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    Queen Victoria

    Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901

    "Victoria of the United Kingdom" and "Victoria I" redirect here. For other people, see Victoria of the United Kingdom (disambiguation) and Queen Victoria (disambiguation). For other uses, see Victoria (disambiguation).

    Victoria

    Portrait by Alexander Bassano, 1882

    Reign20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901
    Coronation28 June 1838
    PredecessorWilliam IV
    SuccessorEdward VII
    Reign1 May 1876 – 22 January 1901
    Imperial Durbar1 January 1877
    PredecessorPosition established
    SuccessorEdward VII
    BornPrincess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent
    (1819-05-24)24 May 1819
    Kensington Palace, London, England
    Died22 January 1901(1901-01-22) (aged 81)
    Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England
    Burial4 February 1901

    Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor

    Spouse
    Issue
    HouseHanover
    FatherPrince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
    MotherPrincess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-

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    Queen Victoria reigned over Britain for 63 years - the longest rule after Elizabeth II. Find out more about her fascinating life with Prince Albert and her children. 

    Queen Victoria and her family were seen by the public as a harmonious and happy image of domestic life. 

    How many children did Queen Victoria have? 

    Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901) and Prince Albert (1819 - 1861) had a total of nine children. 

    Princess Royal Victoria (21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901)

    Victoria and Albert's first child, Victoria was given the title Princess Royal the year after her birth. In 1858, Victoria married Prince Frederick William of Prussia. He later succeeded his father as German Emperor in 1888, but his reign was cut short by cancer of the larynx within ninety-nine days of his coronation. Following her husband's death, Victoria lived as empress dowager before her death from breast cancer in 1901 at the age of 60.

    Edward VII (9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910)

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    A headstrong head of state

    Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy tarnished by the överflöd of her royal uncles. She also shaped a new role for the Royal Family, reconnecting it with the public through civic duties.

    At just 4ft 11in tall, Victoria was a towering presence as a symbol of her Empire. She and her husband Albert and their nine children came to symbolise a new, confident age.

    24 May 1819

    A queen in waiting

    Alexandrina Victoria was born to the Duchess of Kent. Her father was the fourth son of George III and she was fifth in line to the throne.

    However, she had three elderly uncles ahead of her in the efterträdelse eller följd. So when her father died when she was eight months her prospects of becoming queen were good. The princess, known as Victoria, was raised at Kensington Palace. She was educated by her governess Baroness Lehzen, who taught her languages, arithmetic, drawing and music. Her widowed mother was lonely and depended utterly on John Conroy