Empress Friedrich

The eldest daughter of Queen Victoria in Victoria as Adelheid, Maria Luisa, 21.11. Born in London 1840. On her marriage to Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia, was in 1888 for 99 days German empress. His son William II led Germany in World War II.

Queen Victoria was looking at an early stage a suitable husband for her daughter the same name, kaum10 years. He quickly found. Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia seemed a good match for the eldest daughter of the Queen to be. Just wait until the child reached the age of marriage: 17 years old, gave the Germans their votes.

Victoria recalled: ". In the evening after the ceremony we sat side by side, two young men who were almost too shy to talk to each other"But she was only eight days left London with her husband, the city beloved hometown. "I almost broke my heart", who later wrote in his diary.

Marriage good performance. Vicky and Fritz said, the crown prince of the family, each developed a deep attachment and affection. This is documented in about 10,000 letters, he wrote the couple during the marriage.

The birth of her first son, the future Kaiser Wilhelm II, was in the 18 - Viktoria painful years. William was injured at birth, so that his left arm shortened, stunted and not muscle strength. Victoria was ashamed of the disability of the life of his son and had a difficult relationship with him.

1888, when Frederick finally the imperial throne as Frederick III. could rise, he was ill with cancer. Reigned only 99 days and died on June 15, 1888. In the short period of his rule, neither he nor his wife realized the ideas they had discussed in recent years. Profoundly sad, took Victoria, who was called from now Empress Frederick, retired from politics, leaving his son William II of the state.

Away from the capital, Berlin, built a castle in the Taunus, that the honor of her husband "Friedrichshof"called. Thereafter, the widow took over the social and artistic projects. Empress Victoria died at the age of 61 years, 05/08/1901. He was buried beside her husband in Potsdam.

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