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Also Known As Empress Frederick • Viktoria Adelheid Maria Luise • Kaiserin Friedrich • Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise
Born November 21, 1840 • London • England
Died August 5, 1901 (aged 60) • Germany
Notable Family Members spouse Frederick III • father Albert, Prince Consort • mother Victoria • son William II • brother Edward VII
Morell Mackenzie
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Dame Margaret Kendal
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William Hunter Kendal
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Juliana Ewing
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Francis Edward Elmore
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Laurie Doherty
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Robert Colling
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Charles Colling
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Reggie Doherty
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Alexander Stanley Elmore
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Sidney Colvin
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Lady Hester Stanhope
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Joseph Severn
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William Renshaw
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E. H. Shepard
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Ernest Renshaw
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Pete Quaife
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Beatrice Webb
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