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Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than any of her predecessors, is known as the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British Parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India.
Victoria 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 and her comptroller, John Conroy. She inherited the throne aged 18 after her father's three elder brothers died without surviving legitimate issue. Victoria, a constitutional monarch, attempted privately to influence government policy and ministerial appointments; publicly, she became a national icon who was identified with strict standards of personal morality.
Victoria married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1840. Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, earning Victoria the sobriquet "grandmother of Europe". After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. As a result of her seclusion, British republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign, her popularity recovered. Her Golden and Diamond jubilees were times of public celebration. Victoria died in 1901 at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, at the age of 81. The last British monarch of the House of Hanover, she was succeeded by her son Edward VII of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Filmography
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Movies 14
self 14
TV Shows 2
Writer 1
Queen Victoria: Secrets of a Queen (2017)
The Great War (2014)
Royal Cousins at War (2014)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1819-05-23
Deathday1901-01-22 (81 years old)
Birth NamePrincess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent
Birth PlaceLondon, England
ReligionAnglicanism
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RelationshipsPrince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1840-02-10 - 1861-12-14)
ChildrenAlfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, Alice of the United Kingdom, Victoria, Princess Royal, Princess Louise of the United Kingdom, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Edward VII, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
FatherPrince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
MotherPrincess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
SiblingsPrincess Feodora of Leiningen, Prince Karl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen
RelativesWilhelm II, Wilhelm II, German Emperor, George III of Great Britain, George III of the United Kingdom, George IV of the United Kingdom, Nicholas II of Russia, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Louise, Princess Royal, Maud of Wales, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, William IV, Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, George V, Prince Maurice of Battenberg, Sara Forbes Bonetta, Prince Alexander John of Wales, Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, Lord Leopold Mountbatten
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ResidencesWindsor Castle, Kingdom of England, Osborne House · Buckingham Palace · Kensington Palace, United Kingdom
Also Known AsAlexandrina Victoria, Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent
AwardsMost Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Royal Victorian Order, Order of the Royal House of Chakri, Order of the Black Eagle, Order of Merit, Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, Decoration of the Royal Red Cross, Order of the White Eagle, Order of the Garter, Order of the White Elephant, Order of the Bath, Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Distinguished Service Order, Order of the Thistle, Order of Charles III, Order of Louise, Order of Christ, Order of Saint Catherine, Order of Aftab, Order of Saint Isabel, Order of St Patrick, Order of the Star of India, Order of Saint John, Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur, Order of Solomon, Royal Family Order of King George IV, Albert Medal, Order of the Crown of India, Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Order of Queen Maria Luisa, Order of Pedro I, Order of the Cross of Takovo, Order of St. Sava, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa, Order of Prince Danilo I
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