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06-04-2005, 12:13 PM
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Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) and Family
The last " Kaiser was Wilhelm II. He abdicated 1918 and lived in a nice House in Doorn in the Netherlands until his Death in 1941. He was married to Auguste Victoria of Schleswig Holstein ( 1858 - 1921) and married after Augustes Death in Exile the widowed Hermine of Reuss.
Wilhelm II and his first Wife auguste had 6 sons and a Daughter : 1. Wilhelm 1882 - 1941 2. Eitel Friedrich 1883 - 1942 3. Adalbert 1884 - 1948 4. August Wilhelm 1887 - 1949 5. Oskar 1888 - 1958 6. Joachim 1890 - 1920 Suicide 7. Victoria Luise 1892 - 1980 Victoria Luise married Ernst August of Hannover and their eldest Daughter was Friederike , the Mother of the exiled King Konstantin of Greece and Queen Sophia of Spain as well as Pss Irene. Victoria luise is also the Grandmother of Prince Ernst August the present Head of the House of hannover and Husband of Princess karoline of Monaco. Here are some Pics: 1. Wilhelm II and Auguste Victorias Engagement 2. Wilhelm II and auguste Victorias sons 3. 1896 - Wilhelm II with Victoria Luise 4. 1903 - Auguste Victoria 5. 1903 - Victoria Luise 
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#2
08-03-2005, 06:37 AM
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Sorry for not picking up on this sooner:)
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Thy choicest gifts in store, on her be pleased to pour, long may she reign. May she defend our laws, and ever give us cause, to sing with heart and voice, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. Last edited by Warren; 08-22-2005 at 04:52 AM. Reason: fixed quote tag
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#4
08-25-2005, 03:54 PM
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She died December 11, 1980. I'm not sure where she died, but I'm sure it was at one of the numerous Hanover properties.
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#6
10-26-2005, 07:24 AM
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You can see some postcards I have of the family of Princess Viktoria Luise and Prince Ernst August by clicking on the following link:
http://photobucket.com/albums/y138/l...ostmarked1.jpg *If you click on "next" at the top of the page then you can see more postcards. There are some postcards of other Royal Families from Germany. I still need to put the Prussian Family on "Photobucket.com". *If anyone has any questions about any of my postcards then please let me know and I will answer them. Last edited by Jil; 10-26-2005 at 07:29 AM.
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#7
10-26-2005, 10:04 AM
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http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/6678/scan003a4xc.jpg
An article about the death of Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/9457/scan0057tx.jpg A postcard of the Imperial Family http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/4968/scan004a2vs.jpg A postcard of the Crownprincely Couple (the two postcards are new ones, I bought them at the "Museumsshop" of the "Neues Palais")
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"Looking back on her short life I often wonder why we did not see that she was quite too good for this world, her fit companions were the Angels." ~Margaretta Eager about Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1895-1903)
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#8
10-26-2005, 10:07 AM
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Scans from "Bilder der Kaiserzeit" by Viktoria Luise
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/9...ter19014pm.jpg The children of Wilhelm II. and Auguste Viktoria left to right: Oskar, Eitel Friedrich, Viktoria Luise, Wilhelm, Adalbert, Joachim and August Wilhelm http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3091/scan002a7ew.jpg Viktoria Luise
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"Looking back on her short life I often wonder why we did not see that she was quite too good for this world, her fit companions were the Angels." ~Margaretta Eager about Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1895-1903)
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#9
10-26-2005, 10:09 AM
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Having a picknick on Viktoria Luise's 18th Birthday
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/9273/scan007a2pe.jpg http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3...an007ab3ai.jpg http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/6116/scan008a7ik.jpg Viktoria Luise (sitting) http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/2...an008ab9ve.jpg
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"Looking back on her short life I often wonder why we did not see that she was quite too good for this world, her fit companions were the Angels." ~Margaretta Eager about Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1895-1903)
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#10
10-26-2005, 10:11 AM
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http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/4562/scan010a3to.jpg
Auguste Viktoria with her daughter Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8523/scan009a4vy.jpg Something Auguste Viktoria wrote about her little daughter http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/2693/scan011a7xt.jpg Viktoria Luise with her father behind her http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8581/scan012a9ny.jpg Viktoria Luise on board of the "Hohenzollern" http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8258/scan013a3zl.jpg Wilhelm II. with Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/7279/scan014a9si.jpg Prince Heinrich of Prussia with his wife and his son Waldemar
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"Looking back on her short life I often wonder why we did not see that she was quite too good for this world, her fit companions were the Angels." ~Margaretta Eager about Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1895-1903)
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#11
10-26-2005, 10:15 AM
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http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/2838/scan015a9kc.jpg
Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/4951/scan018a1lx.jpg A letter from Viktoria Luise (Sissy) to her father http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/4094/scan019a9hy.jpg Auguste Viktoria with her sons August Wilhelm and Joachim http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/9938/scan021a9hz.jpg Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/5108/scan022a7tv.jpg Joachim and Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/2926/scan023a6ma.jpg Joachim and Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3733/scan024a4wg.jpg on the left: Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/1266/scan025a0vo.jpg Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/2395/scan026a3et.jpg Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/2...an016ab8cj.jpg Viktoria Luise (left) with a lady-in-waiting
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"Looking back on her short life I often wonder why we did not see that she was quite too good for this world, her fit companions were the Angels." ~Margaretta Eager about Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1895-1903)
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#12
10-26-2005, 10:18 AM
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http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/1426/scan017a1mp.jpg
