Search results
John Brown (8 December 1826 – 27 March 1883) was a Scottish personal attendant and favourite of Queen Victoria for many years after working as a ghillie for Prince Albert.
- Ghillie & Personal Attendant
- 27 March 1883 (aged 56), Windsor Castle, England
- 8 December 1826, Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Crathie Kirk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mar 15, 2024 · John Brown (1827 - 1883), servant and confidant of Queen Victoria. W. & D. Downey/Getty. We know Queen Victoria was devoted to Prince Albert but did she really have an affair with a servant after his death?
Dec 5, 2022 · Period. Victorian. Queen Victoria and John Brown: the controversial relationship between sovereign and servant. How did John Brown become Queen Victoria’s favourite Highland servant, why was he so disliked by some but admired by others, and is there any foundation to the rumours about their personal connection?
- Freya Parr
People also ask
Who was John Brown and what did he do?
How did John Brown help Queen Victoria?
How did Queen Victoria meet John Brown?
Who plays John Brown in Edward the 7th?
Oct 16, 2018 · by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2018. John Brown, circa 1860s; Photo Credit – Wikipedia. John Brown served Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom as a ghillie at Balmoral (Scottish outdoor servant) from 1849 – 1861 and a personal attendant from 1861 – 1883. Born on December 8, 1826, in Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, John Brown ...
Jan 22, 2023 · History. Balmoral Castle. Remembering John Brown - the Balmoral servant who won Queen Victoria's heart. John Brown faithfully served Queen Victoria for decades, helping her through some of the darkest times of her life, most notably after the death of her husband Prince Albert. News. By. Jamie Saunderson Trainee reporter.
Dec 8, 2020 · Queen Victoria first mentioned John Brown in her journal on 11 September 1849. Prince Albert also noticed John Brown, and he decided that he should ride on the box of the Queen’s carriage. By 1858, John was her regular attendant out of doors in the Highlands.
The Queen agreed and in December 1864 John Brown became a full-time servant. He was, as Queen Victoria put it in her journal, "indefatigable in his attendance and care". By 1866 gossip about the relationship between the Queen and her extremely informal servant had started.
&ck=197B9B3A2839D9E829D4106F712C9629&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "John Brown (servant)1")
&ck=DEB0747CF825CBBB4A57960CC35B44AD&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "John Brown (servant)2")
&ck=3037402693BA24A63D45ED0DF376D3AC&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "John Brown (servant)3")
&ck=70DCCB9AE7908A14ED4C624D6F7C8442&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "John Brown (servant)4")
&ck=723E640F3FC5291E5956944D561F83A1&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "John Brown (servant)5")
Searches related to John Brown (servant)
john brown university john brown (abolitionist) john brown football john brown's raid on harpers ferry john brown queen victoria john brown children election of 1860
