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Queen Victoria's matchmaking the royal marriages that shaped Europe

An exploration of Queen Victoria's matchmaking exploits details how she used her grandchildren to further the influence of the British Empire, despite their own plans and the turmoil that rocked Europe starting in the nineteenth century.

Main Author: Cadbury, Deborah (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, 2017.
Edition: First US edition.
Subjects:
Victoria, > Queen of Great Britain, > 1819-1901.
Victoria, > Queen of Great Britain, > 1819-1901 > Family.
Albert, > Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, > 1819-1861.
Albert Victor, > Prince, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, > 1864-1892.
Alexander > II, > Emperor of Russia, > 1818-1881.
Alexander > III, > Emperor of Russia, > 1845-1894.
Alexandra, > Empress, consort of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, > 1872-1918.
Beatrice, > Princess Henry of Battenberg, > 1857-1944.
Edward > VII, > King of Great Britain, > 1841-1910.
Alexandra, > Queen, consort of Edward VII, King of Great Britain, > 1844-1925.
Elisaveta Ḟeodorovna, > Grand Duchess of Russia, Saint, > 1864-1918.
Ernst Ludwig, > Grand Duke of Hesse, > 1868-1937.
Ferdinand > I, > King of Romania, > 1865-1927.
George > V, > King of Great Britain, > 1865-1936.
Orléans, Hélène d', > Princess of France, > 1871-1951.
Milford Haven, Louis Alexander Mountbatten, > Marquis of, > 1854-1921.
Ludwig IV, > Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, > 1837-1892.
Marie Alexandrovna, > Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, > 1853-1920.
Marie, > Queen, consort of Ferdinand I, King of Romania, > 1875-1938.
Mary, > Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, > 1867-1953.
Alekseĭ Nikolaevich, > Czarevitch, son of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, > 1904-1918.
Sophia, > Queen, consort of Constantine I, King of the Hellenes, > 1870-1932.
Victoria, > Empress, consort of Frederick III, German Emperor, > 1840-1901.
Victoria Eugenia, > Queen, consort of Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, > 1887-1969.
William > II, > German Emperor, > 1859-1941.
Marriages of royalty and nobility > Europe > History > 19th century.
Marriages of royalty and nobility > Europe > History > 20th century.
Biographies.
Summary: An exploration of Queen Victoria's matchmaking exploits details how she used her grandchildren to further the influence of the British Empire, despite their own plans and the turmoil that rocked Europe starting in the nineteenth century.
Physical Description: 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-369) and index.
ISBN: 9781610398466
1610398467
Author Notes: Deborah Cadbury is an award-winning TV science producer for the BBC. She is also the author of "The Feminization of Nature". She lives in London.

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