Queen Victoria
Also known as Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Alexandrina Hanover, Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, Alexandrina Victoria, Queen of Great Britain Victoria, Victoria Alexandrina, Princess Victoria of Kent, Alexandrina Victoria von Hannover
Victoria 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 those of any of her predecessors, constituted the Victorian era, a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom 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.
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Victoria reigned as Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 until her death in 1901, a period of over 63 years that was longer than any previous British monarch and became known as the Victorian era. During her reign, the United Kingdom experienced major industrial, political, scientific, and military transformation alongside a significant expansion of the British Empire, and in 1876 she was granted the additional title of Empress of India.
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- Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands, 1848-1861 and More Leaves, 1862-1882
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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 those of any of her predecessors, constituted the Victorian era, a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom 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 attempted privately to influence government policy and ministerial appointments; publicly, she became a national icon who was identified with strict standards of personal morality.
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