Princess Victoria Melita
by John Van der Kiste
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Author: John Van der KisteEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-02-25
ISBN: 0750934697
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
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Book Review: 2nd best
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a book that needed to be written, and it needed more flesh to make it seem less skinny. I say that, because Princess (later Grand Duchess) Victoria Melita was far from a skinny person in terms of her character. She was strong and stubborn, the perfect (or diasterous) mix of both her parents, only without the looks of her elder sister, the Queen Marie of Roumania. What sets Princess Victoria Melita apart from her female cousins is, she has the strength of will equal to her ruling remale cousins (Queen Marie of Roumania, Empress Alexandra of Russia, Queen Ena of Spain, Queen Sophie of Greece, & too a lesser extent, Queen Maud of Norway) but she herself was never to rule. Her 1st husband she had the nerve & courage to divorce, she faced family censure and anger, then remarried and face the fury of her mighty cousins, Tsar Nicholas & Empress Alexandra (who were previously also her in-laws!!) by marrying her cousin against the wishes of the Tsar. She is 2nd best because her life was so colorful and dramatic, and yet, she never became a Queen/Empress herself. Needed more flesh, but otherwise, a good book to build up your library...like anyother Van der Kiste book.
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