10 interesting facts about queen victoria
Queen victoria legacy.
Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and empress of India (1876-1901). Her reign was the longest of any monarch in British history and came to be known as the Victorian era.
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Victoria was the only child of Prince Edward (Duke of Kent) and Princess Victoria Mary Louisa of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
Queen victoria parents
Prince Edward (1767-1820) was the fourth son of King George lll.
Find out more about Victoria's family tree.
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| Both Queen Elizabeth, the Queen today, and her consort (as her husband is known), the Duke of Edinburgh, are great-great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria. |
Queen Victoria was born on the 24 May in 1819.
Her father died eight months after she was born.Queen victoria family tree
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Where was Queen Victoria born?Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, London.
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What name was Victoria christened as?Victoria was christened 'Alexandrina Victoria'.
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