patches Posted January 20, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 20, 2022 Just found this site, petty cool. https://pickelhauben.net/women-regimental-chefs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share #2 Posted January 20, 2022 A colorized version of the Kaiser's Tochter And looking like a Lady Found this just now, one more of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGE Posted January 20, 2022 Share #3 Posted January 20, 2022 Very nice! I have never seen any of these cards before. Quite a striking Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted February 18, 2022 Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia soon to become the Duchess of Connaught when she marries into English Royalty in 1879. Chef Des Infanterie-Regiment General-Feldmarschall Prinz Friedrich Karl von Preußen (8. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 64, photo from 1890,Chef since 1885, so she still retains Colonelcy of the Regiment, not sure what happens in August-September 1914, probably dropped right, In 1916 she becomes Colonel in Chief of Canada's 199th Battalion CEF The Duchess of Connaught's Own Irish Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted February 18, 2022 Share #5 Posted February 18, 2022 Patches- Thank you for posting this link; I have never seen these images either. ....And that is one beautiful woman shown in post #2; I love the colorized version! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted February 19, 2022 10 hours ago, Fortunes Of War said: Patches- Thank you for posting this link; I have never seen these images either. ....And that is one beautiful woman shown in post #2; I love the colorized version! Yes all the guys like the Kaiser's Daughter, just like they all like the Czar's Daughter Maria . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted February 19, 2022 Share #7 Posted February 19, 2022 I had to post her full name, just for fun. Have a look: Viktoria Luise Adelheid Mathilde Charlotte, duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg, princess of Prussia. She was born September 13, 1892, Marmor Palace, Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany—died December 11, 1980, Hannover, West Germany (now in Germany)), the only daughter and last surviving child of Kaiser William II of Germany and a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted February 20, 2022 8 hours ago, Fortunes Of War said: I had to post her full name, just for fun. Have a look: Viktoria Luise Adelheid Mathilde Charlotte, duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg, princess of Prussia. She was born September 13, 1892, Marmor Palace, Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany—died December 11, 1980, Hannover, West Germany (now in Germany)), the only daughter and last surviving child of Kaiser William II of Germany and a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England. So too were the Czar's Children, Great Granddaughters and Great Grandson of VR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted February 21, 2022 Share #9 Posted February 21, 2022 I don't know what her temperament was like; hopefully as nice as she appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preppy Picker Posted February 21, 2022 Share #10 Posted February 21, 2022 Some amazing images and mouth watering regalia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted March 29, 2022 Share #11 Posted March 29, 2022 Somehow I missed that. Very nice pictures, thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share #12 Posted May 4, 2022 Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh, Grand Duchess of Hesse, another Grandaughter of VR. Here sometime in the late 1890s as Chief of one of the Hessian Regiments, a non Guard one as her uniform has no Litzen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted May 7, 2022 Princess Margaret of Prussia the Kaiser's sister, Regiment unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share #14 Posted July 9, 2022 An unidentified Prussian Duchess Chef of a Line Grenadier, Fusilier or Infantry Regiment, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share #15 Posted January 20, 2023 Yes I was reminded that the correct German word for these Ladies is the Feminine Chefin rather then Chef , which is Masculine. Found another different photo then the one in the above link of:Alexandra Luise Marie Olga Elisabeth Therese Vera Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Chefin des 2. Großherzl. Mecklenbg. Dragoner Regiment Nr.18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share #16 Posted January 21, 2023 22 hours ago, patches said: Yes I was reminded that the correct German word for these Ladies is the Feminine Chefin rather then Chef , which is Masculine. Found another different photo then the one in the above link of:Alexandra Luise Marie Olga Elisabeth Therese Vera Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Chefin des 2. Großherzl. Mecklenbg. Dragoner Regiment Nr.18. A period depiction of her. An enlarged view with original image below it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share #17 Posted February 7, 2023 On 7/8/2022 at 10:35 PM, patches said: An unidentified Prussian Duchess Chef of a Line Grenadier, Fusilier or Infantry Regiment, This is in fact Princess Viktoria of Schaumburg-Lippe (born of Prussia, sister of Wilhelm II) in the uniform of the 5th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share #18 Posted February 15, 2023 Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna, Duchess of Wuerttemberg Chefin Ulanen-Regiment König Karl (1. Württ.) Nr. 19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchess_Vera_Konstantinovna_of_Russia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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