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6 days ago · Victoria (born May 24, 1819, Kensington Palace, London, England—died January 22, 1901, Osborne, near Cowes, Isle of Wight) was the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901).
May 11, 2024 · Victoria, Princess Royal, the eldest child of Queen Victoria, married Frederick III of Germany, the Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia for a brief period. Their son, Wilhelm II, became the German Emperor and was a key figure in the lead-up to World War I.
2 days ago · Discover the story of Princess Victoria, the young girl destined to be queen, in the rooms where she was born and raised at Kensington Palace. In November 1839, Queen Victoria announced her engagement to Prince Albert, which prompted one of the first biographies of the young Queen: Agnes Strickland’s Queen Victoria from her Birth to her Bridal.
1 day ago · Queen Victoria‘s mistrust of the Romanovs can be traced back to the ill-fated marriage of her aunt, Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, to Grand Duke Constantine of Russia in 1796. The marriage, arranged by Constantine‘s grandmother, Catherine the Great, was a miserable one, with Constantine proving to be a cruel and abusive husband.
May 17, 2024 · Prince Alfred is on the left in the skirted outfit typically worn by young boys up to the age of around three. He walks towards his three sisters – Victoria, Princess Royal on the far right, Princess Alice and the infant Princess Helena. View on the Royal Collection website.
6 days ago · On 20th May 1854, Queen Victoria’s eldest child, Princess Victoria, attended her first Drawing-Room at Buckingham Palace. Vicky in her 1st Drawing room dress, dated May 21st 1854 by Queen Victoria ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III “A fine warm day. The public celebration of my birthday today, therefore, at a little…
2 days ago · Victoria, Princess Royal—eldest daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom—whom Frederick married in 1858 Frederick and his son, Wilhelm, in October 1863 at Balmoral castle. Royal marriages of the 19th century were arranged to secure alliances and to maintain blood ties among the European nations.
