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The Hohenzollern / Re: Kaiser Friedrich III, his spouse Victoria and their family, Part II

« on: October 09, 2004, 12:23:58 PM »

I also have had the opportunity to stay at Kronberg. Fabulous place and full of history. The Kaiser's bedroom in essentially in tact and original form (Vicky had a special room for him when he visited). One of the best dining experiences in all of Europe! Some histories imply Vicky built the castle in English style to remind her of "home". But, this is not the case. The architecture is mostly German with some aspects of English country estates. Since the wars, much German art, design, architecture, etc., has been categorized as English, but in fact style of Kronberg is classic German.

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The Hohenzollern / Re: Kaiser Friedrich III, his spouse Victoria and their family, Part II

« on: October 09, 2004, 12:11:46 PM »

Empress Frederick felt that Alice and her children were in need of her assistance in many ways. I think Vicky, on rare occasion, felt somewhat put-out by this, but all in all was very generous with money and emotional support. Vicky gave great effort to seeing that her children and their cousins had a good relationship and were together frequently. In so doing, Vicky was attentive and "Motherly" to Alice's children. Queen Victoria had a special spot in her heart of Alix, so this may, repeat may, have caused Vicky some level of jealous distance, but no such evidence exists, I believe.