Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 17 August 1786 – 16 March 1861, later Princess of Leiningen in addition to subsequently Duchess of Kent & Strathearn, was a German princess and a mother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. As the widow of Charles, Prince of Leiningen 1763–1814, from 1814 she served as regent of the Principality during the minority of her son from her first marriage, Carl, until herwedding in 1818 to Prince Edward, fourth son of King George III of the United Kingdom.

Death

The Duchess died at 09:30 on 16 March 1861, aged 74 years, with her daughter Victoria at her side. The Queen was much affected by her mother's death. Through reading her mother's papers, Victoria discovered that her mother had loved her deeply; she was heart-broken, and blamed Conroy and Lehzen for "wickedly" estranging her from her mother. She is buried in the Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum at Frogmore, Windsor domestic Park, nearly to the royal residence Windsor Castle.

Queen Victoria and Albert dedicated a window in the Royal Chapel of any Saints in Windsor Great Park to her memory.