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The reigning king or queen is the country’s head of state. All political power rests with the prime minister (the head of government) and the cabinet, and the monarch must act on their advice. The table provides a chronological list of the sovereigns of Britain.
- Edward VI
Edward VI, king of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553. He...
- Victoria
Victoria (born May 24, 1819, Kensington Palace, London,...
- Anne
Anne was the second daughter of James, duke of York (King...
- Egbert
The son of Ealhmund, king in Kent in 784 and 786, Egbert was...
- George III
George III (born June 4 [May 24, Old Style], 1738,...
- Charles II
Charles II (born May 29, 1630, London—died February 6, 1685,...
- Henry V
Henry V (born September 16?, 1387, Monmouth, Monmouthshire,...
- Edward I
Edward I (born June 17, 1239, Westminster, Middlesex,...
- Edward VI
With a reign of 63 years, seven months, and two days, Victoria was the longest-reigning British monarch and the longest-reigning queen regnant in world history, until her great-great-granddaughter Elizabeth II surpassed her on 9 September 2015.
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NamePortraitArmsBirthCharles III [18] Charles Philip Arthur ...14 November 1948 Buckingham Palace Son of ...(1) Diana Spencer St Paul's Cathedral 29 ...Living Age 75Elizabeth II [16] Elizabeth Alexandra ...21 April 1926 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair ...Philip of Greece and Denmark Westminster ...8 September 2022 Balmoral Castle Aged 96George VI [15] Albert Frederick Arthur ...14 December 1895 Sandringham House Son of ...Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Westminster Abbey 26 ...6 February 1952 Sandringham House Aged ...Edward VIII [14] Edward Albert Christian ...23 June 1894 White Lodge Son of George V ...Wallis Simpson Château de Candé 3 June ...28 May 1972 Neuilly-sur-Seine Aged 77- Early Life and Ascension to The Throne
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Alexandrina Victoria was born on May 24, 1819, at London’s Kensington Palace to Edward, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George III, and his wife, Princess Maria Louisa Victoria, who was of German descent. Named for her godfather, Russian Tsar Alexander I, she was fifth in line for the crown at birth. Before Victoria turned 1, Edward died of pn...
Victoria married her first cousin, the German Prince Albert, on February 10, 1840, whom she loved dearly. "I never, never spent such an evening!!” she wrote in her diaryfollowing their wedding night. “My dearest dearest dear Albert ... his excessive love & affection gave me feelings of heavenly love & happiness I never could have hoped to have felt...
Albert died in 1861 at the age of 42 from typhoid fever. Devastated, Victoria spent the next 10-plus years in seclusion, and wore black as a symbol of mourning for the rest of her life. While in isolation, her popularity sank, but once she returned to public life, her penchant for foreign policy based on peace, support of charities that focused on ...
During Victoria’s nearly 64-year reign, the British Empire was at its largest and most powerful. The empire included India, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa, and covered one-fifth of the globe and accounted for roughly one in four people on Earth. Locations around the world, from Victoria, Canada to Victoria Falls, Zambia to Queensla...
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Apr 2, 2014 · (1819-1901) Who Was Queen Victoria? Queen Victoria served as monarch of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901. She became Empress of India in 1877. After Queen...
Feb 5, 2020 · Updated on February 05, 2020. Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria are the two longest-serving monarchs in British history. Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901, established many of the precedents that Elizabeth has honored since she was crowned in 1952. How are the two powerful queens related? What are their family ties? Queen Victoria.
Sep 8, 2015 · 1. Her name wasn’t actually Victoria. When Victoria was born her uncle, the Prince Regent (the future George IV) had prohibited the royal names Charlotte, Elizabeth or Georgina. Victoria...
