Victoria | Biography, Family Tree, Children, Successor, & Facts ...
6 天之前 · What was Victoria’s childhood like? Victoria’s father died when she was a baby. She was raised by her mother at Kensington Palace and had a lonely childhood until she became queen at the age of 18.
Queen Victoria - Wikipedia
Victoria's father was Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Until 1817, King George's only legitimate grandchild was Edward's niece Princess Charlotte of Wales, the daughter of George, …
Queen Victoria Study Guide: Victoria's Childhood | SparkNotes
While her uncle King George IV reigned over Great Britain and Ireland, Victoria lived a quiet, secluded childhood in Kensington Palace with her mother and a largely German-speaking household. German was Victoria's first language, though she soon mastered English.
Queen Victoria's Childhood & Life Under The Kensington System ...
2023年12月27日 · On 24 May 1819, a baby girl was born at Kensington Palace. It was then the least fashionable of the royal palaces, hidden away behind the lime trees of its wide green gardens to the west of London. The arrival of Alexandrina Victoria, as she was christened, did cause some excitement.
Victoria (r. 1837-1901) - The Royal Family
Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, London, on 24 May 1819. She was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III.
Queen Victoria - Family Tree, Children & Sister - Biography
2014年4月2日 · Queen Victoria was the only child of Edward, Duke of Kent, who was King George III 's fourth son. Her mother was Victoria Saxe-Saalfield-Coburg, sister of Leopold, king of the Belgians....
Queen Victoria ‑ Children, Family Tree & Facts - HISTORY
2009年11月9日 · Alexandrina Victoria was born on May 24, 1819, at London’s Kensington Palace to Edward, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George III, and his wife, Princess Maria Louisa Victoria, who was of...
Queen Victoria | Kensington Palace - Historic Royal Palaces
Victoria's unhappy childhood. While Victoria herself described her childhood as lonely and unhappy, research by Historic Royal Palaces' curators suggests that in later life, Victoria ‘misremembered’ her childhood as more miserable than it was.
Queen Victoria - An Enduring Legacy - Victorian Children
5 Key Facts from Queen Victoria’s Early Childhood. Victoria’s early life was marked by strict control under the ‘Kensington System’. The young queen developed a real love for reading and music. Despite her strict and isolated upbringing, she showed early signs of a strong, independent character. Victoria’s education was comprehensive ...
BBC - History - Victoria as a Girl: The Patient Rebel
2011年3月29日 · Although later in life Queen Victoria would describe her childhood as particularly dreary, her early upbringing enforced regular habits and was thus similar to that of any upper-class English...