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The Principality of Leiningen was established in 1803 under Prince Karl, 1st Prince of Leiningen (he was raised from a count to a prince in 1779). After the 1806 mediatisation or restructuring of Germany, the principality was controlled by three other states: The Kingdom of Bavaria, the Grand Duchy of Baden and the Grand Duchy of Hesse. In return f...

On 29th May 1818 in Amorbach and 11th July 1818 at Kew Palace in London, Victoire married Edward, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. When the duke and pregnant duchess and Feodora moved to England in early 1819 so that the child, a potential monarch of Britain and Hanover, would be born on British soil, Karl contin...

Ambitious and scheming Sir John Conroy had been the Duke of Kent's aide-de-camp, and he took on the roles of comptroller of the Duchess of Kent's household and her private secretary when she was widowed. Conroy wielded too much power, and he influenced the isolated Duchess of Kent. He preyed on her insecurities. The young Victoria loathed Conroy an...

Conroy leaned on Karl and the Duchess of Kent to get Victoria to consent to a wholly unnecessary regency. Victoria resisted. Conroy instructed Victoire and Karl to demand and coerce (bully) Victoria into signing the documents he drew up. Still, Karl realised that they were in danger of sacrificing their relationships with Victoria and losing her tr...