Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine from 1894 to 1901 as the wife of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and Consort of the Head of the House of Rom
Photograph by Hugo Thiele, c. 1900
The Duchess of Edinburgh with her children. From left to right: Princess Alexandra, Grand Duchess Maria, Princess Beatrice, Princess Marie, Prince Alfred and Princess Victoria Melita
The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha with his family: (from left to right) Princess Beatrice, the Duke, the Duchess, the Dowager Duchess, Princess Victoria, Princess Alexandra and Princess Marie at Rosenau
Victoria and Ernest at their wedding in 1894
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia was the sixth child and only surviving daughter of Alexander II of Russia and Marie of Hesse and by Rhine; she was Duchess of Edinburgh and later Duchess of
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
…as the wife of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia from 1924 until her death. She was the daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, and a granddaughter of both Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Emperor Alexander II of Russia. Born a British princess, Victoria spent her early…
Portrait by Charles Bergamasco, 1876
From left to right: Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, Emperor Alexander II with Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich in his lap, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich on the table with his arms crossed, Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich and Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna wearing the traditional dress of ladies of the Russian Imperial court
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna and Prince Alfred around the time they met, 1868