Helena Augusta Victoria, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, 1846-1923

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Dates:
Birth 1846-05-25
Death 1923-06-09
Birth 1846-05-25
Death 1923-06-09
Gender:
Female
Britons

Biographical notes:

Helena was a daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of the United Kingdom. When she married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein the match was politically awkward and caused a severe breach within the royal family; the Queen allowed the ceremony to take place at Windsor Castle, albeit in the Private Chapel rather than the grander St George's Chapel. Helena had a firm interest in nursing and was the founding chair of the Ladies' Committee of the British Red Cross in 1870, playing an active role in recruiting nurses and organising relief supplies during the Franco-Prussian War. She subsequently became President of the British Nurses' Association (RBNA) upon its foundation in 1887.

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Subjects:

  • Needlework
  • Nursing
  • Princesses

Occupations:

  • Artists

Places:

  • 00, GB
  • ENG, GB
  • ENG, GB
  • Golborne, Lancashire (as recorded)
  • Southport, Lancashire (as recorded)
  • Milan, Italy (as recorded)
  • India, Asia (as recorded)
  • Bethnal Green, Middlesex (as recorded)
  • Birkdale, Lancashire (as recorded)
  • Liverpool, Lancashire (as recorded)
  • Liverpool, Lancashire (as recorded)

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