History & Society
Victoria
queen of United Kingdom
Also known as: Alexandrina Victoria
Category:
History & Society
- In full:
- Alexandrina Victoria
- Born:
- May 24, 1819, Kensington Palace, London, England
- Died:
- January 22, 1901, Osborne, near Cowes, Isle of Wight (aged 81)
- Title / Office:
- empress (1876-1901), India
- House / Dynasty:
- House of Hanover
- Notable Family Members:
- spouse Albert, Prince Consort
- father Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathern, Earl of Dublin
- daughter Victoria
- son Edward VII
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Victoria (born May 24, 1819, Kensington Palace, London, England—died January 22, 1901, Osborne, near Cowes, Isle of Wight) 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. During her reign the British monarchy took on its modern ceremonial character. She and her husband, Prince Consort Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, had nine children, through whose marriages were descended many of the royal families of Europe. Victoria first learned of her future role as a young princess ...(100 of 5489 words)