.

Alice was frequently consulted on matters of royal protocol as she was the oldest surviving member of the royal family.  There is a story at the time of Princess Anne’s first marriage in 1973 when Alice refused to ride in the carriage procession to Westminster Abbey saying it was not fitting for a princess of her rank.  She traveled by car instead.  Alice was a familiar sight in the neighborhood around Kensington Palace.  Each Sunday she would walk to the local church, St. Mary Abbots Church, and could frequently be seen at the local shops.  Alice also could be seen riding on London buses.  During Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee in 1977, Princess Alice proudly wore her Silver Jubilee Medal on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

In 1978, Princess Alice had a fall, hurt her shoulder, and had to be hospitalized for several days.  Although she did recover, this marked the beginning of the deterioration of her health.  Members of the royal family visited her regularly including Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Mother Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, Princess Alice the Duchess of Gloucester, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, and various Dutch, Swedish, and German princesses.  The Queen Mother once remarked that she had been kept waiting while Princess Alice “put a little powder on her face and had her hair attended to.”  Alice’s physical condition continued to weaken.  She said that if she could not walk, she would die.  By the end of 1980, she could no longer walk.  Princess Alice of Albany died peacefully in her sleep on January 3, 1981, at Kensington Palace.

Princess Alice’s funeral was held at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on January 8, 1981.  Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the British Royal Family attended along with many other royals including King Olav of Norway, King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, former Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, and her brother’s son Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Princess Alice was buried beside her husband and son at the Royal Burial Grounds at Frogmore in Windsor, England.

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Recommended books about Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
For My Grandchildren: Some Reminiscences of Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, by Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1966)
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, by Theo Aronson (1981)