Person

Queen Victoria

1819–1901 · 19th century · Also known as Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria was queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 and empress of India from 1876. Her long reign saw industrial growth, political reform and the expansion of the British Empire. Her mother was a princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld whose first marriage had been to a prince of Leiningen. She chose Ottawa as the capital of the Province of Canada.

Queen Victoria
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CanadaFoundation, SummaryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandGovernanceGrand Duchy of HesseImpactBritish RajFoundation, SummaryBarotselandDecline

Mentioned in 8 state histories

Principality of LeiningenPrincipality of Reuss-EbersdorfDuchy of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandDuchy of Saxe-Coburg and GothaProvince of CanadaBritish RajKingitanga

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