Genealogy of the Royal Family of Great Britain¹

HRH Princess Helena and her descendants

HRH Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony ("Lenschen")
(Since July 17th, 1917:) HRH Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
* Buckingham Palace, St. James Park, London, May 25th, 1846
† Schomberg House, Pall Mall, London, June 9th, 1923

Married:

Private Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, July 5th, 1866:
HSH Prince Friedrich Christian Karl August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
(Since June 30th, 1866:) HRH Prince Friedrich Christian Karl August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
* Augustenburg, January 22nd, 1831
† Schomberg House, Pall Mall, London, October 28th, 1917
Granted the style Royal Highness in Great Britain by Letters Patent of June 30th, 1866

Children from this marriage:²

1. HH Prince Christian Victor Albert Ernst Anton of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
   * Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, April 14th, 1867
   † (enteric fever) Pretoria, October 29th, 1900
2. HH Duke Albert John Charles Frederick Arthur George of Schleswig-Holstein, Heir to Norway
   (Born as: HH Prince Albert John Charles Frederick Arthur George of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)
   * Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, February 26th, 1869
   † Berlin, April 27th, 1931
   Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, February 22nd, 1921

   Illegitimate child:

   1. Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein
      (Born as: Valerie Marie Schwalb)
      * Liptovsky-Svaty Mikulas, April 3rd, 1900
      † (suicide) Mont-Boron, August 14th, 1953
      (Mother unknown; originally registered with the surname Schwalb; acknowledged by her father by personal letter: April 15th, 1931; acquired the surname zu Schleswig-Holstein by registration: May 12th, 1931; officially acknowledged by her aunts HH Princess Helena Victoria and HH Princess Marie Louise: July 26th, 1938)

      Married:

      1. (civil and relgious) Vienna, June 28th, 1935:
         Ernst Johann Wagner
         * Vienna, January 10th, 1896
         † ...
         (Divorced: February 14th, 1938; annulled: October 4th, 1940)
      2. (civil) Berlin-Charlottenburg, June 15th, 1939 and (religious) Münster, October 9th, 1940:
         HSH Fürst and Duke Engelbert-Charles Marie Henri Antoine François Prosper Ernest Gaspard von Arenberg
         (Born as: HSH Hereditary Prince and Duke Engelbert-Charles Marie Henri Antoine François Prosper Ernest Gaspard von Arenberg)
         * Château Hévérlé, April 20th, 1899
         † Monte Carlo, April 27th, 1974
         10. Fürst und Herzog von Arenberg, 16e Duc d'Aerschot et de Croy, 5. Herzog von Meppen, 5. Fürst von Recklinghausen, Graf von der Marck, January 15th, 1949
3. HH Princess Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena (Helena Victoria) of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg ("Thora"/"Snipe")
   (Since July 17th, 1917:) HH Princess Helena Victoria
   * Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, May 3rd, 1870
   † London, March 13th, 1948
   (Renounced her German titles, July 17th, 1917 and since then in Great Britain styled as HH Princess Helena Victoria)
4. HH Princess Franziska Josepha Louise Augusta Marie Christina Helena (Marie Louise) of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
   (Since July 17th, 1917:) HH Princess Marie Louise
   * Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, August 12th, 1872
   † London, December 8th, 1956
   (Renounced her German titles, July 17th, 1917 and since then in Great Britain styled as HH Princess Marie Louise)
   

   Married:

   St. George Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, July 6th, 1891:
   HH Prince Aribert Joseph Alexander of Anhalt, Duke of Saxony, Count of Ascania
   * Wörlitz, June 18th, 1864
   † Munich, December 24th, 1933
   Prince-Regent of Anhalt, September 13th - November 12th, 1918
   (Divorced: December 13th, 1900)
   

5. HH Prince Frederick Christian Augustus Leopold Edward Harald of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
   * Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, May 12th, 1876
   † Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, May 20th, 1876
6. Stillborn son
   * Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, May 7th, 1877

Footnotes:

1. Source: Queen Victoria's Descendants by Marlene A. Eilers. With special thanks to Jérôme Baudesson, Hein Bruins, Brigitte Gastel Lloyd and Netty Leistra.
2. The children from this marriage were granted the style Highness in Great Britain by Royal Warrant of May 1867.

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Last updated: November 17th, 2007.