Princess Victoria had to pay for her own wedding expenses

Victoria of the United Kingdom had to bear a large part of her couple's expenses from her own purse. The British Parliament had granted her a dowry of 40,000 pounds and an appanage, while King Frederick William IV of Prussia paid 9,000 thalers per year to his nephew Frederick. This income of the heir presumptive proved insufficient to support their rank, which forced the young woman to finance their lifestyle.