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Queen Alexandrina Victoria of Victoria.

(Born in1865438+May 24th, 2009-Died in190165438+1October 22nd)

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General situation of queen

Date in office: 65438+June 20th 0837- 190 1 year: 65438+1October 22nd.

Coronation date1June 28th, 838

William IV, the last British monarch.

The next monarch, King Edward VII of England.

Spouse name: Prince Albert.

Queen Victoria is the longest reigning monarch in British history, reigning for 63 years. She was the first British monarch to be called "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Queen of India". Her 63 years in office (1837- 190 1 year) was the most powerful so-called "the sun never sets" period in Britain.

The reign of the Queen, especially after 185 1 year, is called the Victorian Age in British history. Her 60 years in office coincided with Britain's transition from liberal capitalism to monopoly capitalism, unprecedented economic and cultural prosperity, and full development of constitutional monarchy, making Queen Victoria a symbol of peace and prosperity in Britain.

Queen Victoria, daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent. He ascended the throne on 1837 at the age of eighteen. At the beginning of her accession to the throne, she actively participated in politics, cooperated with Viscount Ram of Melbourne (1779 ~ 1848), tended to Whigs, and was incompatible with the Tories. After 1846, the Queen and her husband Prince Albert resolutely opposed palmerston's foreign policy, forcing palmerston to resign. In the later period of his administration, he turned to the Conservative Party and became close friends with Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, actively supporting his colonial aggression policy.

Victoria became queen of India in 1876. 188 1 year, after the death of Prime Minister disraeli, he began to trust Salisbury and Chamberlain. 1887 and 1897, the United Kingdom held grand ceremonies to celebrate the 50th and 60th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne, and held an imperial colonial conference on the occasion of the gathering of representatives of various imperial territories in London, so as to consolidate the rule and internal unity of the British Empire by using the Queen's reputation. During the Victorian era, Britain changed from an ordinary European country to a powerful empire.

Become a queen at eighteen

Victoria's father is Edward, Duke of Kent (the fourth son of King George III), and her mother is Princess Victoria of Saxony-Coburg-Salfeld, Germany. 1865438+On May 24th, 2009, Victoria was born in Kensington Palace, London. At that time, her parents made a special trip from Bavaria, Germany to have their children born in London. Her parents went to great lengths to name her, and finally named her Queen Victoria, one in honor of the child's Russian godfather Alexander I, and the other in memory of her mother.

When Victoria was a baby, her father caught a cold after a hunting and died soon after, when Victoria was only eight months old. Victoria grew up in her mother's German environment, and was educated under the supervision of her uncle Leopold I (later king of Belgium) in her early years, and was influenced by liberalism for a long time. 1837, her uncle William IV, King of the British Empire and King of Hanover, died at the age of 18. Victoria immediately ascended the throne and became queen. At the same time, she gave the throne of Hanover to her uncle, and Hanover no longer belongs to Britain.

Queen Victoria married her cousin Albert, Prince Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, and they had nine children. However, due to inbreeding, three out of four Wang Zizhong are hemophiliacs. Fortunately, all five princesses are healthy and beautiful, but they are also hemophiliacs. Because of their marriage with the European royal family, this terrible disease spread among the European royal families.

Many descendants of Queen Victoria married members of the royal family in European countries. The eldest daughter Victoria became the queen of Frederick III of Germany. One of her grandchildren is German Emperor William II who started the First World War, and the other granddaughter is the Greek Queen. The second child was King Edward VII of England who later succeeded to the throne, and one of her granddaughters was the queen of King Haakon VII of Norway. Alice, the third child, became the princess of Prince Louis IV in Hesse, southwest Germany. One of her granddaughters was the queen of Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia, and the other granddaughter was the grandmother of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. Two of the other three daughters are Princess Badenburg in southern Germany and Prince Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. The other married the Duke of Scotland and later became the Governor-General of Canada. The sons all married princesses and princesses from Denmark, Russia and Germany. For this reason, before the death of Queen Victoria in 190 1, she had become a "grandmother of Europe". When Victoria was alive, there was a family photo with relatives of these famous grandchildren. Interestingly, the First World War actually started between these relatives.

