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Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria; 20 April 1884 – 13 July 1966) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She later married into the Spanish Royal Family, and was the wife of Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón, Infante of Spain, a first cousin of Alfonso XIII of Spain. She was called "Baby Bee" by her family.〔Eilers, Marlene. Queen Victoria's Descendants. Rosvall Royal Books, Falkoping, Sweden, 1997. p. 85. ISBN 91-630-5964-9〕 ==Early life== Princess Beatrice was born on 20 April 1884 at Eastwell Park, Kent. Her father was the Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second eldest son of Queen Victoria and The Prince Consort. Her mother was Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, the only surviving daughter of Alexander II of Russia and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. As a granddaughter of the British monarch in the male line, Beatrice held the title of Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland with the style ''Her Royal Highness''. The young princess was baptised at Eastwell House on 17 May 1884 by the Revd William Lloyd (her father's chaplain); among her godparents were her paternal aunt The Princess Beatrice.〔(Yvonne's Royalty Home Page – Royal Christenings )〕 Beatrice spent much of her early years in Malta, where her father was serving in the Royal Navy. She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York (the future King George V and Queen Mary) on 6 July 1893.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw189219/The-Duke-and-Duchess-of-York-and-Bridesmaids )〕 On the death of Prince Alfred's uncle, Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, on 22 August 1893, the duchy fell to the Duke of Edinburgh, since the Prince of Wales, the Duke's elder brother and future King Edward VII, had renounced his right to the succession. The Duke and Duchess along with their five surviving children travelled to Coburg to take up residence shortly afterwards. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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