Queen Victoria von Hannover

1819 - 1901  (81 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Victoria von Hannover
  Prefix	Queen
  Birth	24 May 1819	Kensington Palace, Kensington, Middlesex, England
  Gender	Female
  Prominent People	1837-1901	England
  Queen, dick
  Death	22 Jan 1901	Osborne House, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
  Burial	Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Berkshire, England
  Person ID	I5089	Geneagraphie
  Links To	This person is also Queen Victoria at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2003

  
  

  Father	Edward August von Hannover,   b. 2 Nov 1767, Buckingham House d. 23 Jan 1820, Sidmouth, Devon, England (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Herzogin Marie Luise Victoria von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld,   b. 17 Aug 1786, Coburg d. 16 Mar 1861, Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, England (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1818	Kew Palace, London, Middlesex, England
  Family ID	F2068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Albert von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 26 Aug 1819   d. 14 Dec 1861, London, Middlesex, England (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1840	St James Palace
  Their relationship was one of great love and admiration.
  Children	+ 1. Victoria Adelaide Maria von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 21 Nov 1840, Buckingham Palace, Saint James Park, London, England d. 5 Aug 1901, Friedrichshof (Age 60 years) + 2. King Edward von Sachsen-Coburg, VII,   b. 9 Nov 1841, Buckingham Palace, Saint James Park, London, England d. 6 May 1910, Buckingham Palace, Saint James Park, London, England (Age 68 years) + 3. Alice Maud von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 25 Apr 1843, Buckingham Palace, Saint James Park, London, England d. 14 Dec 1878, Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland (Age 35 years) + 4. Count Alfred von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha,   b. 6 Aug 1844, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 30 Jul 1900, Schloss Rosenau (Age 55 years) + 5. Helena Augusta Victo von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 25 May 1846, Buckingham Palace, Saint James Park, London, England d. 9 Jun 1923, Schomberg House (Age 77 years)   6. Louise Carolina Alberta von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 18 Mar 1848, Buckingham Palace, Saint James Park, London, England d. 3 Dec 1939, Kensington Palace, Kensington, Middlesex, England (Age 91 years) + 7. Duke Arthur William Patrick Albert von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 1 May 1850, Buckingham Palace, Saint James Park, London, England d. 16 Jan 1942, Bagshot Park, Surry (Age 91 years) + 8. Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 7 Apr 1853, Buckingham Palace, Saint James Park, London, England d. 28 Mar 1884, Cannes, Alpes-Maritime, France (Age 30 years) + 9. Beatrice Mary Victor von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 14 Apr 1857, Buckingham Palace, Saint James Park, London, England d. 26 Oct 1944, Brantridge Park (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F2069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2003

  
  

  Family 2	John Brown   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	4 may 2003 Newly published diaries of politician and minister Lewis Harcourt claim that the Rev Norman Macleod, chaplain of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, made a death-bed confession that he had married Queen Victoria and her servant Mr John Brown in a secret ceremony and regretted it for the rest of his life. On February 17, 1885 Harcourt wrote: "Lady Posonby told the HS a few days ago that Miss Macleod declares that her brother Norman Macleod, confessed to her on his death bed that he had married the Queen to John Brown, and added that he had always bitterly regretted it." Although the diary doesn't give absolute proof that the marriage took place, the new material is said to be fascinating. For more than 130 years there have been speculations that Queen Victoria had an affair with Mr John Brown, and there were rumours at the time that the couple married, but never any evidence for the claim ever came out.
  Family ID	F180258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2003

  
  

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  		Birth - 24 May 1819 - Kensington Palace, Kensington, Middlesex, England Prominent People - Queen, dick - 1837-1901 - England Death - 22 Jan 1901 - Osborne House, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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  Queen Victoria ruled from 1837 to 1901, the longest reigning monarch in British history. In 1837 Queen Victoria took the throne after the death of her uncle William IV. Due to her secluded childhood, she displayed a personality marked by strong prejudices and a willful stubbornness. Albert assisted in her royal duties. He introduced a strict decorum in court and made a point of straitlaced behavior. Albert also gave a more conservative tinge to Victoria’s politics. If Victoria was to insistently interject her opinions and make her views felt in the cabinet, it was only because of Albert’s teachings of hard work. Reflecting back into her childhood, Victoria was always prone to self pity. On 14-Dec-1861 Albert died from typhoid fever at Windsor Castle. Victoria remained in self-imposed seclusion for ten years. This genuine, but obsessive mourning kept her occupied for the rest of her life and played an important role in the evolution of what would become the Victorian mentality. After Albert’s death, Queen Victoria’s popularity declined as a result of her mourning and few public appearances. Her popularity was at its lowest by 1870, but it steadily increased thereafter until her death. In 1876 she was crowned empress of India by Disraeli. In 1887 Victoria’s golden jubilee was a grand national celebration. In the month of June, Victoria’s sixtieth year on the throne had come. Her diamond jubilee in 1897 was as extravagant as her golden jubilee in 1887. Queen Victoria died on 22-Jan-1901. She died after a brief illness and a rather long failure of her powers. Her eldest son Edward VII became king. The majority of her subjects had not known a time when Queen Victoria had not been reigning over them. The idea of losing her became a scarcely possible thought. Queen Victoria, Widow of Windsor, mother of the Empire, reigned for sixty-four years. Koningin van Groot Brittanie en Ierland 1837-1901, Keizerin van Indie 1877-1901. Der Herzog von Kent hinterließ, nachdem seine Brüder die Könige Georg IV. und Wilhelm IV. kinderlos verstorben waren, nur eine Tochter, die spätere Königin Victoria. Da in Großbritannien noch heute die direkte Erbfolge gilt, wurde die Prinzessin Victoria von Kent im Jahre 1837 Königin. In Hannover konnten nur Frauen den Thron erben, wenn der männliche Stamm ausgestorben war. So erbte Victoria den Thron in England und ihr Onkel Ernst August den Thron in Hannover. Die 123jährige Personalunion zwischen Großbritannien und Hannover löste sich damit 1837 auf. Mit 18 Jahren war Königin Victoria anfangs zu jung und unerfahren, um allein in London zu regieren, und schon in der Mitte ihres Lebens starb ihr Mann und Vetter Albert aus dem Hause Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha. Erst nach zehnjährigem Kampf um innere und äußere Selbstbehauptung wurde Victoria zur wahren Patriarchin ihrer Familie und der Nation. Königin Victoria regierte länger als jeder andere Herrscher. Ihre Herrschaft führte England zur mächtigsten Industriemacht der Welt und zum Zentrum des größten Imperiums. Als Victoria im Jahre 1901 verstarb, hinterließ sie 9 Kinder. Ihre gezielte Heiratspolitik verschaffte der königlichen Familie in England verwandtschafliche Beziehungen zu wichtigen Höfen in Deutschland und Europa. So wurde ihre älteste Tochter Vicky, im Jahre 1888 für 99 Tage an der Seite ihres Mannes Kaiser Friedrich III., Deutsche Kaiserin. Königin Victoria`s Regierunszeit wird noch heute als das "Große Victoriansche Zeitalter" betrachtet.