House / Group: Hanover
Born / died: 1819-1901
Reign: 1837-1901
Born / died: 1819-1901
Reign: 1837-1901
The only daughter of the Duke of Kent and Strathearn (the 4th son of George III) and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
Her route to the throne was complex. When George III (her grandfather) died, her uncle became George IV. George IV died without an heir (a daughter having pre-deceased him) and was succeeded by William IV (another of Victoria's uncles), who also died childless. Victoria could not rule Hanover (as had previous 'British' kings back to 1714) and so this passed to another uncle.
Married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (a first cousin), in 1840 and had 9 children (Victoria, Albert (Edward VII), Alice, Alfred, Helena, Louise, Arthur, Leopold and Beatrice)
Interred, with Albert, in the Frogmore Mausoleum, in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
Her route to the throne was complex. When George III (her grandfather) died, her uncle became George IV. George IV died without an heir (a daughter having pre-deceased him) and was succeeded by William IV (another of Victoria's uncles), who also died childless. Victoria could not rule Hanover (as had previous 'British' kings back to 1714) and so this passed to another uncle.
Married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (a first cousin), in 1840 and had 9 children (Victoria, Albert (Edward VII), Alice, Alfred, Helena, Louise, Arthur, Leopold and Beatrice)
Interred, with Albert, in the Frogmore Mausoleum, in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
Victoria appeared on the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black.On the coat of arms, the Hanoverian escutcheon was removed because Victoria, as a woman, could not rule Hanover. This design has remained in use until the present day.
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