Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh

1876 - 1936  (59 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
            b. 15 Jul 1750, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire
            d. 9 Dec 1806, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld  (Age 56 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
  Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
            b. 17 Oct 1853, Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russia
            d. 22 Oct 1920, Zürich, Switzerland  (Age 67 years)  (Mother) 

  Name	Victoria Melita of Edinburgh
  Birth	25 Nov 1876	San Anton Palace, Attard, British Malta
  Married name	Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia
  Also known as	Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  Title	- Grand Duchess of Hesse - Grand Duchess of Russia
  Death	2 Mar 1936	Amorbach, Germany
  Origins
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  	01. Prince Alfred of Edinburgh           b. 15 Oct 1874, Buckingham Palace, London, England           d. 6 Feb 1899, Sanatorium Martinsbrunn, Meran, Austria-Hungary  (Age 24 years) > 02. Princess Marie of Edinburgh           b. 29 Oct 1875, Eastwell Park, Kent, England           d. 18 Jul 1938, Pelișor Castle, Sinaia, Romania  (Age 62 years) └─Ferdinand I, King of Romania           b. 24 Aug 1865, Sigmaringen Castle, Sigmaringen, German Confederation           d. 20 Jul 1924, Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Kingdom of Romania  (Age 58 years),  m. 10 Jan 1893, Sigmaringen Castle   > 03. Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh           b. 25 Nov 1876, San Anton Palace, Attard, British Malta           d. 2 Mar 1936, Amorbach, Germany  (Age 59 years) └─Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse           b. 25 Nov 1868, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse           d. 9 Oct 1937, Schloss Wolfsgarten, Langen, Hesse, Germany  (Age 68 years),  m. 19 Apr 1894, Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg, Bavaria, Germany ,  div. 21 Dec 1901   └─Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia           b. 12 Oct 1876, Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire           d. 12 Oct 1938, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France  (Age 62 years),  m. 8 Oct 1905   > 04. Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh           b. 1 Sep 1878, Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, German Empire           d. 16 Apr 1942, Schwäbisch Hall, Free People's State of Württemberg, Nazi Germany  (Age 63 years) └─Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg           b. 13 Sep 1863, Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg           d. 11 Dec 1950, Langenburg, Württemberg-Baden, West Germany  (Age 87 years),  m. 20 Apr 1896, Ehrenburg Palace     05. NameNotKnown           b. 13 Oct 1879             d. 13 Oct 1879  (Age 0 years) > 06. Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh           b. 20 Apr 1884, Eastwell Park, Kent, England           d. 13 Jul 1966, El Botánico, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain  (Age 82 years) └─Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera           b. 12 Nov 1886, Madrid, Spain           d. 6 Aug 1975, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain  (Age 88 years),  m. 15 Jul 1909
  Person ID	P8276	Europe
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha           b. 6 Aug 1844, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England           d. 30 Jul 1900, Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, German Empire (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia           b. 17 Oct 1853, Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russia           d. 22 Oct 1920, Zürich, Switzerland (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	23 Jan 1874	Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russia
  Age at Marriage	Alfred was 29 years and 5 months old. Maria was 20 years and 3 months old. Their age difference is 9 years and 2 months. They were married for 26 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F4035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband 1	Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse           b. 25 Nov 1868, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse           d. 9 Oct 1937, Schloss Wolfsgarten, Langen, Hesse, Germany (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1894	Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg, Bavaria, Germany
  Age at Marriage	Victoria was 17 years and 5 months old. Ernest was 25 years and 5 months old. Their age difference is 8 years. They were married for 7 years and 8 months.
  Divorce	21 Dec 1901
  Family ID	F4055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2026

  
  

  Husband 2	Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia           b. 12 Oct 1876, Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire           d. 12 Oct 1938, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1905
  Age at Marriage	Victoria was 28 years and 11 months old. Kirill was 29 years old. Their age difference is 1 month. They were married for 30 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F4056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh(1876 – 1936) 2Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1844 – 1900) 4Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1819 – 1861) 8Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1784 – 1844) 16Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1750 – 1806) 17Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf(1757 – 1831) 9Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg(1800 – 1831) 18 19 5Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom(1819 – 1901) 10Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn(1767 – 1820) 20George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland(1738 – 1820) 21Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz(1744 – 1818) 11Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1786 – 1861) 22Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1750 – 1806) 23Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf(1757 – 1831) 3Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia(1853 – 1920) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31