Fun Facts About Queen Victoria
- Queen Victoria proposed to Prince Albert herself, on 15 October 1839, just five days after he had arrived at Windsor.[1]
- Victoria's first name was actually Alexandrina, after one of her godparents, Tsar Alexander I of Russia.[1]
- Victoria gave birth with the help of the new anesthetic chloroform in 1853 and again in 1857, despite opposition from some clergy, who considered it against biblical teaching.[1]
- In 1887 Victoria hired Abdul Karim as a waiter and soon promoted him to "Munshi", who taught her Urdu.[1]
- By one biographer's count Victoria wrote an average of 2,500 words a day, and her journal filled 122 volumes. Her daughter Beatrice burned the originals after editing them.[1]
- Victoria wanted a white funeral, not black. In her coffin were one of Albert's dressing gowns and, hidden in her left hand, a lock of John Brown's hair.[1]
- Charlie Chaplin was born during Queen Victoria's reign.[1][2][3][4]
- Queen Victoria was alive at the same time as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry — their lives overlapped for 1 year (1900–1901).[1][2][5][6]
Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of any of her predecessors, constituted the Victorian era, a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India.[1]
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Questions About Queen Victoria
When was Queen Victoria born?
Queen Victoria was born on May 24, 1819, and died on January 22, 1901.
How old was Queen Victoria at death?
Queen Victoria was born on May 24, 1819, and died on January 22, 1901, at age 81.
What was Queen Victoria known for?
Queen Victoria was known for: Longest-reigning British monarch of her era. Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of any of her predecessors, constituted the Victorian era, a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India.
Who was alive at the same time as Queen Victoria?
Queen Victoria's closest contemporary was Giuseppe Verdi. Their lives overlapped for 82 years.
Sources
- Queen Victoria — Wikipedia. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Queen Victoria (Q9439) — Wikidata
- Charlie Chaplin — Wikipedia
- Charlie Chaplin (Q882) — Wikidata
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry — Wikipedia
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Q2908) — Wikidata
- Portrait: Queen Victoria by Bassano.jpg — Wikimedia Commons. Alexander Bassano, Public domain