The British Empire

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    Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

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    Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne (1779-1848)

    wikipediaIn office
    16 July 1834 – 14 November 1834
    Monarch William IV
    Preceded by The Earl Grey
    Succeeded by The Duke of Wellington
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    Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne (1779-1848)

    wikipediawikipedia Monarch William IV
    Victoria
    Preceded by Sir Robert Peel, Bt
    Succeeded by Sir Robert Peel, Bt

  • William IV died

    William IV died
    wikipediaWilliam IV died of liver disease and the throne passed to the next in line, his 18-year old niece Victoria (1819-1901), although she did not inherit the Kingdom of Hanover, where the Salic Law forbid women to rule.
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    Reign of Queen Victoria

    WikipediaVictoria didn't expect to become queen, was still unmarried and inexperienced in politics, and had to rely on her Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne (1779-1848), after whom the Australian city is named. She finally got married to her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819-1861), and both were respectively niece and nephew of the first King of the Belgians, Leopold I (of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha).

  • She finally got married to her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819-1861)

    She finally got married to her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819-1861), and both were respectively niece and nephew of the first King of the Belgians, Leopold I (of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha).

  • Birth of Victoria, Princess Royal

  • Birth of Edward VII

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    The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations

    The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations or The Great Exhibition, sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held, was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 11 October 1851.

  • Birth of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom

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  • Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha died

    In 1861, Albert died prematurely at the age of 42. Victoria was devastated and retired in a semi-permanent state of mourning. She nevertheless started a romantic relationship with her Scottish servant John Brown (1826-1883), and there were even talks of a secret marriage. This episode of Victoria's life has been the object of the film Mrs Brown.