Queen Victoria's matchmaking : the royal marriages that shaped Europe
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New York : PublicAffairs, [2017].
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First US edition.
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382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York : PublicAffairs, [2017].
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English

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Originally published in hardcover and ebook edition by Bloomsbury Publishing in September 2017.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-369) and index.
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An exploration of Queen Victoria's matchmaking exploits details how she used her grandchildren to further the influence of the British Empire, despite their own plans and the turmoil that rocked Europe starting in the nineteenth century.

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Albert Victor, -- Prince, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, -- 1864-1892.
Albert, -- Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, -- 1819-1861.
Alekseĭ Nikolaevich, -- Czarevitch, son of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, -- 1904-1918.
Alexander -- II, -- Emperor of Russia, -- 1818-1881.
Alexander -- III, -- Emperor of Russia, -- 1845-1894.
Alexandra, -- Empress, consort of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, -- 1872-1918.
Alexandra, -- Queen, consort of Edward VII, King of Great Britain, -- 1844-1925.
Beatrice, -- Princess Henry of Battenberg, -- 1857-1944.
Biographies.
Edward -- VII, -- King of Great Britain, -- 1841-1910.
Elisaveta Ḟeodorovna, -- Grand Duchess of Russia, Saint, -- 1864-1918.
Ernst Ludwig, -- Grand Duke of Hesse, -- 1868-1937.
Ferdinand -- I, -- King of Romania, -- 1865-1927.
George -- V, -- King of Great Britain, -- 1865-1936.
Ludwig IV, -- Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, -- 1837-1892.
Marie Alexandrovna, -- Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, -- 1853-1920.
Marie, -- Queen, consort of Ferdinand I, King of Romania, -- 1875-1938.
Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Europe -- History -- 19th century.
Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Mary, -- Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, -- 1867-1953.
Milford Haven, Louis Alexander Mountbatten, -- Marquis of, -- 1854-1921.
Orléans, Hélène d', -- Princess of France, -- 1871-1951.
Sophia, -- Queen, consort of Constantine I, King of the Hellenes, -- 1870-1932.
Victoria Eugenia, -- Queen, consort of Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, -- 1887-1969.
Victoria, -- Empress, consort of Frederick III, German Emperor, -- 1840-1901.
Victoria, -- Queen of Great Britain, -- 1819-1901 -- Family.
Victoria, -- Queen of Great Britain, -- 1819-1901.
William -- II, -- German Emperor, -- 1859-1941.