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Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Female
Born
Apr 20, 1884
Hometown
Eastwell Park
Died
Jul 13, 1966
Death Place
Sanlúcar de Barra...
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She later married into the Spanish Royal Family, and was the wife of Alfonso de Orleans y Borb%C3%B3n, Infante of Spain. She was called… Read More
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CHILDHOOD
As a granddaughter of the British monarch in the male line, Beatrice held the title of Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland with the style Her Royal Highness. The young princess was baptised at Eastwell House on 17 May 1884 by Revd William Lloyd (her father's chaplain); among her godparents were her paternal aunt The Princess Beatrice.
1893
9 Years Old
Beatrice spent much of her early years in Malta, where her father was serving in the Royal Navy. She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York (future George V and Queen Mary) on 6 July 1893.
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TEENAGE
In 1902, Princess Beatrice had a romance with Russian Grand Duke Michael, the younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II, and at that time the heir presumptive to the Imperial Throne.
1903
19 Years Old
In November 1903, Michael wrote to Beatrice telling her that he could not marry her.
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TWENTIES
1905
21 Years Old
The humiliated Beatrice was sent to Egypt to recover from heartbreak, but pined and wrote reproachful letters to Michael until 1905.
1906
22 Years Old
Beatrice was then rumoured to be going to marry Alfonso XIII of Spain, but this proved to be a false rumour also as he married her cousin Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg in 1906.
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1909
25 Years Old
Nonetheless, Beatrice and Alfonso married in a Roman Catholic and Lutheran ceremony at Coburg on 15 July 1909.
1912
28 Years Old
The couple settled in Coburg, until, in 1912, Alfonso and Beatrice were allowed to return to Spain, and his rank of Infante was restored.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1966
82 Years Old
Beatrice died at her estate of El Botánico in Sanlúcar de Barrameda on 13 July 1966.
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