Finally, in , Princess Margaret married , who in was elected to the throne of the ephemeral. Naturally, Victoria was not immune to these criticisms from conservatives. While she is portrayed as a naive English princess in the Bismarck films, the German film Vicky β die vergessene Kaiserin The Forgotten Empress , tries to show her in a different light. Having inherited several million after the death of the wealthy Maria de Brignole-Sale, , the empress dowager was able to finance the construction and expansion of her residence.
To the Hohenzollerns, it seemed natural that the nuptials of the future Prussian king would be held in Berlin. However, the Prince Consort overestimated the ability of the liberal reform movement in Germany at a time when only a small and some intellectual circles shared his views on the German Confederation.
United Kingdom: House of Lords. The trip that the couple made to the Mediterranean in October aboard Queen Victoria's yacht served as a pretext for conservatives to accuse Frederick of abandoning his father in a time of great political tension. In Berlin, the response to this journey to Britain was far from positive.
Fortunately for the princess, the birth of her second child, Princess , on 24 July , took place without difficulty. The royal couple, however, had only a very vague idea of the proper educational development of a child. The diplomatic young woman managed to soften the unrealistic demands of the royal couple. To complete their education, the princes were sent to a school in despite the opposition of the king and court.
Still, the couple chose not to inform the British court of William's condition. The generations indicate descent from , who formalised the use of the titles prince and princess for members of the British royal family. Following the advice of her father, Victoria had continued her intellectual formation after arriving in Germany: she read , , and and frequented intellectual circles with her husband. Prince Albert therefore asked the Hohenzollerns that his daughter could keep at least two ladies-in-waiting who were her age and of British origin.
