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Battenberg siblings in 1896.

Montages of Queen Victoria and her family

Wedding Portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s children (9 of 10) and their respective spouses, 1858 - 1885.

Victoria, Princess Royal (eldest daughter) married Prince Frederick William of Prussia (later German Emperor Frederick III and Empress Victoria) on January 25, 1858. Portrait by John Phillip.

Princess Alice (second daughter) married Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by the Rhine on July 1, 1862. Portrait by William Powell Frith.

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales married Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) on March 10, 1863. Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.

Princess Helena (third daughter) married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein on July 5, 1866. Portrait by Christian Karl Magnussen.

Princess Louise (fourth daughter) married John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll on March 21, 1871. Portrait by Sydney Prior Hall.

Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha married Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia on January 23, 1874. Portrait by Nicholas Chevalier.

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (third son) married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia on March 13, 1879. Portrait by Sydney Prior Hall.

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (fourth son) married Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont on April 27, 1882. Portrait by Sir James Dromgole Linton.

Princess Beatrice (youngest daughter) married Prince Henry of Battenberg on July 23, 1885. Portrait by Richard Catton Woodville.

Queen Victoria with her daughter Princess Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg and her in-laws Grand Duke Louis of Hesse and Prince Henry of Battenberg and her grandchildren Victoria, Princess Ludwig of Battenberg, Alix of Hesse, Princess Victoria Eugenie, Prince Alexander and Prince Leopold of Battenberg 1891.

May I ask who were the possible royal suitors of OTMA and A lexei

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As I know to Olga there was Prince Ioann Konstantinovich, King Carol II of Romania, King Edward VIII of U.K and King Alexander I of yugoslavia. Some sources also speak about King George VI of U.K and Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich. There was also Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich (he had a crush on her) and Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich. Prince Christopher of Greece loved her and tried to marry her but Nicholas declined the offer.

To Tatiana there was King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (sources said the he was in love with her), King George VI of U.K and Prince Adalbert of Bavaria.

To Maria there was Prince Louis of Battenberg. King Carol II of Romania asked for her hand but Nicholas declined.

To Anastasia, some sources speak about King Leopold III of Belgium.

Boris of Bulgaria, Peter of Montenegro and Prince Arthur (son of Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught) were also mentioned as possible husbands for the girls.

As for Alexei there was Ileana of Romania, Princess Ingrid (she became Queen of Denmark). Others princesses of Norway and Greece were mentioned too.

A group gathering at Osborne House 1898

From left to right: Prince Leopold of Battenberg, Princess Marie Louise of Scheiswig Holstein holding Prince David of York (future king Edward VIII), Princess Mary Duchess of York (future Queen Mary) holding Mary Princess Royal, Prince Alexander of Battenberg (sitting), Princess Margaret of Connaught, Prince George Duke of York (future King George V) standing over Prince Albert of York (future King George VI), Queen Victoria of the U.K, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (Duchess of Connaught), Princess Patricia of Connaught (sitting on ground), Princess Beatrice of Battenberg, Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig Holstein, Prince Leopold of Battenberg

Princess Beatrice of Great Britain and children, Prince Alexander, Leopold , little Maurice and Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg ( later Queen of Spain). Circa 1895

Princess Beatrice, Prince Maurice of Battenberg, Prince Leopold of Battenberg and Prince Alexander of Battenberg on the occasion of the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, 22 Jun 1911. {x}

A rare carte de viste of Queen Victoria of Great Britain and all of her children in mourning of Prince Albert. 1862.

From bottom left (clockwise): Prince Leopold of Great Britain , Princess Louise of Great Britain, Prince Alfred of Great Britain, Princess Alice of Great Britain, Prince Albert Edward (of Wales), Crown Princess Victoria of Prussia, Princess Helena of Great Britain, Prince Arthur of Great Britain and Princess Beatrice of Great Britain.

Source: Reddit (of all places).

Siblings Prince Maurice of Battenberg, Prince Albert Alexander of Battenberg (later styled Alexander Mountbatten, Marquess of Carisbrooke), Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, and Prince Leopold of Battenberg (later styled Lord Leopold Mountbatten), 1909

Royal gathering in Coburg, 1912.

Back row: Infante Alfonso of Orleans, Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Crown Prince Ferdinand of Romania, Prince Leopold of Battenberg, Infante Luis Fernando of Orleans and Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Front row: Dowager Duchess Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess Victoria Adelaide of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Infanta Beatrice of Orleans and Infanta Eulalia of Spain.

Group photograph of Princess Alix; an Indian servant; Prince and Princess Louis of Battenberg; Princess Henry of Battenberg; Princes Alexander and Leopold and Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg; Queen Victoria and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by W. Watson: Ballater, June 1891.

Victoria I (Queen of UK of Great Britain and Ireland) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901)

Daughter of Prince Edward (Duke of Kent and Strathearn) and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

Wife of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Mother of Victoria (Princess Royal), Edward VII, Princess Alice, Prince Alfed (Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), Princess Louise, Princess Helena, Prince Arthur (Duke of Connaught and Strathearn), Prince Leopold (Duke of Albany), and Princess Beatrice.

Grandmother of Wilhelmina II (King of Germany and Prussia), Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Prince Henry of Prussia, Prince Sigismund of Prussia, Princess Viktoria of Prussia, Prince Waldemar of Prussia, Princess Sophia of Prussia, Princess Margaret of Prussia, Prince Albert Victor (Duke of Clarence and Avondale), George V, Louise (Princess Royal), Princess Victoria, Princess Maud of Wales, Prince Alexander John of Wales, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, Elizabeth Feodorovna (Grand Duchess of Russia), Princess Henry of Prussia, Ernest Louis (Grand Duke of Hesse), Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine), Alexandra Feodorovna (Empress of Russia), Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, Alfred (Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), Marie of Romania, Victoria Feodorovna (Grand Duchess of Russia) Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Princess Consort of Hohenlohe-Langenburg), Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Duchess of Galliera), Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, Albert (Duke of Schleswig-Holstein), Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (Princess Aribert of Anhalt), Prince Harald, Princess Margaret of Connaught (Crown Princess of Sweden), Prince Arthur of Connaught, Princess Patricia of Connaught (Lady Patricia Ramsay), Princess Alice (Countess of Athlone), Charles Edward (Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), Alexander Mountbatten (1st Marquess of Carisbrooke), Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Queen of Spain), Lord Leopold Mountbatten, and Prince Maurice of Battenberg

Mother-in-law of Fredrick III (Emperor of Germany), Princess Alexandra of Denmark, Louis IV (Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine), Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, John Campbell (9th Duke of Argyll), Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Prince Henry of Battenberg.

Left to right

1.Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-92) 2.Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)3.Princess Helena (1846-1923)4.Queen Alexandra, consort of King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)5.Princess Alexandrine, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, consort of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1820-1904)6.King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)7.Princess Beatrice, wife of Prince Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)8.Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)9.Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)10.Prince Leopold (1853-84)11.Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1818-93)12.Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine, consort of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)13.Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)14.Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)

Photographer:Robert Jefferson Bingham (1825-70)

August 1865