![]() ![]() Image © Mason & Co: London / Public domain.Īlbert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born in 1819 and died in 1861, at only 42. Queen Victoria’s HusbandĪlbert and Queen Victoria married in February 1840 at St James’s Palace in London. She married Prince Edward after her first husband, Charles, Prince of Leiningen died. Victoria, Queen Victoria's mother, was a German Princess, and the sister of the Belgian King, Leopold. ![]() Princess Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Image © Richard Rothwell / Public domain. Queen Victoria was his only legitimate child. He was the first royal to live in North America and the first prince to go to the USA after their independence. ![]() Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and StrathearnĮdward was the fourth son of King George III. The future Victorian Queen occupied herself with studies, and she wrote in her journal every day from her teenage years to her death. The young Victoria had to always be with her mother, her tutor or her governesses, she didn’t have any friends and was very rarely allowed outside Kensington Palace.Īs a teenager, she only had two “friends,” her half-sister and Sir Conroy’s daughter. The strict rules that the future Queen had to follow were called the “Kensington System.” Devised by her mother and her attendant, Sir John Conroy, it was extremely restricting. The Queen’s father died when she was still a toddler. Queen Victoria was the only child of Edward and Victoria. Image © Hrishikes at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA, under a creative commons licence. Queen Victoria died on the Isle of Wight, England, in 1901 and her eldest son, Albert, succeeded her on the throne. Queen Victoria has the unusual nickname of “Grandmother of Europe.” Her descendants went on to marry within many different European Royal families, making them all somehow related. The Queen acceded to the throne at 18, in 1837, when her uncle, William IV died. When Albert died, she went into mourning and wore black until the end of her days. She married Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and the couple went on to have nine children. Victoria was the last monarch of the House of Hanover. Queen Victoria's reign gave her name to a time period, the Victorian Age. Queen Victoria's reign was the longest as serving monarch until 2017, when Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Sapphire Jubilee, which means Queen Elizabeth II spent 65 years on the throne. She was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (from 1837 to 1901) and Empress of India (from 1876 to 1901). Queen Victoria was born in 1819 in London and died in 1901. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong. Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family. We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents. At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. ![]()
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