The Public Life of Queen Victori |
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Author:
| McGilchrist, John. |
ISBN: | 978-0-217-63533-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
Publisher: | General Books LLC
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $18.17 |
Book Description:
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. PARENTAGE AND BIRTH OF QUEEN VICTORIA. Haw the Princess Victoria came to be Heiress Presumptive to the Throne?Death of the Princess Charlotte?Marriages of the Royal Dnkes?Of the Dnke of Kent?Birth of the Princess Alexandrina Victoria?Prediction of George TV.?Death of the Duke of Kent?His...
More DescriptionPurchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. PARENTAGE AND BIRTH OF QUEEN VICTORIA. Haw the Princess Victoria came to be Heiress Presumptive to the Throne?Death of the Princess Charlotte?Marriages of the Royal Dnkes?Of the Dnke of Kent?Birth of the Princess Alexandrina Victoria?Prediction of George TV.?Death of the Duke of Kent?His Character?His Liberal Opinions?Public Condolence with the Widow and Orphan?Early Life of the Duchess of Kent. Os the 6tlt of November, 1817, the hopes of the nation, which had so fondly rested upon the happy union between the Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, were fatally blasted by Her Royal Highness's death, shortly after her delivery of a still-born child. Never in our history was a blow felt more deeply and personally by all the nation, than this 'bereavement. The death of the Princess Charlotte severely and most painfully disappointed the nation in its general expectation with regard to the much desired succession to the throne in the person of herself and her heirs. The Duke of Cumberland, who was hated by all, was the only married younger son of the king, and there was a general desire that the other royal princes, especially the popular and estimable Dukes of Kent and Sussex, should seek out suitable partners. The Duke of Kent rightlv felt that the House of Brunswick was dear to the English people, that the nation had a very strong desire that the question of succession should be placed beyond doubt, MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OK KENT. 15 and that, considering the uncertainty of the chances of life, and of leaving offspring, it was clearly his duty to many. Indeed, he had already, ere the untimely death of his niece, offered his hand and heart to the widowed Princess of Leiningen. The Princess Charlotte tenderly loved her uncle Kent, who had done so much to promo...