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In 1863 Prince Albert Edward of Wales married Princess Alexandra of Denmark.
Suppose Albert Edward does not wed Alexandra.
Who should he marry?
Suppose Albert Edward does not wed Alexandra.
Who should he marry?
Princess Elizabeth of Wied was the daughter of Hermann, Prince of Wied. She became the spouse of King Carol I of Romania.
Princess Marie Gasparine of Saxe-Altenburg was the daughter of Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg. She married Prince Charles Gonthier of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
I've got the feeling that a heir to the British throne at that particular time would not marry a member of a relatively minor house such as the Saxe-Altenburgs (daughter of a 'mere' Reuss princess), and certainly not a member of a mere mediatized house just as the Wieds.
Then again, Edward VII's heir did marry a morganaut, and some of the marriage of his younger siblings (to a Waldeck-Pyrmont and even to a Campbell) were not that prestigious either. But then again, theywere 'just' younger siblings.
I've got the feeling that a heir to the British throne at that particular time would not marry a member of a relatively minor house such as the Saxe-Altenburgs (daughter of a 'mere' Reuss princess), and certainly not a member of a mere mediatized house just as the Wieds.
Then again, Edward VII's heir did marry a morganaut, and some of the marriage of his younger siblings (to a Waldeck-Pyrmont and even to a Campbell) were not that prestigious either. But then again, theywere 'just' younger siblings.
It's worth noting that in the UK there is no such thing as morganatic marriages. Whilst Royals would prefer higher born nobles it had no legal bearing on the type of nobility
It's worth noting that in the UK there is no such thing as morganatic marriages. Whilst Royals would prefer higher born nobles it had no legal bearing on the type of nobility
I know. And even under the very strict Ebenbürtigkeit rules the various German sovereign houses followed, a marriage with Saxe-Altenburg and a Wied would not be considered morganatic. But I still doubt it would be acceptable to Prince Albert, especially for a firstborn son.
There's Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (born 1854) and Princess Marie Elisabeth of Saxe-Meiningen (born 1853), a cousin of the rulers of Germany, Russia and the Netherlands. Despite the insignificance of both families, both Maries are well connected and of the sort of family which intermarried quite frequently with the Hanoverians and Saxe-Coburgs.
Both are too young.
Albert was pushing for Alix of Denmark as early as 1859/1860, he was intent on getting Bertie married ASAP.
What about Victoria's own half-niece Princesss Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langeburg (born 1839)? Or else Princess Cecilie of Baden, born the same year.
Princess Feodora comes with the ideal name. Feodora is the same name that her mother, Princess Feodora, has. Victoria is the same name as that of the Queen.
Suppose Princess Feodora has artistic attainments.