Title: Albert and Victoria
First published: 2006
Description: "When Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha married his cousin, the young Queen Victoria in 1840, it was not only a match whose fertility and personal devotion provided a model for the queen's subjects, it was also a triumph of dynastic politics. It drew the couple deeply into European politics, where their personal and family relationships with many of the rulers often had repercussions at home. Despite the death of Albert in 1861, the marriage of Victoria's children into Europe's royal houses continued the dynastic theme. It was a tragedy for Germany and Europe that Vicky, Victoria's eldest daughter, and her husband, the heir to the German throne were unable to master Bismarck. Albert and Victoria is a portrait of a marriage. It also traces Albert to his unhappy family roots in Coburg and shows how important his attitudes, most of them shared by Victoria, were in their joint dynastic enterprise."--Jacket.
Subjects: Biography, Queens, Princes, History, Victoria, queen of great britain, 1819-1901, Albert, prince consort of victoria, queen of great britain, 1819-1861
Places: Great Britain
People: Albert Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain (1819-1861), Victoria Queen of Great Britain (1819-1901)
Time periods: Victoria, 1837-1901
LC classification: DA554 .F47 2006