Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom
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Princess Victoria
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6 July 1868 Marlborough House, London |
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| Died | 3 December 1935 (aged 67) Coppins, Buckinghamshire |
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| Burial | 7 December 1935 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle; 8 January 1936 Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore |
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| House |
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Windsor |
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| Father | Edward VII | ||||
| Mother | Alexandra of Denmark | ||||
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| Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary |
Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary; 6 July 1868 – 3 December 1935), known as "Toria", was the fourth child and second daughter of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark, and the younger sister of George V.
Princess Victoria was born on 6 July 1868 at Marlborough House, London. Her father was Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Her mother was Alexandra, Princess of Wales, the eldest daughter of King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark.
She was christened at Marlborough House on 6 August 1868 by Archibald Campbell Tait, Bishop of London.
Princess Victoria was educated at home by tutors and spent her childhood at Marlborough House and Sandringham. The Princess was particularly close to her brother, George, the future King George V .
With her sisters, she was a bridesmaid at the wedding in 1885 of their paternal aunt Princess Beatrice to Prince Henry of Battenberg. She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York (future King George V and Queen Mary) on 6 July 1893.
Although she had a number of suitors, the most famous of them being King Carlos I of Portugal, Princess Victoria never married and had no children. Her mother, Alexandra, is believed to have actively discouraged her from marrying. Instead she remained a companion to her parents, particularly her mother, with whom she lived until Queen Alexandra's death in 1925. The Princess then set up her own home at Coppins, Iver, in Buckinghamshire. She took a particular interest in the village life, becoming honorary president of the Iver Horticultural Society.
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