Thursday, 7 February 2013

HM Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Queen regnant of the United Kingdom


Date & place of birth May 24, 1819 Kensington Palace, London
Born as HRH Princess Victoria of Kent
Names Alexandrine Victoria

Father Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Mother Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Duchess of Kent and Strathearn)





Royal house Hanover
Heir presumptive June 26, 1830-June 20, 1837
Reign June 20, 1837-January 20, 1901
Coronation June 28, 1838 Westminster Abbey, London
Tenure 62 years 216 days
Predecessor King William IV of the United Kingdom (uncle)
Successor King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (son)





Siblings
Only child





Married February 18, 1837 Royal chapel, St. James's Palace, London
Spouse Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha





Issue (9)
(4 sons, 5 daughters)
Princess Victoria, Princess Royal (German Empress Friedrich, Queen of Prussia)
Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (King Edward VII of the United Kingdom)
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine)
Prince Alfred of the United Kingdom , Duke of Edinburg (Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (Princess Christian of Schlewig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)
Princess Louise of the United Kingdom
Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom , Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prince Leopold of the United Kingdom , Duke of Albany
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (Princess Henry of Battenberg)





Grandchildren (40)
(20 grandsons, 20 granddaughers)
Emperor Wilhelm II of the German Empire
Princess Charlotte of Prussia
Prince Heinrich of Prussia
Princess Viktoria of Hesse and by Rhine
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (Grand Duke Elisaveta Feodorovna of Russia)
Prince George, Duke of York (King George V of the United Kingdom)
Princess Victoria of Prussia
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (Princess of Prussia)
Prince Louise of Wales (Duchess of Fife)
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Prince Waldemar of Prussia
Princess Victoria of Wales
Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine
Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Princess Maud of Wales (Queen Maud of Norway)
Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Prince Sophie of Prussia (Queen Sophie of the Hellenes)
Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine
Prince Alexander John of Wales
Princess Margaret of Prussia
Princess Alice of Hesse and by Rhine (Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia)
Princess Franziska of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Princess Marie of Hesse and and by Rhine
Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Marie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Harald of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Margaret of Connaught (Crown Princess Margareta of Sweden)
Prince Arthur of Connaught
Princess Alice of Albany
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Charles of Albany
Princess Patricia of Connaught
Prince Alexander of Battenberg
Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Queen Victoria of Spain)
Prince Leopold of Battenberg
Prince Maurice of Battenberg





Died January 22, 1901 Osborne House, East Cowes ,Isle of Wight (age 81)
Place of burial Royal mausoleum, Frogmore, Great Windsor Park, Windsor





Titles
HRH Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Luneburg
HM Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Luneburg





Paternal grandparents
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Queen Charlotte of Great Britain and Ireland)

Paternal great-grandparents
Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales*
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha and Coburg (Princess Frederick, Princess of Wales)
Duke Charles Louis of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland*





Maternal grandparents
Duke Francis of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf

Maternal great-grandparents
Duke Ernest Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Princes Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
Count Heinrich XXIV of Reuss-Ebersdorf
Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erback-Schonberg

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