The Queen and the Opium War

By the time Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837, Britain had completed the capitalist industrial revolution. In order to meet the country's requirements of finding raw materials and selling markets, Britain began to establish colonies and dominions all over the world. 1840 British occupation of New Zealand marked the formation of British colonial system in the world.

Britain's ambition for China has a long history. The trade between Britain and China began with tea and silk trade. But these goods are luxury goods in the British market, and China's self-sufficient economic system makes the products of the British industrial revolution useless. In order to reverse the trade deficit with China, British businessmen began to dump opium with the support of the British government. 1839, Lin zexu destroyed opium in Humen, which dealt a heavy blow to the dumping policy of the British government. 1at the beginning of 840, Queen Victoria made a famous speech in Parliament, calling for a war against China "for the benefit of the British Empire". The first opium war began.

Iron fist rule is super prosperous

The Victorian period was the most glorious period of the British Empire's external expansion. In order to expand the territory, the queen spared no effort. And this is exactly what she learned from her husband: conspiracy, bribery, power, preemptive strike, military arrest. 1857, the competition between Britain and France for the dominance of the Suez Canal reached a feverish level, but a clever plot made Britain gain the controlling stake in the Suez Canal, and France had to give in. The following year, India was added to the territory of the British Empire colony, which is a jewel in the crown of the British Empire. Britain also made Russia's victory in the war against Turkey from 1877 to 1878 almost go up in smoke. At that time, the Russian army was only one step away from Istanbul, and Russia and Turkey signed an agreement to transfer some land in the Balkans to Russia. Victoria doesn't want to see Russian troops infiltrate the Balkans. She used military and diplomatic pressure to force Russia to make concessions.

During the reign of Queen Victoria, the British economy grew rapidly and became prosperous. When the Queen ascended the throne, there were only a few railways in Britain, but when she died, Britain already had a developed railway network connecting major cities. In order to show Britain's prosperity and strength, the first World Expo opened in London in 185 1 and became a world event at that time. In terms of culture and science, Charles Dickens, a world-famous English writer, and charles robert darwin, a British naturalist, are the most important figures in the Victorian era. Due to the continuous development of economy and industry, Victorian Britons gradually enjoyed the convenience of life brought by scientific and technological progress. The sewage system in London and the incandescent lamps on the streets of London were both realized during the reign of Queen Victoria. 189 1, that is, ten years before the Queen's death, Britain had implemented free education for all children.

In the Victorian era, although Britain was a constitutional monarchy, Queen Victoria still had great influence on ministers. During her reign, the British empire expanded extremely and reached unprecedented prosperity. The Opium War, which deeply influenced China's history, also happened shortly after her accession to the throne. Today, many rivers, lakes, deserts, waterfalls, cities, ports, streets, parks, schools and buildings in the world are named after Victoria, including Victoria in Australia, Victoria City in Canada, Victoria Memorial Hall in Singapore, Victoria Park in Hong Kong, Victoria, the capital of Seychelles, and Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa.

Career, love, two pairs.

Queen Victoria had a good relationship with her husband Prince Albert, but in 186 1, the prince died in the middle age of the queen. At this time, Queen Victoria was widely respected by the British, and ministers began to take the initiative to ask her opinion. However, her husband's death made the queen very unhappy. She left London to live in seclusion for a long time. Even when she appears in public, she doesn't wear a crown and always dresses up as a widow. Because Victoria lived in seclusion for a long time, the Prime Minister could not ask the Queen for instructions on everything, so the power of the Prime Minister gradually increased, which made the British constitutional monarchy more perfect.

After a long period of seclusion, Queen Victoria became active again in the late1870s. 1897 The grand celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne greatly enhanced the prestige of the Queen and the royal family.

