Victoria of Saxe-Coburg (1822–1857)

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Victoria of Saxe-Coburg (1822–1857)

Duchess of Nemours. Name variations: Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Born on February 14, 1822;died on November 10, 1857; daughter of Ferdinand Saxe-Coburg (b. 1785) and Antoinette Kohary (1797–1862); sister of Ferdinand Saxe-Coburg (1816–1885, who married Maria II da Gloria , queen of Portugal); cousin of Queen Victoria (1819–1901); married Louis (1814–1896, son of Louis Philippe I, king of France), duke of Nemours, on April 27, 1840; children: Gaston (b. 1842), count of Eu; Ferdinand (b. 1844), duke of Alençon; Margaret d'Orleans (1846–1893, who married Ladislaus Czartoryski); Blanka d'Orleans (1857–1932).

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