Queen of England Victoria Hanover

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Victoria, Queen of England, Empress of India; a.k.a.: Alexandrina Victoria Reign: 20 Jun 1837 - 22 Jan 1901; Crowned: Westminster Abbey 28 Jun 1838; She became queen at age 18. Her 63 year reign was the longest in the history of England. Her descendants, including 40 grandchildren, married into almost every royal family of Europe. With her personal example of honesty, patriotism and devotion to family life, Victoria became a living symbol of the solidity of the British Empire. The many years of her reign, often referred to as the Victorian age, witnessed the rise of middle class and were marked by a deeply conservative morality and intense nationalism. She was obsessed with the collecting of memorabilia of her family. She mourned her late husband, Albert, for more than 40 years.

Victoria married Albert Augustus Charles on 10 Feb 1840 in Chapel Royal, St. James Palace, England. Albert was born on 26 Aug 1819 in Schloss Rosenau near Coburg, Germany; died on 14 Dec 1861 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; was buried in Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. King of England Edward VII Wettin was born on 9 Nov 1841 in Buckingham Palace, London, England; died on 6 May 1910 in Buckingham Palace, London, England; was buried on 20 May 1910 in Windsor, Berkshire, England.

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Duke of Kent and Strathern, 4th son of George III. Because William IV had no legitimate children, his niece Victoria became heir apparent to the British crown upon his accession in 1830.

Edward married Victoria Mary Louisa on 11 Jul 1818 in Kew Palace. Victoria was born on 17 Aug 1786 in Coburg; died on 16 Mar 1861 in Frogmore House, Windsor, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Widow of Emich Charles, 2nd Prince of Leiningen (1763-1814) and fourth dau. of Francis Frederick Anthony, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf.

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George III of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (r. 1760-1820), who presided over the loss of Britain's American colonies. He was also elector of Hanover (1760-1815) and by decision of the Congress of Vienna, King of Hanover (1815-20). After the dismissal of several ministers who did not satisfy him, the king found a firm supporter in Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, Prime Minister from 1770 to 1782. Lord North executed the royal policies that provoked the American Revolution. The unsuccessful conclusion of that protracted conflict forced North to resign, and during the government crisis that followed when three cabinets came and went in less than two years. The King himself was almost induced to abdicate. In 1809 the king became blind. As early as 1765 he had suffered an apparent dementia, and in 1788 his derangement recurred to such a degree that a regency bill was passed, but the king recovered the following year. In 1811 he succumbed hopelessly to this dementia and his son, later George IV, acted as a regent for the rest of his reign.

George married Charlotte (Sophia) von Mecklenburg on 8 Sep 1761 in St James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England. Charlotte was born on 19 May 1744 in Mirow, Mecklenburg Strelitz, Germany; died on 17 Nov 1818 in Kew Palace, Surrey, England; was buried in St. George Chap., Windsor, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sophia) Charlotte, fifth and youngest dau. of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Elizabeth Albertin of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Appears to be "monkey-faced" in many of her portraits.

Frederick married of Saxe-Gotha Augusta on 8 May 1736 in Chapel Royal, St. James. Augusta was born on 30 Nov 1719 in Gotha; died on 8 Feb 1772 in Carlton House. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Youngest Dau. of Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, and Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst.