Victoria Leopoldine Ada Laura (van Hohenlohe-Langenburg) Machell (1868 - 1951)

Born 28 Nov 1868 in London, England

Ancestors

Wife of Percy Wilfred Machell CMG DSO — married 5 Dec 1905 in London, England, United Kingdom

Died 10 Sep 1951 at age 82 in London, England

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Biography

Valda (van Hohenlohe-Langenburg) Machell was born in Middlesex, England.

This profile is part of the Machell Name Study.

Victoria, also known as "Victoria Alice Leopoldine Princess zu Hohenlohe Langenburg", Victoria Alice Leopoldine Ada Laura Seymour, and Lady Valda Machell, was born on the 28th November 1886 in London, England. ^{[1] [2]}

Victoria's parents were Victor zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, also known as Victor Ferdinand Franz Eugen Gustaf Adolf Constantin Friedrich zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1833–1891), and Laura Williamina (Seymour) Gleichen (1832–1912). ^[2]

Victoria had three siblings:

• Lord Albert Edward Wilfred Gleichen (Husband of Honorable Sylvia Gay Edwardes)
• Feodora Georgina Maud (Gleichen) Seymour
• Helena Emily (Hohenlow-Langenburg) Seymour 1873–1947

Lady Victoria Alice Leopoldine Ada Laura Gleichen, daughter of Viktor Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Lady Laura Wilhelmina Seymour, married Lt Col. Percy Wilfred Machell CMG DSO on the 5th of December 1905, in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, London, in the presence of King Edward VII. ^{[3] [4]}

An article in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Monday, December 4, 1905, published a section about "Royal Arrangements" including visiting the wedding, on page 6. ^[5]

• "According to present arrangements the King will not go direct to Buckingham Palace when he leaves Sandringham to-day, but will on arrival in London drive from St. Pancras Station to the Smithfield Fat Stock show at the agricultural hall. The queen will not go to London for the present. Tomorrow His Majesty will hold a council at Buckingham Palace, at which Parliament will be further prorogued, and immediately afterwards will attend the wedding of Countess Victoria Gleichen, second daughter of Princess Victor of Hohmenlohe, with Mr. Percy Machell at the Chapel Royal St James's Palace. Early in the afternoon His Majesty leaves for Crichel, Wimbourne, Dorset, on a visit to Lord and Lady Alington."

Lady Valda's husband, Percy, inherited the Machell ancestral home, Crackenthorpe Hall, Westmorland, when his uncle, James Octavius Machell, 'The Captain', died in 1902, having had no children. ^[6]

Sadly, Percy was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, in 1916. ^[7]

It was reported in the Accrington Observer, on Saturday, August 11, 1928, that Lady Valda had sold the Crackenthorpe Hall Estate, because of "the maintenance costs and circumstances at the time". ^[8]

• "Crackenthorpe Hall estate, near Appleby, has been sold by Lady Valda Machell to Mr. Lionel Cresswell, of Burley In Wharfedale. From before 1154 to 1786 the estate belonged to the Machell family. Then Mr. Lancelot Machell sold it to the Lowthers. The Machells regained possession in 1877, when the purchaser, Captain Machell, had the mansion renovated and the estate greatly improved. The historic estate has now been sold because of the difficulty of maintenance under present conditions."

Victoria (Valda) died in London, England, on the 10th September 1951. She left a will, and probate was granted on the 1st of December 1951 in London; to her son Roger Victor Machell. ^[9]

• "MACHELL lady Victoria Alice Leopoldine Ada Laura otherwise Lady Valda of 18 Albert Court SLondon W7 widow died 10 September 1951 Probate London 1 December to Roger Victor Machell publisher. Effects £25596 5s 2d."

Victoria was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England. There is a memorial plaque with the inscription:

Valda Machell Memorial Plaque

Research Notes

http://thepeerage.com/p5439.htm#i54389

Lady Helena Emily Gleichen was born on 1 February 1873 at London, EnglandG.1 She was the daughter of Viktor Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Lady Laura Wilhelmina Seymour.1 She died on 28 January 1947 at age 73 at Ashmead House, Cam, Gloucestershire, EnglandG, unmarried.1 She gained the title of Gräfin von Gleichen.1 She was a painter.2 She was awarded the Bronze Medal for Valour of Italy.2 On 12 September 1917 she relinquished her German titles, and was granted the rank of a marquess's daughter.2 She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.)2 She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1920.2 She was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)2

• Detlev Schwennicke, editor, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschicht der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge: Band XVII (Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Vittorio Klostermann, 1998), tafel 9. Hereinafter cited as Europäische Stammtafeln: Band XVII.

• Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.

Father

• Victor Ferdinand Franz Eugen Gustaf Adolf Constantin Friedrich zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1833–1891
• Birth 11 DEC 1833 • Langenburg, Baden-Württemburg, Germany
• Death 31 DEC 1891 • London, England, United Kingdom

Mother

• Laura Williamina Seymour 1833–1912
• Birth 27 JAN 1833 • London, England, United Kingdom
• Death 13 FEB 1912 • London, England, United Kingdom

Lineage

4d) Viktor Ferdinand Franz Eugen Gustav Adolf Constantin Friedrich (Langenburg 11 Nov 1833-London 31 Dec 1891); m.London 24 Jan 1861 Laura Wilhelmina Seymour, cr Gräfin von Gleichen in Gotha 24 Jan 1861 (London 27 Jan 1833-London 13 Feb 1912); this marriage was apparently considered morganatic by the Hohenlohe House, though in Great Britain Queen Victoria seems to have considered the marriage as equal and sometimes referred to Gfn von Gleichen as Pss Viktor.

1e) Feodora Gfn von Gleichen, later known as Lady Feodora Gleichen (London 20 Dec 1861-London 22 Feb 1922)

2e) Albert Edward Wilfred Gf von Gleichen, later known as Lord Edward Gleichen (London 15 Jan 1863- London 14 Dec 1937); m.London 2 Jul 1910 Sylvia Gay Edwardes (Paris 16 Feb 1880-Bath 27 Oct 1942)

3e) Victoria (Valda) Gfn von Gleichen, later known as Lady Valda Machell (London 28 Nov 1868-London 10 Sep 1951); m.London 5 Dec 1905 Percy Wilfred Machell (k.a.nr Warly-Baillon 1 Jul 1916)

1f) Roger Victor Machell (23 Jul 1908-18 Jan 1984)

4e) Helena Gfn von Gleichen, later known as Lady Helena Gleichen (London 1 Feb 1873-Ashmead House, Gloucs 28 Jan 1947)

5d) Adelheid Viktorie Amalie Luise Marie Constanze (Langenburg 20 Jul 1835-Dresden 25 Jan 1900); m.Langenburg 11 Sep 1856 Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Augustenburg 6 Jul 1829-Wiesbaden 14 Jan 1880)

6d) Feodora Victorie Adelheid Pauline Amalie Marie (Stuttgart 7 Jul 1839-Meiningen 10 Feb 1872); m.Langenburg 23 Oct 1858 Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Meiningen 2 Apr 1826-Wildungen 25 Jun 1914)

6c) Friedrich Wilhelm (Langenburg 2 Oct 1797-Klitschdorf 20 Nov 1797)

7c) Marie (Langenburg 22 Sep 1798-Langenburg 24 Sep 1798)

Address

• Crackenthorpe Hall, Appleby, Westmorland, England. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp#Results accessed 24 Feb 2024) dtabase entry for GLEICHEN, VICTORIA ALICE ADA LEOPOLDINE. (Mothers maiden name: SEYMOUR) GRO Reference: 1868 D Quarter in STRAND Volume 01B Page 569.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images opoldine-ada_laura-machell Birth Death and Parents FindAGrave : (accessed 21 October 2023), memorial page for Victoria Alice Leopoldine Ada Laura “Valda” Gleichen Machell (28 Nov 1868–10 Sep 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6952171, citing Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).
3. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD database on-line. Citing: England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. Image: Marriage Registration Ancestry : (accessed 8 Feb 2024)
4. ↑ The Peerage.
5. ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Monday, December 4, 1905, Pg. 6. Royal Arrangements. FindMyPast : (accessed 13 Feb 2024).
6. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:The_Machells_of_Crackenthorpe
7. ↑ UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919, database on-line. Citing: British and Irish Military Databases. Death Ancestry : (accessed 18 Feb 2024).
8. ↑ The Accrington Observer and Times. 11 Aug 1928. Pg. Two. Under Ladies Chain by "Stella". Image: Accrington Observer FindMyPast : (accessed 13 Feb 2024).
9. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, database on-line, Entry for Lady Victoria Alice Leopoldine Ada Laura Machell [Lady Valda Machell] : Imaged : Death and Probate Ancestry : (accessed 18 Feb 2024).
10. ↑ UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, database on-line. Citing: WWI Medal Index Cards. Image: WWI Medal Index Cards Ancestry : (accessed 8 Feb 2024).