Her son and successor, Edward VII, initiated the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the line of his father. She was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover. It was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. Her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer than that of any of her predecessors, and is known as the Victorian era. Her Golden and Diamond Jubilees were times of public celebration. As a result of her seclusion, republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign her popularity recovered. After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the sobriquet 'the grandmother of Europe'.

Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1840. Privately, Victoria attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments publicly, she became a national icon who was identified with strict standards of personal morality.

The United Kingdom was already an established constitutional monarchy, in which the sovereign held relatively little direct political power. She inherited the throne at the age of 18, after her father's three elder brothers had all died, leaving no surviving legitimate children. Both the Duke of Kent and King George III died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her German-born mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III. On, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death.

Predecessor: William IV Successor: Edward VII Queen of United Kingdom and Ireland reign 1837-1901 Empress of India reign 1877-1901.Styled: 'By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith.

Crowned Queen of the United Kingdom on 28 June 1838 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.HM Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom on 20 June 1837.Victoria Alexandrina Princess of Hanover.Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, Queen of England 1819-1901, Queen of Britain, Queen of the United Kingdom, Queen Half sister of Adelaide Victoria Augusta Dubus Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen and Feodora Anna Feodorovna Auguste Charlotte Wilhelmine von Leiningen, Princess, Fürstin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg Mother of Victoria, Princess Royal, German Empress & Queen of Prussia princess Alice of the United Kingdom Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha princess Helena of the United Kingdom Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll and 4 others prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom and Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom « less Wife of Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdomĭaughter of Duke Edward Augustus Hannover, Prince, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Kensington Palace London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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