Prior to the conflict, uncovered friendly correspondence between the Russian and German sovereigns interestingly discuss looming war with one another. George V of England, Nicholas II of Russia (who bear a striking resemblance to one another), and Wilhelm II of Germany all shared a grandmother in Queen Victoria. World War One (1914-1918) Left to right: King George V of England, Tzar Nicholas II of Russia, and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, via wikipediaĪt the outbreak of World War One in 1914, the three greatest powers in Europe were Britain, Russia, and Germany. Queen Victoria and Family at Coburg by Eduard Ulenhuth, 1894, via Royal Collection Trust For this reason, the House of Hanover died with Victoria even though her bloodline lived on.
The children of the pair took the name of the house of their father over their mother. As an adept polyglot, Queen Victoria was regularly overheard speaking to her husband Albert privately in German. The queen allegedly spoke English with a slight German accent in childhood, requiring private tutoring to purge her English of her German accent. Having a German mother and governess, German was likely Victoria’s mother tongue. Originating in Bavaria, Germany, Albert’s family consistently served the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg prior to his marrying into the British Royal Family. Prince Albert descended from the extensive ducal House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Queen Victoria descended from the House of Hanover – a German family in origin that had sat on the British throne since its first ruler George I of Britain (who spoke no English) in 1714. Victoria and Albert descended from related royal families. Queen Victoria And Albert: Nuclear Family In Britain Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in a re-enactment of their wedding ceremony, 1854, via
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