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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). She was the last of the house of Hanover and gave her name to an era, the Victorian Age.
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George IV (born August 12, 1762, London, England—died June...
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Albert, Prince Consort (born August 26, 1819, Schloss...
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house of Hanover, British royal house of German origin,...
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Cowes Castle (1540) was built for coastal defense by Henry...
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Victoria, orig. Alexandrina Victoria, (born May 24, 1819,...
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May 18, 2024 · At 6 a.m. on June 20, 1837, an 18-year-old Victoria was roused from her sleep and told that her 71-year-old uncle, King William IV, had died during the early morning hours of an apparent heart attack. Victoria was now – quite suddenly – Queen of England. When Victoria was born in 1819, there had been little chance of her ever becoming the ...
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May 3, 2024 · National Media Museum / Flickr. A stern Queen, overcome by grief, who oversaw 63 years as the Monarch of the UK, Britain, and Ireland, who would have thought that Victoria was so sentimental. On Jan 22, 1901, Queen Victoria passed away at the incredible age of 81, surrounded by her family and personal physician, Dr. Reid, on the Isle of Wight.
5 days ago · Signature. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; [1] 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria. As such, he was consort of the British monarch from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. Victoria granted him the title Prince Consort in 1857.
I was watching a documentary yesterday about the recreation of the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. In it, it was stated that Queen Victoria had rather cool professional relationship with the Duke of Wellington. It was stated that he was invited to the wedding but not the breakfast afterwards. So, why did not she like him?
May 13, 2024 · Queen Victoria, known as the “Grandmother of Europe,” had an enormous impact on the political landscape of Europe through her descendants. Three of her grandsons went on to become significant rulers: George V of Britain, Wilhelm II of Germany, and Nicholas II of Russia. Their reigns and the connections between these rulers illustrate the ...
4 days ago · Queen Victoria is the longest reigning monarch. in UK history. Queen Victoria was only 18 when she came to the throne and she had a lot to learn. Her reign had a rocky start. She thought that, as queen, she could do as she liked, and she quickly had to learn that she couldn't. Queen Victoria's reign spanned sixty four years, from 1837 - 1901.