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Queen Victoria

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901) · United Kingdom · Historical Figures · Died at 81

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She reigned longer than any British monarch before her - 63 years that remade an empire, gave an entire era its name, and turned a teenage queen into the face of an age.

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1936Victoria in DoverBiopic about her life, 1936 film by Erich EngelIMDb1913Sixty Years a QueenBiopic about her lifeNovember 1913, 1913 film by Bert HaldaneIMDb1912Monument à la reine VictoriaTribute12 April 1912Statue of Queen VictoriaTribute, statue in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada19121907Statue of Queen VictoriaTribute, statue on Leith Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK1906Victoria MonumentTribute27 September 1906, monument at Derby Square in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK1905Victoria Memorial FountainTribute, fountain in Malacca City, Malaysia1902Victoria MedalNamed after her, award from the Royal Geographical Society1901Died22 January 19011899“We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist.”In their wordsDecember 1899December 1899 letter to Arthur Balfour during the "Black Week" of the Boer War, as quoted in The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations (1993),

“I am too horrified for words at this monstrous horrible sentence against this poor martyr Dreyfus. If only all Europe would express its horror and indignation!”In their words9 September 1899Letter to Lord Salisbury on the Dreyfus affair (9 September 1899), quoted in The Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from Her Majesty's

“I sympathise most deeply with your expressions on the horrors of war, than which no one can feel more strongly than I do; and earnestly hope that it may be averted.”In their wordsSeptember 1899Letter to the Queen of the Netherlands shortly before the Second Boer War (September 1899), quoted in The Letters of Queen Victoria: A

1887Albert MedalAward1882“It is worth being shot at to see how much one is loved.”In their words2 March 1882After being shot at by Roderick Maclean on 2 March 1882, as quoted in Stanley Weintraub, Victoria. Biography of a queen (1987), p. 450.

1876Emperor of IndiaOffice1876-19011867Monarch of CanadaOffice1867-19011860“All marriage is such a lottery -- the happiness is always an exchange -- though it may be a very happy one -- still the poor woman is bodily and morally the husband's slave.”In their words16 May 1860Letter (16 May 1860), published in Dearest Child: Letters Between Queen Victoria and the Princess Royal Previously Unpublished edited by

1841“Affairs go on, and all will take some shape or other, but it keeps one in hot water all the time.”In their words15 June 1841Letter to King of the Belgians, Nuneham, 15th June, 1841 (Note: Nuneham was the house of Edward Vernon Harcourt, Archbishop of York).

1837Knight of the GarterAwardMonarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandOffice1837-19011819Born24 May 1819

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Victoria receives the news of her accession from Lord Conyngham (bowing) and the Archbishop Howley (right). Painting by Henry Tanworth Wells, 1887.Victoria receives the news of her accession from Lord Conyngham (bowing) and the Archbishop Howley (right). Painting by Henry Tanworth Wells, 1887.Coronation portrait by George HayterCoronation portrait by George HayterThe Marriage of Queen Victoria, painted by George HayterThe Marriage of Queen Victoria, painted by George Hayter

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  1. We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist.

    Dec 1899, December 1899 letter to Arthur Balfour during the "Black Week" of the Boer War, as quoted in The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations (1993),, Own words

  2. I am too horrified for words at this monstrous horrible sentence against this poor martyr Dreyfus. If only all Europe would express its horror and indignation!

    Sep 9, 1899, Letter to Lord Salisbury on the Dreyfus affair (9 September 1899), quoted in The Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from Her Majesty's, Own words

  3. I sympathise most deeply with your expressions on the horrors of war, than which no one can feel more strongly than I do; and earnestly hope that it may be averted.

    Sep 1899, Letter to the Queen of the Netherlands shortly before the Second Boer War (September 1899), quoted in The Letters of Queen Victoria: A, Own words

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Awards

Albert Medal1887
Knight of the Garter1837
Order of the Thistle
Order of St Patrick
Order of the Star of India
Order of the Indian Empire
Order of Merit
Order of Saint John
Order of Solomon
Order of Prince Danilo I
Order of the Black Eagle
Order of Queen Maria Luisa
Order of Saint Catherine
Order of the Bath
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Royal Victorian Order
Distinguished Service Order
Order of the Crown of India
Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
Decoration of the Royal Red Cross
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Order of Louise
Order of Charles III
Order of Christ
Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
Order of Saint Isabel
Order of Pedro I
Order of the White Eagle
Order of the Cross of Takovo
Order of St. Sava
Order of the Royal House of Chakri
Order of the White Elephant
Royal Order of Kamehameha I
Royal Family Order of King George IV
Order of Aftab
orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
Legion of Honour

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Victoria inherited the throne at 18 in 1837 after her father and his three elder brothers all died without legitimate heirs, raised under tight supervision by her mother and comptroller John Conroy. She married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1840; their nine children married across Europe's royal houses, earning her the nickname 'grandmother of Europe.' After Albert's death in 1861 she withdrew into deep mourning and avoided the public for years, briefly strengthening republican sentiment, but her popularity surged again in the latter half of her reign. In 1876 Parliament named her Empress of India. She died at 81 on the Isle of Wight in 1901, the last Hanover monarch, succeeded by her son Edward VII.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1819 to 1901 · aged 81

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