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The Queen Victoria Building (abbreviated as the QVB) is a heritage-listed late-nineteenth-century building located at 429–481 George Street in the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Designed by the architect George McRae, the Romanesque Revival building was constructed between 1893 and 1898 and is 30 ...
Rashidan Karim. Mohammed Abdul Karim CVO CIE (1863 — 20 April 1909), also known as " the Munshi ", was an Indian attendant of Queen Victoria. He served her during the final fourteen years of her reign, gaining her maternal affection over that time. Karim was born the son of a hospital assistant at Lalitpur, near Jhansi in British India.
Signature. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Marie Louise Victoire; 17 August 1786 – 16 March 1861), later Princess of Leiningen and subsequently Duchess of Kent and Strathearn, was a German princess and the mother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. As the widow of Charles, Prince of Leiningen, from 1814, she served as regent ...
The Young Victoria is a 2009 British period drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and written by Julian Fellowes, based on the early life and reign of Queen Victoria, and her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Produced by Graham King, Martin Scorsese, Sarah Ferguson, and Timothy Headington, the film stars Emily Blunt, Rupert ...
August 27. Elisabethenburg Palace, Meiningen. Visiting Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. August 27 — August 28. Reinhardsbrunn, Friedrichroda. August 28 — September 3. Schloss Friedrichsthal, Gotha. Visiting Karoline Amalie, Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
Victoria Day. Victoria Day (French: Fête de la Reine, lit. 'Celebration of the Queen') is a federal Canadian public holiday observed on the last Monday preceding May 25 to honour Queen Victoria, who is known as the "Mother of Confederation ". The holiday has existed in Canada since at least 1845, originally on Victoria's natural birthday, May ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Victoria of the United Kingdom. "Since it has pleased Providence to place me in this station, I shall do my utmost to fulfil my duty towards my country." Victoria of the United Kingdom (Alexandrina Victoria Wettin, née Hanover) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1876 ...
