.. goddaughter of Eugenie of France.  She was, of course, appropriately fashionable in each era. (Photo:  Victoria Eugenie in the mid 1890’s)  

… and known for her fashion, as photography was at last developed so that a woman’s life could be accurately documented from birth to death. (Photo:  Ena with her husband and an aging mother Beatrice, in the height of fashion in about 1895 – the high sleeves of late Victorian …

… were both hemophiliacs, a rare disease affecting the ability of blood to clot.  This was a genetic trait handed down on Victoria’s side, and one of the reasons the Queen was hesitant to permit her daughter to marry. In the end, it would be Ena who was most doted …

… Her Highness Victoria Eugenie of Battenburg.. was named after Queen Victoria of England and Empress Eugenie of France.  Eugenie of France was Victoria Eugenie’s godmother – uniting the two countries as only women could do – through love of fashion, country, and family. (Photo: Beatrice with her only daughter, …

… Her Royal Highness Beatrice of Mountbatten.. when King George IV suceeded her mother to the throne of England in 1917.  Her last official public appearance was at his burial in 1944 when she was 87 years old. (Photo:  King George IV and wife Mary on their wedding day in …

… until Victoria’s death.  Beatrice, talented in singing, and with a passion for photography, had been given by her mother a photographic dark room.  She continued her artistic pursuits throughout her life. (Portrait: 1908 Her Royal Highness Beatrice)

… the grandson of Queen Victoria of England, and son of her youngest daughter Beatrice.  It was a great loss to the royal family. (Portrait:  Maurice just before his death in full military dress)

… the Royal Family of England, now tied to royal families of Prussia through this marriage, had: Alexander, 1886 Ena (Eugenie, we will discuss in a bit), 1887 Leopold, 1889 Maurice, 1891 (Photo: Beatrice with her mother Queen Victoria and Henry and kids in about 1890.  Note Victoria setting the …

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… which ties the English Royalty into the French (and obviously Prussian) Royalty. (photo: The Hesse family of Prussia, including Beatrice, Henry, their children, and loyal servant Muhri, gather around Queen Victoria.  Although the photo is not dated, the HATS and slim, no bustle profile of the skirt, indicate this …