Both the Duke and the King died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
Tanto o duque como o rei morreron en 1820, o que provocou que Vitoria fose criada baixo a supervisión da súa nai, a princesa alemá Vitoria de Saxonia-Coburgo-Saalfeld.