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Victoria

queen of United Kingdom
Also known as: Alexandrina Victoria
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Meredith Veldman
Associate Professor of History, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
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Victoria (born May 24, 1819, Kensington Palace, London, England—died January 22, 1901, Osborne, near Cowes, Isle of Wight) was the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). She was the last of the house of Hanover and gave her name to an era, the Victorian Age. During her reign the British monarchy took on its modern ceremonial character. She and her husband, Prince Consort Albert of...

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