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⚫ | QUEEN VICTORIA (born Alexandrina Victoria; 24/05/1819 – 22/01/1901) was the [[Queen]] of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]] from 1837 to 1901. She was born in London to a German princess and an English prince in 1819. She became Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain at the age of 18 after her uncle [[ King William IV of the United Kingdom |William the fourth]] of the United Kingdom died and passed her 18 birthday one month . |
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| name = Victoria |
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| image = Queen Victoria by Bassano.jpg|alt=Photograph of Queen Victoria, 1882 |
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| caption = Victoria wearing her small diamond crown <br /> Photograph by [[Alexander Bassano]], 1882 |
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| succession = [[List of British monarchs|Queen of the United Kingdom]] |
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| reign = {{nowrap|20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901}} |
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| coronation = 28 June 1838 |
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| cor-type = britain |
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| predecessor = [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]] |
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| regent = [[List of Prime Ministers of Queen Victoria|''See list'']] |
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| reg-type = Prime Ministers |
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| successor = [[Edward VII]] |
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| spouse = [[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] |
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| issue = {{ubl | [[Victoria, Princess Royal|Victoria, Princess Royal, German Empress]] | [[Edward VII]] | [[Princess Alice of the United Kingdom|Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse]] | [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] | [[Princess Helena of the United Kingdom|Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein]] | [[Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll]] | [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn|Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught]] | [[Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany]] | [[Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom|Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg]] }} |
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| issue-link = #Issue |
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| full name = Alexandrina Victoria |
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| house = [[House of Hanover]] |
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| father = [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn]] |
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| mother = [[Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]] |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1819|5|24}} |
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| birth_place = [[Kensington Palace]], London |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1901|1|22|1819|5|24}} |
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| death_place = [[Osborne House]], Isle of Wight |
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| burial_date = 4 February 1901 |
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| burial_place = [[Frogmore]], [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]] |
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| reign1 = 1 May 1876 – 22 January 1901 |
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| coronation1 = 1 January 1877 |
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| cor-type1 = [[Delhi Durbar#Durbar of 1877|Imperial Durbar]] |
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| succession1 = [[Empress of India]] |
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| successor1 = [[Edward VII]] |
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| reg-type1 = Viceroys |
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| regent1 = [[Viceroy of India|''See list'']] |
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| signature = Queen Victoria Signature.svg |
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She was taught by her governess, Louise Lehzen, and Reverend George Davys. She learned to speak and read German and French well. Queen Victoria enjoyed dancing, drawing, horse riding and singing. She had lessons as a child from the famous opera singer Luigi LaBlache. She liked to paint and could play the piano.<ref>Arnstein, Walter L. "Victoria, Queen of Great Britain." ''Europe 1789-1914, Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry & Empire''. ''Gale Biography in Context''. Web. 10 June 2014.</ref> She kept a regular diary throughout her life. |
She was taught by her governess, Louise Lehzen, and Reverend George Davys. She learned to speak and read German and French well. Queen Victoria enjoyed dancing, drawing, horse riding and singing. She had lessons as a child from the famous opera singer Luigi LaBlache. She liked to paint and could play the piano.<ref>Arnstein, Walter L. "Victoria, Queen of Great Britain." ''Europe 1789-1914, Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry & Empire''. ''Gale Biography in Context''. Web. 10 June 2014.</ref> She kept a regular diary throughout her life. |
Revision as of 09:38, 11 May 2021
QUEEN VICTORIA (born Alexandrina Victoria; 24/05/1819 – 22/01/1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901. She was born in London to a German princess and an English prince in 1819. She became Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain at the age of 18 after her uncle William the fourth of the United Kingdom died and passed her 18 birthday one month .
She was taught by her governess, Louise Lehzen, and Reverend George Davys. She learned to speak and read German and French well. Queen Victoria enjoyed dancing, drawing, horse riding and singing. She had lessons as a child from the famous opera singer Luigi LaBlache. She liked to paint and could play the piano.[1] She kept a regular diary throughout her life.
Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert, in 1840. He supported science, trade and art in Britain. Victoria and Albert had nine children. They believed that a good family life and Christianity were very important. In general, English people followed their example.
The Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace opened in 1851. It happened partly because of Albert's hard work. The exhibition showed the success of British people in Victorian times.
In 1861, Prince Albert died and Victoria stayed away from public life.
Britain became more powerful in the following years, and in 1877, Victoria got the title 'Empress of India'. Victoria was very interested in India but she never went there.
In 1897, she celebrated 60 years of being queen surpassed her grand father King George III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain . She was popular with her people by the time she died in 1901. She was queen for 63 years, longer than any other king or queen of Britain before her. People called her the 'grandmother of Europe' because many of Victoria's children became kings, princes and princesses of other countries.
After she died, her son Edward became king of the United Kingdom Great Britain Emperor of India .
Children
Ancestors
Victoria of the United Kingdom | Father: Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn |
Paternal Grandfather: George III of the United Kingdom |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Frederick, Prince of Wales |
Paternal Great-grandmother: Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha | |||
Paternal Grandmother: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Mirow | ||
Paternal Great-grandmother: Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst | |||
Mother: Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
Maternal Grandfather: Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | |
Maternal Great-grandmother: Duchess Sophia Antonia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |||
Maternal Grandmother: Princess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen | ||
Maternal Great-grandmother: Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach |
References
- ↑ Arnstein, Walter L. "Victoria, Queen of Great Britain." Europe 1789-1914, Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry & Empire. Gale Biography in Context. Web. 10 June 2014.
Other websites
- Queen Victoria Citizendium