As it was, the young Queen Victoria was smitten with another first cousin, on her mother's side of the family, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. And her Cumberland cousin was destined to become the last king of Hanover, George V ("the Blind"). Perhaps she was repulsed by his condition ...
It was remarkable that he was able to find a bride at all, in the end. Just what kind of marriage he had with Duchess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, and how she coped with his disability, is anybody's guess ...
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