Princess Viktoria of Prussia
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- For other Princesses Viktoria or Victoria of Prussia, see Princess Victoria
Princess Viktoria of Prussia (Frederica Amalia Wilhelmine Viktoria) (April 12, 1866 – November 13, 1929) was the second daughter of Frederick III of Germany (1831-1888) and his wife, the former Princess Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901) daughter of Queen Victoria. To the public she was always Princess Viktoria, and in the family she was called Moretta or Young Vicky. Like her sisters, Princess Sophie and Princess Margarete, Viktoria was devoted to her mother and embraced English ways. As a young woman, Viktoria fell in love with Prince Alexander of Battenberg, who became Prince Alexander of Bulgaria. Her parents wanted the couple to marry, but Viktoria's grandfather, Emperor Wilhelm I and his chancellor, Otto von Bismarck were opposed to the match: they were afraid that if Viktoria married Alexander ('Sandro'), Russia would be offended, as Alexander's actions in Bulgaria were irritating the Russians. A vicious and bitter war of words was fought, but eventually, Viktoria's parents had to back down, and the young princess gave up all hope of marrying Sandro. She ended up marrying Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe on 19 November 1890. The marriage was childless after an early miscarriage in the first few months of marriage. Adolf died in 1916. Despite being technically on the German side in World War I, Viktoria was very sympathetic to the British cause. After the war, she met her cousin, George V, King of Great Britain and expressed the wish that they would all be friends again soon. George told her he did not think this would be possible for a great many years. On 19 November 1927, Viktoria married a Russian refugee 35 years her junior, Alexander Zoubkoff (25 September 1901 - 28 January 1936). She was on the point of divorcing him when she died on 13 November 1929.
