House Leinengen Name Princess of | Siblings Queen Victoria | |
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Issue Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-LangenburgPrincess EliseHermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-LangenburgPrince VictorAdelheid, Duchess of Schleswig-HolsteinFeodora, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen Father Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen Children Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Parents Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen Similar People Queen Victoria, Princess Victoria of Saxe‑Coburg‑Saalfeld, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig‑Holstein, Georg II - Duke of Saxe‑Meiningen, Countess Augusta Reuss of | ||
Princess feodora of leiningen half sister of queen victoria
Princess Feodora of Leiningen (Anna Feodora Auguste Charlotte Wilhelmine; 7 December 1807 – 23 September 1872) was the only daughter of Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen (1763–1814) and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786–1861). Feodora and her older brother Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen were maternal half-siblings to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She is a matrilineal ancestor of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and of King Felipe VI of Spain.
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- PRINCESS FEODORA of LEININGEN WikiVidi Documentary
- Life
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- Issue
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PRINCESS FEODORA of LEININGEN - WikiVidi Documentary
Life
Feodora was born in Amorbach in Bavaria, Germany on 7 December 1807 to Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and her husband, Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen. Her father died in 1814.
On 29 May 1818, her mother remarried to Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III of the United Kingdom. The following year, the household was moved to the United Kingdom since the duchess' pregnancy was coming to an end and so that the new potential heir to the British throne could be born on British soil.
By all accounts, Feodora enjoyed a very close relationship with her sister Victoria, who was devoted to her elder sister. Despite this, Feodora was eager to leave their residence at Kensington Palace permanently, as her "only happy time was driving out" with Victoria and her governess Baroness Louise Lehzen, when she could "speak and look as she liked".
Marriage
In early 1828, Feodora married Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1794–1860) at Kensington Palace. Prior to that, she had only met him twice. After their honeymoon, she returned to the German Confederation where she lived until her death in 1872. The prince had no domain, however, as the principality had been mediatised to Württemberg in 1806. The couple lived in the large and uncomfortable castle, Schloss Langenburg. Feodora maintained a lifelong correspondence with her sister and was granted an allowance of £300 whenever she could visit England.
Feodora's youngest daughter, the Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen, died in early 1872 of scarlet fever. Feodora died later that year.
Issue
Feodora and Ernst had three sons and three daughters: