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Also Known As	Empress Frederick • Viktoria Adelheid Maria Luise • Kaiserin Friedrich • Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise
Born	November 21, 1840 • London • England
Died	August 5, 1901 (aged 60) • Germany
Notable Family Members	spouse Frederick III • father Albert, Prince Consort • mother Victoria • son William II • brother Edward VII

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Juliana Ewing

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William Hunter Kendal

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Sidney Webb

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Pete Quaife

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Cedric Webster Hardwicke

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Jill Haworth

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Natasha Richardson

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Robert Donat

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Joseph Severn

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Lady Hester Stanhope

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William Renshaw

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