Mini Biography of

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Mini Biography of Queen Victoria
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Mini Biography of Queen Victoria (b. 1819, r.
1837-d. 1901)

• Birth name Princess Alexandrina Victoria of
  Kent
• Height 5' (1.52 m)
• Born in 1819, Victoria was an only child of
  Edward, the Duke of Kent.
• In 1837, she ascended to the throne and became
  Queen of Great Britain and Ireland.
• She was only 18 at this time, and the Prime
  Minister, Lord Melbourne, served as her educator
  in political decision-making.
• Victoria soon displayed her iron will, which
  allowed her to effectively rule by her own power.
  
• It was in June of 1840 that the Queen married
  Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
• They happily raised nine children, who were to
  become important figures in the major monarchical
  states of the 20th Century.

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Mini Biography of Queen Victoria

• The Queen's loss of the Prince Consort in
  December of 1861 drove her into prolonged
  mourning and depression.
• Her policy-making seemed to change substantially
  from the time prior to Albert's death.
• This prolonged 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.
• Eventually Victoria became one of Great Britain's
  most popular and prominent monarchs.
• She was named Empress of India in 1876, which was
  an event that showed the interest of the Queen
  and Great Britain in world colonization,
  throughout the 19th Century.
• Victoria's long reign witnessed an evolution in
  English politics and the expansion of the British
  Empire, as well as political and social reform on
  the continent. 
• Queen Victoria died of natural causes in January
  of 1901.

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Time Line of Queen Victoria
                   
 
1819
1837
1857
1840
1861
1901
1840
Princess Victoria Born
Victoria Becomes Queen
Marries Prince Albert
First Child Born
Last Child Born
Death of Prince Albert
Death of Queen Victoria