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Queen Victoria

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Reing

Curiosities

Victoria

Personal life

  • Victoria fell in love with her cousin Albert of Saxe-Coburg.
  • They had 9 children and 42 grandchildren.
  • Victoria placed them in the different European royal houses.
  • The Widow of Windsor.

The Grandmother of Europe

An unexpected queen

  • Date of birth: 24th of May, 1819
  • Parents: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg
  • Victoria wasn't mean to be queen but luck was on her side.
  • She became queen at 18.

  • She survived 7 murder attempts which caused her social anxiety.
  • She had the longest reing (it lasted 63 years) until Elisabeth II.

Curiosities

  • Victoria improved the image of the crown.
  • She had to change her German accent to have the support of the people.
  • The British Empire reached its zenith.
  • She was the first Empress of the Indies.
  • Her reing is known as the Victorian era.

This era is known for its conservative and strict morals. We can appreciate it through fashion, especially in women's clothing that was very tight and stiff.

The sovereing of the largest empire on the planet