1900 65438+In February, Queen Victoria was in poor health, but she still insisted on going to the Isle of Wight, which was her favorite place with her late husband Albert. Many years ago, on this island, they were surrounded by lovely children. In this quiet place, the queen wrote a will and wrote down the details of her funeral. She ordered her to wear a white dress after she died. 190165438+1On October 22nd, Queen Victoria died in the Isle of Wight at the age of 82.

A symbol of an era.

Queen Victoria's name symbolizes an era. During the reign of Victoria, the British people were United as never before, and Britain became a powerful empire, which continued to grow and develop. This is the best legacy left by the Queen to the British, and it is also the most powerful evaluation of her life achievements. Few women sitting on the throne can perform the duties of the queen and have such ordinary happiness like Victoria. The period of her rule, especially after 185 1 year, is called the Victorian era in British history. Her 60-odd years in office happened to be the transitional period from the rise of British liberal capitalism to its peak and then to monopoly capitalism. Britain is extremely powerful, with unprecedented economic and cultural prosperity, great development of science and art, and a fully mature constitutional monarchy. Queen Victoria's name has become a symbol of peace and prosperity in Britain.

Queen Victoria has a distinct personality and sincere nature. She is loyal to her duties and has the ability to govern the country; She spends her time not only at work, but also at home. She is loyal to her husband and strict with her children, and has become a model for a generation. Her unremitting efforts not only made British literature, art, science and economy prosperous, but also made British lifestyle (such as afternoon tea of British aristocrats) become the object pursued and imitated by people all over the world. Many British people miss the Victorian era.

Queen's anecdote

■1842 June 13, Queen Victoria took the train for the first time, and her husband, then the chief engineer of British railways, was also on the train. The speed of the train at that time was 30 kilometers per hour. Afterwards, the queen complained that she felt the speed was too fast and was very worried that the train would fall off the tracks.

■ The European monarchs who reigned in 2007 and below are all descendants of Queen Victoria, including

Queen Elizabeth II (and her husband Prince Philip)

King of Norway

King of Spain

the King of Sweden

Queen of Denmark

■ In 2002, the BBC conducted a public opinion survey and selected 65,438,000 greatest Britons in history. Queen Victoria ranking 18. The first is former Prime Minister Churchill, the second is the famous British engineer isambard kingdom brunel (1806- 1859), and the third is Princess Diana (1961-kloc-0/997).

European grandmother

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had nine children, almost all of whom were married to prominent aristocrats at that time, and the children of these nine children were almost all over the royal families in Europe, so Queen Victoria was called "the grandmother of Europe". Let's introduce her nine children in chronological order.

1. Queen Victoria married the Prince of Prussia (later Friedrich III), her son was the famous William II, and her daughter Sophie was the Greek Queen.

Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of England) married Princess Alexandra, the eldest daughter of Danish King Christian Ⅷ. Their second son was later King George VI, and their daughter Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria was the king of Norway.

3. alice maud mary, married to Ludwig of Heisenberg. Their youngest daughter was the queen of the last Russian czar, another daughter Irene married the son of alice maud mary's sister, and the only son married the daughter of Prince Alfred, alice maud mary's younger brother.

Prince Alfred married Princesse Marie, the daughter of Russian Tsar Alexander II, and their daughter Mary was the Romanian queen.

5. Princess Helena married Christian, Duke of Schleger-Holstein.

6. Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar, married to john campbell, Duke of argyle IX of England.

7. Prince Arthur married Princess Margaret of Prussia. Their daughter, Princess Margaret, is the crown princess of Sweden (she died before her husband succeeded to the throne), and the son of Princess Margaret of Sweden will become the king of Sweden in the future. Her daughter is the mother of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark now. After her untimely death, ingrid named her eldest daughter Queen of Denmark.

8. Prince Leopold married Princess Helen of Waldock and Piermont.

9. Princess Beatrice married Prince Henry of Baden-Powell, and their daughter Princess Victoria married Alfonso XIII of Spain, who became the later queen of Spain and the grandmother of the current king.

The queen's unique clothes

According to historical records, Queen Victoria's clothes were always special at that time. Every dress she wears sometimes causes many English women to imitate it.