Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria; 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923) was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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| Born | 25 May 1846 Buckingham Palace, London, England | ||||
| Died | 9 June 1923 (aged 77) Schomberg House, London, England | ||||
| Burial | 15 June 1923 | ||||
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| Father | Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Mother | Queen Victoria | ||||
| Signature | Princess Helena's signature | ||||
Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar. Her childhood was spent with her parents, travelling between a variety of royal residences in Britain. In 1866, Helena married German prince, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. They had five children together named Christian, Albert, Helena, Marie, and Harald.
Helena was the most active member of the royal family, she was also an active patron of charities, and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross. She was founding president of the Royal School of Needlework, and president of the Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association and the Royal British Nurses' Association. As president of the latter, she was a strong supporter of nurse registration against the advice of Florence Nightingale.[1] She died in 1923, at the age of 77.
Princess Helena Of The United Kingdom Media
- Princess Elena and Prince Albert of England, 1843.jpg
Princess Helena (right) with her brother Prince Alfred. Helena was Alfred's favourite sister. Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.
- Albert Graefle (1807-89) - Princess Helena, later Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1846-1923) - RCIN 403988 - Royal Collection.jpg
Princess Helena, a few months before the death of her father, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1861
- Christian and helena.jpg
Princess Helena and Prince Christian, part of a series of photographs following their engagement in 1865
- Princess Helena in her wedding dress, 1866.jpg
Princess Helena in her wedding dress, 5 July 1866
- Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein.jpg
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, her husband
- Florence Nightingale 1920 reproduction.jpg
Florence Nightingale, against whom Helena promoted nurse registration
- Helena scan.jpg
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, ca. 1910
- Schleswig-Holstein plot at Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore.jpg
Princess Helena's grave at Frogmore (second from left) in the Schleswig-Holstein burial plot
- Coat of Arms of Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein.svg
Coat of Arms of Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
References
- ↑ Chomet, p. 121