Queen Victoria
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Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 Mey 1819 – 22 Januar 1901) wis Queen o the Unitit Kinrick o Great Brítain an Ireland frae 20 Juin 1837 till her daith.[1] IN 1877, she adoptit the addítional títle o Empress o Indie.[2]
Queen Victoria | |||||
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Victoria weirin her smaa diamond croun (1882) | |||||
Queen o the Unitit Kinrick | |||||
Ring | 20 Juin 1837 – 22 Januar 1901 | ||||
Coronation | 28 Juin 1838 | ||||
Predecessor | William IV | ||||
Successor | Edward VII | ||||
Empress o Indie | |||||
Ring | 1 Mey 1876 – 22 Januar 1901 | ||||
Imperial Durbar | 1 Januar 1877 | ||||
Successor | Edward VII | ||||
Born | 24 Mey 1819 Kensington Pailace, Lunnon | ||||
Dee'd | 22 Januar 1901 Osborne Hoose, Isle o Wight | (aged 81)||||
Buirial | 4 Februar 1901 Frogmore, Windsor | ||||
Spouse | Prince Albert o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha | ||||
Issue Detail |
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Hoose | Hoose o Hanover | ||||
Faither | Prince Edward, Duke o Kent an Strathearn | ||||
Mither | Princess Victoria o Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | ||||
Seegnatur |
Victoria wis the dauchter o Prince Edward, Duke o Kent, the fowert son o Kíng George III. Baith the Duke o Kent an Kíng George dee'd in 1820, an Victoria wis raised unner close supervísion bi her German-born mither, Princess Victoria o Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She inheritit the throne at the age o 18, efter her faither's three elder brithers haed aw dee'd, leavin na survivin legitimate childer.[3] The Unitit Kinrick wis awreidy an established constitutional monarchy, in that the sovereign held relatively little direct polítical pouer. Prívatly, Victoria attemptit tae influence govrenment policy an mínisterial appyntments; publicly, she becam a naitional icon that wis identified wi strict staundarts o personal morality.
Victoria mairied her first cousin, Prince Albert, oan 10 Februar 1840.[4] Thair nine childer mairied intae ryal an noble faimilies athort the continent, tyin them thegither an earnin her the sobriquet "the grandmither o Europe". Efter Albert's daith in 1861, Victoria plunged intae deep mournin an avydit public appearances.[5] As a result o her seclusion, republicanism temporarily gained strenth, but in the latter hauf o her ring her popularity rekivered. Her Gowden an Diamond Jubilees war times o public celebration.
Her reign o 63 year an seeven month wis langer nor that o ony o her predecessors, an is kent as the Victorian era. It wis a period o industrial, cultural, poleetical, scienteefic, an militar cheenge within the Unitit Kinrick, an wis merked bi a great expansion o the Brítish Empire. She wis the last Brítish monarch o the Hoose o Hanover. Her son an successor, Edward VII, inítiatit the Hoose o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha, the line o his faither.
Issue
eedit- Princess Victoria of the Unitit Kinrick, Princess Ryal (21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) mairit Friedrich III, German Emperor an haed issue.
- Prince Edward o the Unitit Kinrick (9 November 1841 – 6 Mey 1910) mairit Princess Alexandra o Denmark an haed issue.
- Princess Alice o the Unitit Kinrick (25 Aprile 1843 – 14 December 1878) mairit Ludwig IV, Grand Duke o Hesse an haed issue.
- Alfred o the Unitit Kinrick, Duke o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha (6 August 1844 – 30 Julie 1900) mairit Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna o Roushie an haed issue.
- Princess Helena o the Unitit Kinrick (25 Mey 1846 – 9 Juin 1923) mairit Prince Christian o Schleswig-Holstein an haed issue.
- Princess Louise o the Unitit Kinrick (18 Mairch 1848 – 3 December 1939) mairit John Campbell, 9t Duke o Argyll an haed issue.
- Prince Arthur o the Unitit Kinrick, Duke o Connaught an Strathearn (1 Mey 1850 – 16 Januar 1942) mairit Princess Luise Margarete o Proushie an haed issue.
- Prince Leopold o the Uniotit Kinrick, Duke o Albany (7 Aprile 1853 – 28 Mairch 1884) mairit Princess Helene o Waldeck an Pyrmont an haed issue.
- Princess Beatrice o the Unitit Kinrick 14 Aprile 1857 – 26 October 1944) mairit Prince Heinrich o Battenberg an haed issue.[6]
Teetles an styles
eedit- 24 Mey 1819 – 20 Juin 1837 Her Ryal Highness Princess Alexandrina Victoria o Kent.
- 20 Juin 1837 – 22 Januar 1901 Her Majesty The Queen.
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References
eedit- ↑ "Victoria (r. 1837-1901)". Royal.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ↑ "Queen Victoria Becomes Empress of India | Making Britain". www5.open.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ↑ "Queen Victoria". English Heritage. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ↑ "Queen Victoria and Prince Albert". www.rmg.co.uk (in Inglis). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ↑ "Queen Victoria". Historic Royal Palaces (in Inglis). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ↑ "The life of Queen Victoria and her family". www.rmg.co.uk (in Inglis). Retrieved 18 October 2023.