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Queen Victoria's matchmaking : the royal marriages that shaped Europe

Cadbury, Deborah (author.).

Summary: "A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted the most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother. As her reign approached its sixth decade, Queen Victoria's grandchildren numbered over thirty, and to maintain and increase British royal power, she was determined to maneuver them into a series of dynastic marriages with the royal houses of Europe. Yet for all their apparent obedience, her grandchildren often had plans of their own, fueled by strong wills and romantic hearts. Victoria's matchmaking plans were further complicated by the tumultuous international upheavals of the time: revolution and war were in the air, and kings and queens, princes and princesses were vulnerable targets. Queen Victoria's Matchmaking travels through the glittering, decadent palaces of Europe from London to Saint Petersburg, weaving in scandals, political machinations and family tensions to enthralling effect. It is at once an intimate portrait of a royal family and an examination of the conflict caused by the marriages the Queen arranged. At the heart of it all is Victoria herself: doting grandmother one moment, determined Queen Empress the next."--Jacket.

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  • ISBN: 1610398467
  • ISBN: 9781610398466
  • Physical Description: 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
    print
  • Edition: First US edition.
  • Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, [2017]

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General Note:
Originally published in hardcover and ebook edition by Bloomsbury Publishing in September 2017.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-369) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Part one: Vain the ambition of kings, 1887-1891. "A good sensible wife" ; Vicky and Frederick ; Ella and Sergei ; Alix and Eddy ; Eddy and Hélène ; Eddy and May -- Part two: The high summer of royalty, 1892-1901. George and Missy ; Missy and Ferdinand ; George and May ; Nicholas and Alix ; Ena and Alfonso ; The fall.
Subject: 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
Genre: Biographies.

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