Princess Feodora of Leiningen was the only daughter of Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
Background
Feodora was born on 7 December 1807 to Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen and his wife Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Her father died in 1814. On 29 May 1818, her mother remarried to Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III of the United Kingdom.
Career
She is a matrilineal ancestor of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and of King Felipe VI of Spain. The following year, the household was taken to the United Kingdom as the Duchess" pregnancy came to an end, so that the new potential heir to the British throne could be born on British soil. Despite this, Feodora was eager to permanently leave their residence at Kensington Palace, as her "only happy time was driving out" with Victoria and her governess Baroness Louise Lehzen because she could "speak and look as she liked".