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Mini Biography of Queen Victoria
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Mini Biography of Queen Victoria (b. 1819, r.
1837-d. 1901)
  • Birth name Princess Alexandrina Victoria of
    Kent
  • Height 5' (1.52 m)
  • Born in 1819, Victoria was an only child of
    Edward, the Duke of Kent.
  • In 1837, she ascended to the throne and became
    Queen of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • She was only 18 at this time, and the Prime
    Minister, Lord Melbourne, served as her educator
    in political decision-making.
  • Victoria soon displayed her iron will, which
    allowed her to effectively rule by her own power.
  • It was in June of 1840 that the Queen married
    Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
  • They happily raised nine children, who were to
    become important figures in the major monarchical
    states of the 20th Century.

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Mini Biography of Queen Victoria
  • The Queen's loss of the Prince Consort in
    December of 1861 drove her into prolonged
    mourning and depression.
  • Her policy-making seemed to change substantially
    from the time prior to Albert's death.
  • This prolonged mourning kept her occupied for the
    rest of her life and played an important role in
    the evolution of what would become the Victorian
    mentality.
  • Eventually Victoria became one of Great Britain's
    most popular and prominent monarchs.
  • She was named Empress of India in 1876, which was
    an event that showed the interest of the Queen
    and Great Britain in world colonization,
    throughout the 19th Century.
  • Victoria's long reign witnessed an evolution in
    English politics and the expansion of the British
    Empire, as well as political and social reform on
    the continent. 
  • Queen Victoria died of natural causes in January
    of 1901.

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Time Line of Queen Victoria
                   
 
1819
1837
1857
1840
1861
1901
1840
Princess Victoria Born
Victoria Becomes Queen
Marries Prince Albert
First Child Born
Last Child Born
Death of Prince Albert
Death of Queen Victoria
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