# Prince Alexander of Battenberg — Queen Victoria character guide

> Prince Alexander of Battenberg in Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Prince Alexander, Al

**First appearance:** 0048-ix-old-age

## Who they are

Prince of Bulgaria whose marriage to Victoria's granddaughter was blocked.

## Relationships

### [Queen Victoria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/characters/queen_victoria)

_family_

Victoria's grandson (through her daughter Princess Beatrice), with a close and affectionate grandmother-grandson bond.

### [Lord Melbourne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/characters/lord_melbourne)

_social_

Limited direct interaction, as Melbourne died long before Alexander's prominence, but their connection is through Victoria's circle.

### [Prince Albert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/characters/prince_albert)

_family_

Albert was Alexander's grandfather, though he died before Alexander's birth, making this a posthumous familial link.

### [Queen Victoria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/characters/queen_victoria)

_family_

Victoria's grandson (through her daughter Princess Beatrice), with a close and affectionate grandmother-grandson bond.

### [Prince Albert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/characters/prince_albert)

_family_

Albert was Alexander's grandfather, though he died before Alexander's birth, making this a posthumous familial link.

### [Queen Victoria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/characters/queen_victoria)

_family_

Victoria's grandson (through her daughter Princess Beatrice), with a close and affectionate grandmother-grandson bond.

### [Lord Melbourne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/characters/lord_melbourne)

_social_

Limited direct interaction, as Melbourne died long before Alexander's prominence, but their connection is through Victoria's circle.

### [Lord Melbourne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/characters/lord_melbourne)

_social_

Limited direct interaction, as Melbourne died long before Alexander's prominence, but their connection is through Victoria's circle.

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