She became something of a recluse until her own death in 1939 at the age of 91. Prince Arthur married Princess Louise Margarete of Prussia. It was said that Arthur was the Queen's favorite son.
Arthur (Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught 1850-1942)
Arthur was the best behaved of the children and the Queen's favourite. He had a very active imagination, liked reading and playing with his toy soldiers.
The Queen was undeniably fond of her children, though her involvement with them was significantly less than might be expected of a modern mother.
Princess Victoria
Victoria and Albert's eldest child (and Albert's favourite), Vicky, was married at 16 in 1875 to a Prussian Prince, Frederick Wilhelm, 'Fritz', the man who'd become Kaiser of Germany. Vicky had a hard life in Germany.
The queen regnant with the most pregnancies was Anne, who had 17, but only 5 resulted in live-born children (two of whom survived past the age of one, one reached the age of eleven, but all of them died before their mother).
The queen had four children with Prince Philip: King Charles III, Princess Anne, The Duke of York, Andrew, and the Earl of Wessex, Edward, who are 58 to 73 years old. Together, they gave her eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. in the line of succession. line of succession.
His relationship with his mother cannot have been easy: he could never have matched up to his father in Victoria's eyes and, worse, she blamed him for her beloved husband's death, since Albert had been travelling to see Bertie and tell him off for his womanising, when he caught the cold which turned into the pneumonia ...
Victoria died of a cerebral haemorrhage, which is a type of stroke. However, the Queen had been growing weaker for several years before her death. Her eyesight had become clouded by cataracts, and she was a wheelchair user due to her rheumatism.
Albert's intentions were no doubt good. He was certainly a loyal and faithful husband. Victoria's adoration of her beloved was undimmed. But she was made to feel that she was inadequate, his intellectual and moral inferior.
Lady Louise Windsor is the 19-year-old daughter of Edward and Sophie, and despite being 15th in line to the throne, she happened to be Queen Elizabeth's favorite grandchild (lol, sorry, Wills and Harry).
This obviously caused friction within the Royal Family -- it is claimed that Queen Victoria's favorite grandson was Wilhelm. Princess Victoria had eight children in total. Her daughter Sophie went on to marry a Greek Prince and later became Queen of Greece.
Born into violence and shipped out to opulence, given. to Queen Victoria as a gift and placed in a gilded cage, Sarah Forbes Bonetta's life story was so fantastical, even her own descendants doubted its authenticity.
The Duke of Sussex was the favourite uncle of Queen Victoria. He gave her away at her wedding to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840. The Duke of Sussex died, aged 70 of erysipelas, at Kensington Palace in 1843.
Their marriage was a happy one, despite the fact their personalities were very different. Victoria could be sensitive and emotionally volatile. Albert was more restrained and rational.
Royals have been marrying their cousins since time immemorial, traditionally as a means of strengthening political alliances. What might be surprising though is that members of the royal family have continued to marry their cousins, right up to the present day!
As a result of her political standing, Queen Victoria later spoke primarily English, though she also spoke fluent French, as well as some Italian and Latin. Although Victoria spoke English fluently, she nonetheless had a German accent, so two tutors were engaged to help her get rid of it.
For some years we have speculated as to whether Queen Victoria suffered a definable psychiatric illness in her notorious and prolonged seclusion after the Prince Consort's death. We here summarize criteria for grief and depression from three authorities.
Victoria's appears to have been a spontaneous or de novo mutation, most likely inherited from one of her parents, and she is usually considered the source of the disease in modern cases of haemophilia among her descendants.
Acting as both mother and father, Victoria was certainly harsh, judgmental and controlling, but could never be accused of indifference. A dedicated and strong-minded mother, she was deeply attached to her children, even if she was frequently irritated, disappointed or overwhelmed by them.
On her deathbed, the monarch paid tribute to her husband of 21 years. Her final word was said to be “Bertie”, understood to be in reference to Prince Albert who died 40 years earlier. She also whispered that Turi, her Pomeranian dog, be brought to her. At age 81, Victoria died peacefully in her sleep.
During her historic reign from 1837 to 1901, Queen Victoria was the target of assassination attempts by seven men, from a teenage wannabe revolutionary to a deeply troubled failed writer.
Prince Edward, 58, Earl of Wessex
By this time, the Queen had settled into her role and, like with Prince Andrew, spent a lot more time with him in his younger years. Out of all of the kids, Prince Edward, now known as the Earl of Wessex, is believed to be the Queen and Prince Philip's favorite child.
Her life story reveals intriguing contradictions: Anne was a dedicated and conscientious stateswoman who oversaw the lasting union of England and Scotland, she was also a mother in poor health, who endured 17 pregnancies and outlived all her children.
On 24th March 1603 Elizabeth I died, having reigned for 44 years as a very popular queen. As she had no children, and therefore no direct heir to the throne, she was the last Tudor monarch. Following her death, Mary, Queen of Scots' son – James VI of Scotland – was named King James I of England.
Victoria resented her mother's support for Conroy's schemes and being pressured by her to sign a paper declaring Conroy her personal secretary. The result was that when Victoria became queen, she relegated the Duchess to separate accommodations, away from her own.