Īt birth, Victoria was fifth in the line of succession after the four eldest sons of George III: George, Prince Regent (later George IV) Frederick, Duke of York William, Duke of Clarence (later William IV) and Victoria's father, Edward, Duke of Kent. Additional names proposed by her parents-Georgina (or Georgiana), Charlotte, and Augusta-were dropped on the instructions of the Prince Regent. She was baptised Alexandrina after one of her godparents, Tsar Alexander I of Russia, and Victoria, after her mother. Victoria was christened privately by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Charles Manners-Sutton, on 24 June 1819 in the Cupola Room at Kensington Palace. on Monday at Kensington Palace in London. The Duke and Duchess of Kent's only child, Victoria was born at 4:15 a.m. Her brother Leopold was Princess Charlotte's widower and later the first king of Belgium. In 1818, the Duke of Kent married Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, a widowed German princess with two children- Carl (1804–1856) and Feodora (1807–1872)-by her first marriage to Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen. Princess Charlotte's death in 1817 precipitated a succession crisis that brought pressure on Prince Edward and his unmarried brothers to marry and have children. Until 1817, King George's only legitimate grandchild was Edward's niece Princess Charlotte of Wales, the daughter of George, Prince Regent (who would become George IV). Victoria's father was Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. The last British monarch of the House of Hanover, she was succeeded by her son Edward VII of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Victoria died in 1901 at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, at the age of 81. Her Golden and Diamond jubilees were times of public celebration. As a result of her seclusion, British 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, earning Victoria the sobriquet ' grandmother of Europe'. Victoria married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1840.

Victoria, a constitutional monarch, attempted privately to influence government policy and ministerial appointments publicly, she became a national icon who was identified with strict standards of personal morality. She inherited the throne aged 18 after her father's three elder brothers died without surviving legitimate issue. After the deaths of her father and grandfather in 1820, she was raised under close supervision by her mother and her comptroller, John Conroy. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (the fourth son of King George III), and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. In 1876, the British Parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India. It was a period of industrial, 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 216 days, which was longer than any of her predecessors, is known as the Victorian era. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein.Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine.

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