Queen Victoria

Victoria
Portrait by Alexander Bassano, 1882
Queen of the United Kingdom
Reign	20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901
Coronation	28 June 1838
Predecessor	William IV
Successor	Edward VII
Empress of India
Reign	1 May 1876 – 22 January 1901
Imperial Durbar	1 January 1877
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Edward VII
Born	(1819-05-24)24 May 1819 Kensington Palace, London, England
Died	22 January 1901(1901-01-22) (aged 81) Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England
Burial	4 February 1901 Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor
Spouse	Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ​ ​ (m. 1840; died 1861)​
Issue	Victoria, German Empress Edward VII Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg
House	Hanover
Father	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Mother	Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Religion	Protestant[a]
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Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901)^[1][2] was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901. She was also the Empress of India from 1876 until 1901. Her reign was 63 years, longer than any of her predecessors until she was surpassed by her great-great granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II.

She was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After the deaths of her father and grandfather in 1820, she was raised under close supervision by her mother. She ascended the throne at the age of 18 after her uncle, William IV died.

In 1840, She married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and they had nine children together. After her husband's death in 1861, Victoria went into deep mourning and avoided the public. In 1901, Victoria died at Osborne House, she was 81 years old. She was later succeeded by her son eldest son King Edward VII.^[3][4]
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1. ↑ "Victoria | Biography, Family Tree, Children, Successor, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
2. ↑ "Queen Victoria ‑ Children, Family Tree & Facts". HISTORY. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
3. ↑ "Queen Victoria - Family Tree, Children & Sister". Biography. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
4. ↑ "Who was Queen Victoria?". BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 2024-09-03.