Queen Victoria and the European Empires (paperback)

Author(s): John Van der Kiste 

ISBN: 9781781558331
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Queen Victoria’s personal and political relationships with the Emperors of France, Germany, Russia and Austria, and their families.
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  • A new look at Queen Victoria’s personal and political relationships with contemporary Imperial European powers

  • A hitherto rarely-explored sidelight on 19th century royal history

  • An entertaining read for the general reader and royalty enthusiast


Queen Victoria and the European Empires is a comprehensive history of Queen Victoria’s personal and political relationships with the emperors and empresses and kings and queens of France, Germany, Austria, and Russia.

Victoria had close familial ties with the royal houses of Germany long before the King of Prussia became the German Emperor in 1871, as well as strong personal bonds with the exiled French Emperor and Empress and their son, the Prince Imperial, after the fall of the French Empire in 1870.

In addition to detailing these connections, this volume explores Victoria’s often strained relations with her grandson, William II, and her tumultuous interactions with Russian emperors.

John Van der Kiste weaves together these many strands to provide a fascinating picture of European royalty from the 1830s to the early 1900s. The author also includes a substantial collection of contemporary portraits, offering a rich illustration of the pomp and ceremony of the era.



BOOK ISBN 9781781558331
FORMAT 234 x 156 mm
BINDING Paperback
PAGES 208 pages
PUBLICATION DATE 08 February 2021
TERRITORY World
ILLUSTRATIONS 47 black-and-white illustrations

 

 







John Van der Kiste has published over forty books including works on royal and historical biography, local history, true crime, music and fiction, and is a contributor to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. His previous titles include Queen Victoria’s Children, Kaiser Wilhelm II and The Romanovs: Tsar Alexander II of Russia and his Family. He lives in Devon.

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