Queen Victoria Queen Victoria Prepared by: Karla Ricková

Early life 1819 – May 24th – Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent was born at Kensington Palace, the only child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Princess Victoria Mary Louisa of Saxe–Coburg–Saalfeld Death of Princess Victoria's father and her grandfather

Victoria was able to speak several languages 1830 – March 11th – The Princess was told for the first time that she might succeed to the throne 1836 – May 18th - Princess Victoria met her future husband, Prince Albert of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha

1837 – June 20th – William IV died Victoria became Queen 1838 – June 28th – The coronation of Queen Victoria took place at Westminster Abbey

Marriage 1839 – October 15th – Queen Victoria and Prince Albert became engaged 1840 – February 10th – they were married very powerful partnership and happy marriage

The birth of her children 1840 – Victoria, Princess Royal Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII.) 1843 – Princess Alice 1844 – Prince Alfred

1846 – Princess Helena 1848 – Princess Louise 1850 – Prince Arthur 1853 – Prince Leopold 1857 – Princess Beatrice

The reign 1841 – Queen Victoria appeared on the Penny Red postage stamp 1854 – Outbreak of the Crimean War 1877 – Queen Victoria became Empress of India

1887 – June 2st – Queen Victoria celebrated her Golden Jubilee with a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee Boer War began and ended on 31st May 1902

Penny Red Postage Stamp Queen Victoria in her Diamond Jubilee photograph. London, 1897

The attempts on her life 1840 – 1882 – seven attempts were made on Victoria´s life 1840 – June 10th – Edward Oxford attempted to assassinate twice the Queen 1842 – May 29th – John Francis fired a pistol on the Queen at St. James´s park

1842 – June 3rd – John William Bean attempted to shoot the Queen 1849 – William Hamilton attempted to alarm the Queen by firing powder-filled pistol 1850 – the Queen was injured when she was assaulted by Robert Pate 1872 – Arthur O´Connor tried to shoot her

1882 – the last of attempts on Victoria´s life – Roderic McLean fired a bullet towards the Queen

The death of her husband 1861 – December 14th – Prince Albert died on typhoid fever- Victoria wore for the rest of her reign black

Later years and the death of the Queen 1901 – January 22nd – Queen Victoria, Empress of India died peacefully at Osbourne House 1901 – February 2nd – Her funeral was held at St. George´s Chapel in Windsor She was laid to rest alongside her husband in the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore

List of places named after Queen Victoria Queen Victoria Street, London, United Kingdom Queen Victoria Village shopping centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Victoria Falls, Zambia / Zimbabwe

Lake Victoria, Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda Great Victoria Desert, Australia Victoria (Australia), a state of Australia 12 Victoria, an asteroid discovered in 1850 Victoria Station, of which there are many

Great Victoria Desert Lake Victoria Victoria Falls

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