I'm trying to learn a new video editing software and just wanted to play around with the effects a little. The reason I chose to make this video of Vicky is because I finished her biography the other day and really got moved by what an amazingly strong woman she was. She practically had almost a whole nation against her, just because she was bor in England, and her son (Kaiser Wilheml II) made her life as miserable as he could once he got to the throne, but she kept on going. Never giving up.
Who was Victoria, the Princess Royal (or Vicky as she was known)?
Born in 1840, Vicky was Queen Victoria's and Prince Albert's first born child. Learning came easy for Vicky and she was very intelligent. As a child she was quite emotional, stubborn and sometimes a little mischievous, highly aware of the mischeif that she made. She also sought approval from her father and did the best she could in various of things to please him. She got engaged to the Crown Prince of Prussia (Frederick "Fritz") at the age of 14 (almost 15) but wasn't allowed to get married until the age of 17. Her marriage was an arranged marriage but a happy one. Even though she loved Fritz dearly, she did not at all get along with her new Prussian family. The people of Prussia did seem to like her when she first arrived, but grew to dislike her over the years, because she was English, and so did the people at the court. Since she was very close to her English family, especially her mother, they thought that she had a bad influence on the next Emperor of Prussia.
Vicky got along great with all eight of her siblings but stood Bertie (later King Edward VII) and Alice the closest growing up. She also helped Queen Victoria to find possible suitors for almost all of her younger siblings.
In 1859 Vicky had her first child, Wilhelm (William or Willy as he was known within the family). His birth was hard and both mother and child almost died. Wilhelm's left arm got injured during birth which resulted in a disability, and that was something Vicky was ashamed of. She would go on to have 7 more children. Two of which would die young. Vicky was not very close to her three older, surviving, children but very close to her three younger ones. Unlike her mother, but like some of her siblings, Vicky loved babies and had always done so.
She was only Empress of Prussia for a few months before Fritz died in cancer and her eldest son, Wilhelm, took his father's place. He made Vicky's life very hard once he ascended the throne.
Vicky passed away in August 1901 due to breast cancer that had spread to her spine. She died a long and very painful death.
(Please bear in mind that this video is supposed to be a video edit, and that I'm still learning how to use the software. Feedback is always welcome but there's no need to be rude in the comments. Thank you)
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