1. Queen Victoria (1819 – 1901) Queen of England / Empress of India
Reigned 63 years, 7 months
Longer than any other British monarch in history
The ‘Victorian Era’: period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military change
~ The British Empire at its height

5. Her Early Life Born Alexandrina Victoria May 1819
Daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn & 4th son of King George III
Father and Grandfather (the King) both die in 1820
Vicky raised by her German-born mother Princess Victoria
Inherits throne after her father’s three elder brothers die with no legitimate heirs at age 18
Marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha in 1840 (her first cousin)

6. Her Family… Princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise (1840 – 1901)
Prince Albert Edward Wettin (1841 – 1910)
Princess Alice Maude Mary (1843 – 1878)
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (1844 – 1900)
Princess Helena Augusta Victoria (1846 – 1923)
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848 – 1939)
Prince Arthur William Patrick (1850 – 1942)
Prince Leopold George Duncan (1853 – 1884)
Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria (1857 – 1944)

7. Make the Connections… What was Queen Victoria’s relationship with:
King George V?
Kaiser Wilhelm II?
Czar Nicholas II?
Czarina Alexandra?
Will and Kate?!