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Published March 2025. The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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Biography of Victoria Melita Windsor 1876-1936

Paternal Family Tree: Wettin

Maternal Family Tree: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken 1721-1774

Wedding of Prince Alfred and Grand Duchess Maria of Russia

On 23rd January 1874 [her father] Prince Alfred Windsor (age 29) and [her mother] Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 20) were married. He the son of [her grandfather] Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and [her grandmother] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 54). They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 25th November 1876 Victoria Melita Windsor was born to Prince Alfred Windsor (age 32) and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 23). She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 6th July 1893 King George V of the United Kingdom (age 28) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 26) were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She by marriage Duchess York. He the son of [her uncle] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 51) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 48). They were second cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

The photograph by from left to right:

[her sister] Alexandra Windsor Princess (age 14)

Princess Alice of Battenburg (age 8)

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain (age 5)

[her sister] Beatrice Windsor Duchess Galliera (age 9)

King George V of the United Kingdom

Margaret "Daisy" Windsor (age 11)

Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England

Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway (age 23)

Victoria Patricia "Patsy" Windsor (age 7)

Princess Victoria Windsor (age 25)

Helena Victoria Oldenburg (age 23)

Victoria Melita Windsor (age 16)

On 19th April 1894 Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 25) and Victoria Melita Windsor (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Prince Alfred Windsor (age 49) and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 40). He the son of Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha. They were first cousins. He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 11th March 1895 [her daughter] Elisabeth Hesse Darmstadt was born to [her husband] Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 26) and Victoria Melita Windsor (age 18). She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 9.17%.

On 25th May 1900 [her son] Stillborn Hesse Darmstadt was born to [her husband] Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 31) and Victoria Melita Windsor (age 23). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 9.17%.

On 30th July 1900 [her father] Prince Alfred Windsor (age 55) died. Duke Edinburgh extinct.

In 1901 Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 32) and Victoria Melita Windsor (age 24) were divorced.

On 16th November 1903 [her daughter] Elisabeth Hesse Darmstadt (age 8) died.

On 2nd February 1905 [her former husband] Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 36) and Eleonore Solms Hohensolms Lich Grand Duchess were married. He the son of Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and [her aunt] Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha.

On 8th October 1905 Cyril Vladimirovich Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 28) and Victoria Melita Windsor (age 28) were married. She the daughter of Prince Alfred Windsor and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 51). They were first cousins. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 2nd February 1907 [her daughter] Maria Kirillovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov was born to [her husband] Cyril Vladimirovich Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 30) and Victoria Melita Windsor (age 30). She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.79%.

On 9th May 1909 [her daughter] Kira Kirillovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov was born to [her husband] Cyril Vladimirovich Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 32) and Victoria Melita Windsor (age 32). She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.79%.

On 30th August 1917 [her son] Vladimir Kirillovich Holstein Gottorp Romanov was born to [her husband] Cyril Vladimirovich Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 40) and Victoria Melita Windsor (age 40). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.79%.

On 7th November 1917 Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven (age 63) was created 1st Marquess Milford Haven. [her former sister-in-law] Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven (age 54) by marriage Marchioness Milford Haven.

On 24th October 1920 [her mother] Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 67) died.

On 2nd March 1936 Victoria Melita Windsor (age 59) died.

On 9th October 1937 [her former husband] Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 68) died.

On 12th October 1938 [her former husband] Cyril Vladimirovich Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 62) died at Neuilly.

Royal Ancestors of Victoria Melita Windsor 1876-1936

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Victoria Melita Windsor 1876-1936

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anton Ulrich Duke of Saxe Meiningen

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann August Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Prince Alfred Windsor Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach

GrandMother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Victoria Melita Windsor Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Frederick Duke of Holstein Gottorp 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter III of Russia 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 3 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Württemberg Duke Württemberg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hohenzollern Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandFather: Tsar Alexander II of Russia 4 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus William Hohenzollern Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg

Mother: Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Palatine Christian III of Zweibrücken

Great x 3 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Maria Alexandrovna Hesse Darmstadt 19 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles Frederick of Baden

Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Charles Louis of Baden 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Palatine Christian III of Zweibrücken

Great x 3 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken