What about examples of female royals who gave birth out-of-wedlock? In this, I mean to exclude queens and princesses who gave birth within wedlock, but clearly did so after committing adultery and conceiving through extramarital affairs. There are plenty of examples of this happening ("royal cuckoos").
I'm sure there have also been cases of unmarried royal women who gave birth, meaning that they were either spinsters or widows. Of course, when this happened, the secret love children were oftentimes hidden or given up for adoption.
One notable example coming to mind is Princess Thyra of Denmark, youngest daughter of King Christian IX and Queen Louise. Can anybody name others?
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