Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

For other persons similarly named, see Princess Victoria (disambiguation).

Princess Victoria
Duchess of Nemours
Victoria (on left) with her first cousin, Queen Victoria, 1852
Born	(1822-02-14)14 February 1822 Vienna, Austria
Died	10 December 1857(1857-12-10) (aged 35) Claremont House, England
Burial	Chapelle royale de Dreux
Spouse	Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours
Issue	Gaston, Prince Imperial Consort of Brazil Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Alençon Marguerite, Princess Władysław Czartoryski Princess Blanche
Names Viktoria Franziska Antonia Juliane Luise
House	House of Orléans House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry
Father	Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Mother	Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Victoria Franziska Antonia Juliane Luise; 14 February 1822 – 10 December 1857) was the daughter of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág. Her father was the second son of Francis Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf.

Biography

Born to Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág. Her mother was the daughter and heiress of Ferenc József, Prince Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya. When Antonia's father died in 1826, she inherited his estates in Slovakia and Hungary. Her elder brother was King Ferdinand II of Portugal and first cousins included British Queen Victoria, her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as well as Belgian King Leopold II and his sister, Empress Carlota of Mexico.

On 27 April 1840, at the Château de Saint-Cloud, she married Louis d'Orléans, known since birth as the Duke of Nemours, second son of King Louis Philippe of France. After the Revolution of 1848 in France, the royal family went into exile and settled in England.

The Duke and Duchess of Nemours had four children, all of them having issue except the last, Blanche, who never married. Victoria was outlived by her husband, who died in 1896. She died two months after giving birth to Blanche at Claremont and was buried at the Chapel of Saint Charles Borromeo in Weybridge. Her remains were transferred to the Royal Chapel of Dreux, the traditional burial place of the House of Orléans, in 1979.

Issue

• Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston d'Orléans, Count of Eu (28 April 1842 – 28 August 1922), who married Isabella, eldest daughter and heiress of Dom Pedro II of Brazil;
• Ferdinand Philippe Marie d'Orléans, Duke of Alençon (12 July 1844 – 29 June 1910), who married Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (1847–1897), sister of Elizabeth, Empress of Austria, and who had been for a time engaged to Ludwig II of Bavaria;
• Marguerite Adelaide (1846–1893), who married Prince Ladislaus Czartoryski;
• Blanche Marie Amelie Caroline Louise Victoire d'Orléans (28 October 1857 – 4 February 1932).

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 14 February 1822 – 27 June 1826: Her Serene Highness Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess in Saxony
• 27 June 1826 – 27 April 1840: Her Serene Highness Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony
• 27 April 1840 – 10 December 1857: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Nemours

External links

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