9 January 1848 Princess Frederica of Hanover

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9 January 1848 marks the birth of Princess Frederica of Hanover. 
She would marry the love of her life.



Birth


Princess Frederica of Hanover was born on 9 January 1848 at Hanover
in Germany. She was the elder daughter of the Hereditary Prince of 
Hanover (who became later King George V of Hanover) and his wife
Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. She was known as "Lilly" within
her family. 


Love and Marriage


In January 1866 Otto von Bismarck, the Prime Minister of Prussia 
began negotiations with Hanover, regarding the possible marriage of
Frederica to Prince Albrecht of Prussia. These plans came to nothing
as tensions grew between Hanover and Prussia, which resulted in the
Austro-Prussian War. (14 June to 23 August 1866).

Frederica was courted by her first cousin, Prince Leopold Duke of 
Albany (a son of Queen Victoria of The United Kingdom). They 
stayed lifelong friends and confidantes. 

One of her possible wedding partners was Alexander, the Prince of
Orange. He  was a son of King William (Willem) III of The Netherlands
and Queen Sophie. 

Frederica however was in love with Baron Alfons von Pawel-Rammingen. 
He was a son of a government official of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha. Alfons had served as an equerry to Frederica's father. Alfons became
British and on 24 April 1880, he and Frederica were married. 

The wedding took place in Windsor Castle and was presided by the
Bishop of Oxford.



Life

After the marriage Frederica and Alfons lived in an apartment at
Hampton Court Palace. They had one daughter who was born and
died at Hampton Court Palace. 

The couple were frequent guests at Windsor Castle and Osborne
House. 

Frederica was involved with numerous charitable activities. She
inter alia established the Convalescent Home, an institution for poor 
women who have given birth but have been discharched from maternity 
hospitals.



Death

In 1898, Frederica and Alfons gave up their apartment at Hampton Court
Palace. They spent more time in Biarritz in France. They owned the
Villa Mouriscot there. 

On 16 October 1926, Frederica died at Biarritz. She was buried in the
Royal Vault in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. 



Source pictures: Wikipedia




Location: 4 Windsor Terrace, Great Lumley, Chester-le-Street DH3 4JR, UK

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