Crownprince Wilhelm http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/543/scan020a3fy.jpg His bride Cecilie From the wedding: http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/5567/scan027a8xi.jpg http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/4549/scan028a1wg.jpg http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/9591/scan029a3fs.jpg http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/466/scan001a4le.jpg http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/1029/scan030a1fs.jpg http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/6742/scan031a6qk.jpg http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/1853/scan032b7wt.jpg The Crownprincely Couple http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/5745/scan033a8up.jpg Crownprincess Cecilie with her son Wilhelm
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"Looking back on her short life I often wonder why we did not see that she was quite too good for this world, her fit companions were the Angels." ~Margaretta Eager about Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1895-1903)
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#13
10-26-2005, 10:22 AM
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http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/5056/scan034a7fn.jpg
Viktoria Luise's invitation for the christening of her nephew http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/4118/scan035a0jx.jpg http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/5...an036ab5ul.jpg Prince Wilhelm, son of Wilhelm and Cecilie http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8260/scan036a8dc.jpg Prince Louis Ferdinand, son of Wilhelm and Cecilie http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/6251/scan037a2pm.jpg http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/4872/scan038a1kt.jpg http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8205/scan039a7va.jpg In the middle Viktoria Luise and Auguste Viktoria http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/2...an039ab4ft.jpg Second from left: Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8687/scan040a9yn.jpg on the right: Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/6132/scan041a0hx.jpg
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"Looking back on her short life I often wonder why we did not see that she was quite too good for this world, her fit companions were the Angels." ~Margaretta Eager about Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1895-1903)
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#14
10-26-2005, 10:26 AM
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http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8660/scan042a9sv.jpg
Viktoria Luise 1909 http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8021/scan043a8ov.jpg Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3280/scan044a0yk.jpg Viktoria Luise (on the horse) http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3712/scan045a7cq.jpg Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/6...an046ab1fl.jpg Viktoria Luise (on the horse) http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/269/scan047a9yn.jpg Viktoria Luise with her Regiment http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/2835/scan048a8en.jpg Viktoria Luise (on the right) with her brother August Wilhelm and his wife http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/5...an048ab0yk.jpg (second from right) Viktoria Luise http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/2662/scan049a9nd.jpg Viktoria Luise (in white) http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/1630/scan050a9op.jpg Viktoria Luise (right) The Emperor (left)
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"Looking back on her short life I often wonder why we did not see that she was quite too good for this world, her fit companions were the Angels." ~Margaretta Eager about Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1895-1903)
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#15
10-26-2005, 10:29 AM
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http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/3029/scan051a6bj.jpg
The Crownprince http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/4674/scan052a3ny.jpg The Imperial Family riding http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/6020/scan053a9cm.jpg Viktoria Luise http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/1245/scan054a5ft.jpg left to right: Viktoria Luise, Oskar, Gräfin Ratzau, August Wilhelm http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/3...an054ac5qs.jpg In the front: The Emperor, The Crownprincess, The Crownprince, The Empress http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/4097/scan055a5mk.jpg With the greek relatives: left to right: Princess Marie, Prince Christoph, King Konstantin I., Princess Helene, Princess Viktoria Luise, Prince and Princess Andreas http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/8...an056ab7uk.jpg The Emperor with the Tsar http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/817/scan058a1tq.jpg From left: Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, the Duke of Connaught, the Duchess of Connaught, the Emperor, King Edward sitting: the Empress and Queen Alexandra sitting on the floor: August Wilhelm and Oskar
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"Looking back on her short life I often wonder why we did not see that she was quite too good for this world, her fit companions were the Angels." ~Margaretta Eager about Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1895-1903)
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#16
10-26-2005, 10:33 AM
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In St. Moritz
http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/9117/scan059a4fh.jpg http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/5...an059ab0yz.jpg Viktoria Luise Viktoria Luise's Parents-in-law http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/6234/scan060a9zb.jpg Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/5...an060ab6gh.jpg The Duke of Cumberland http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/9246/scan061a9bz.jpg Telegramm from Cecilie to Viktoria Luise about a meeting with Prince Ernst August (later Viktoria Luise's husband) http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/5021/scan062a1oz.jpg On their Engagement Day: Viktoria Luise and Ernst August http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/6179/scan063a9kl.jpg left: Viktoria Luise right: Ernst August http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/3031/scan064a6jc.jpg The Duke and Duchess of Baunschweig-Lüneburg (Viktoria Luise and Ernst August) in Wolfenbüttel (my hometown :-) ) The Imperial Family 1913 http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/7213/scan065a5md.jpg http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/6701/scan066a9lh.jpg
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"Looking back on her short life I often wonder why we did not see that she was quite too good for this world, her fit companions were the Angels." ~Margaretta Eager about Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1895-1903)
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#17
10-26-2005, 10:34 AM
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http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/8194/scan067a7vt.jpg
Prince Oskar and his fiancée http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/1576/scan068a2vb.jpg http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/4...oriaverlob.jpg Emperor Wilhelm II. and Auguste Viktoria when they were engaged
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"Looking back on her short life I often wonder why we did not see that she was quite too good for this world, her fit companions were the Angels." ~Margaretta Eager about Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1895-1903)
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#18
10-26-2005, 07:58 PM
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You can see 38 postcards of the German Royals when you click on the following link:
http://photobucket.com/albums/y138/l...einHolland.jpg
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