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"Dearest Vicky, Darling Fritz: Queen Victoria's Eldest Daughter and the German Emperor
John Van der Kiste
Sutton (Stroud, UK), 2002
ISBN: 0750930527
Queen Victoria's eldest child, also named Victoria (1840-1901), married Prince Frederick William of Prussia (1831-88) in 1858. Though it had been an arranged match, both young people were very much in love, and on a personal level it would be one of the happiest of all royal marriages in 19th-century Europe.
Politically, though, it was a failure. The dreams of the couple and of Vicky's father, Prince Albert, for European peace and a liberal Germany were to be shattered. They were an intelligent couple who had high hopes for the future, but against the 'blood and iron' policy of Chancellor Bismarck, they could do nothing.
As a family, they had their tragedies. Two of their four sons died in infancy, one of meningitis, another of diphtheria. The eldest, William, was born with a severely damaged left arm, and grew up to be the polar opposite of his modern-thinking parents. By the time Fritz ascended the German throne in 1888, he was mortally ill with throat cancer and died three months later. Vicky's remaining thirteen years of widowhood were overshadowed by the unfeeling behaviour of their son, the Emperor who would lead Germany into war in 1914 against her British homeland."
John Van der Kiste, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Royalty bio
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1800's
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- long lived adults
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Century:
- 19th century
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A ton 16-20 B&W
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 76%-100% of book
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