British Royalty House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Descendants of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Children    Victoria, Princess Royal    Edward VII    Princess Alice    Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha    Princess Helena    Louise, Duchess of Argyll    Arthur, Duke of Connaught    Leopold, Duke of Albany    Princess Beatrice Grandchildren    Albert, Duke of Clarence    George V    Louise, Princess Royal    Princess Victoria    Princess Maud    Alfred of Edinburgh    Marie of Edinburgh    Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha    Alexandra of Edinburgh    Beatrice of Edinburgh    Margaret of Connaught    Arthur of Connaught    Patricia of Connaught    Alice of Albany    Carl, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Great Grandchildren    Alastair of Connaught    Johan of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha    Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha    Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha    Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha    Friedrich of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Edward VII Children    Albert, Duke of Clarence    George V    Louise, Princess Royal    Princess Victoria    Princess Maud Grandchildren    Alexandra, Duchess of Fife    Maud of Fife

Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh (Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria), (20 April 1884 - 13 July 1966), 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 d'Orleans-Bourbon, Infante of Spain. Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Saxe-Coburg-Gotha or Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in Germany, in the present-day states of Bavaria and Thuringia, which were... Royal Standard of the United Kingdom (including Scotland). ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877 until her death. ... 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Early Life

Princess Beatrice was born on April 20, 1884 at Eastwell Park, Kent. Her father was Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Her mother was The Duchess of Edinburgh (née Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia), the only daughter of Alexander II of Russia and Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... A former royal residence at Ashford, Kent. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Edinburgh (6 August 1844- 30 July 1900), was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel, of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha branch of the House of Wettin) (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Her Imperial & Royal Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, also Duchess of Edinburgh, née Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia (17 October 1853 – 24 October 1920) was the daughter of the Russian tsar who became the wife of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (Czar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... Marie of Hesse Princess Maximilienne Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse and the Rhine (8 August 1824-8 June 1880) was a princess of Grand Ducal Hesse and, as Marie Alexandrovna, Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia. ...

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. This is a list of British princesses from the accession of King George I in 1714. ... HRH is an abbreviation for the style His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness. ...

Beatrice spent much of her early years in Malta, where her father was serving in the Royal Navy. On the death of Prince Alfred's uncle, Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, on August 22, 1893, the vacant duchy fell to the Duke of Edinburgh, since HRH Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the Duke's elder brother had renounced his right to the succession. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Ernst II of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1818-1893) was the second sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Edward VII King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King Edward VII (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth realms, and the Emperor of India. ...

The Duke and Duchess and their five children travelled to Coburg to take up residence shortly afterwards. Coburg, Germany is the capital of the Coburg district of Bavaria, Germany. ...

Marriage

In 1902, Princess Beatrice had a romance with Grand Duke Michael of Russia, the younger brother of Nicholas II of Russia, then the heir apparent to the Imperial throne. However she was prevented from marrying the Grand Duke as the Russian Orthodox Church forbade the marriage of first cousins. 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch of Russia (1878-1918) Grand Duke Michael of Russia, Mikhail Alexandrovich Romanov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Романов), sometimes called mistakenly calledTsar Michael IV (November 22, 1878 (O.S.) - about June 12, 1918) was the son of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, and brother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. ... Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia Nicholas II of Russia (18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918) was the last crowned Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland. ... Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ... The Russian Orthodox Church (Русская Православная церковь) is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ...

Beatrice was then rumoured to marry King Alfonso XIII of Spain, this proved to be a false rumour also as he married her cousin Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg in 1906. It was at their wedding that Beatrice met Alfonso d'Orleans-Bourbon, Infante of Spain, 5th Duke of Galliera, a cousin of the King Alfonso. The Spanish royal family were unhappy about the proposed match, and it was made clear that should it take place the couple would have to live in exile. Alfonso XIII of Spain (May 17, 1886 – February 28, 1941), King of Spain, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth. ... Princess Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg later Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain (24 October 1887-15 April 1969), a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, was the consort of the exiled King Alfonso XIII of Spain and the paternal grandmother of the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... In the Spanish and former Portuguese monarchies, Infante (masc. ...

Scandal and Exile

Beatrice and Alfonso married in a Roman Catholic and Lutheran ceremony at Coburg on July 15, 1909. The couple first settled in Coburg, their first child Alvaro was born on April 20, 1910. In 1912 Alfonso and Beatrice were allowed to return to Spain. Here their two sons Alfonso and Ataulfo were born. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ...

During King Alfonso XIII's unhappy marriage, he had numerous affairs and dalliances, some of which produced illegitimate children. It remains an unproven rumour that he had an affair with Beatrice. They were certainly close friends, but in the stifling etiquette of the Spanish Court, such a close relationship would have been difficult to conceal.

Queen Maria Christina (1858 - 1929, Spain's Queen Dowager) was said to be outraged by the rumours, and met up with Beatrice in San Sebastian and asked her to leave Spain, as she refused to do so King Alfonso had no choice but to exile her. Maria Christina Alexandra or Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) was Queen of Sweden. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Geography > Europe > Spain > Basque Country > Guipúzcoa San Sebastián with sailboats Statue of Jesus on Urgull Mountain San Sebastián (Donostia in Basque) is the capital city of the province of Guipúzcoa, in the Spanish autonomous community of Basque Country. ...

Civil War

The family moved to England, where the three sons were educated at Winchester College. The Spanish Royal Family eventually relented, and Beatrice and her family were allowed to return to Spain where they established their home at an estate in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Winchester College is a public school in the city of Winchester in Hampshire, in the south of England. ... Sanlúcar de Barrameda is a Spanish city in the northwestern part of the Cadiz province. ...

The 1930s were an unhappy time for the family, as the collapse of the Spanish monarchy and the subsequent civil war led to the loss of much of the family's wealth. After the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931, King Alfonso and his family fled into exile in Italy. In the years that followed, the political situation in Spain worsened as various groups wrestled for power. By the late-1930s, the conflicts had erupted into all-out civil war. Beatrice and Alfonso lost their estate during the war, and the couple's eldest son, Alfonso, was killed fighting the Communists. History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain -Visigoths -Al-Andalus -Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History Flag of the... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain - Visigoths - Al-Andalus - Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History The Spanish Civil...

Later Life

Beatrice died at her estate Sanlúcar de Barrameda on July 13, 1966. Her husband survived her by nine years. Their son Ataulfo died in 1974 unmarried. Their only grandchildren are the children of Prince Alvaro. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...