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Alexandria Victoria was born in Kensington Palace, London, on May 24, 1819. She was the only child of Edward, Duke (1767-1820), by Mary Louis Victoria (1786-1861).
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On June 20, after the death of her uncle William IV (1765-1837), she inherited the throne.
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Victoria was queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901 and empress of India from 1876 to 1901
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Queen Victoria's coronation (crowning ceremony) took place, her chief advisers at first were Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, (a whig) and Baron Stockmar, a German.
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As queen, she saw slavery end in colonies, saw her country undertake successful wars in the crimea, Egypt the Sudan and South Africa, acquired the Suez Canal, and established constitutions in Australia and Canada.
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In 1844 Queen Victoria had Osborne Palace built for her on the Isle of Wight and in 1848, Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
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During her reign, England grew into an empire of 4 million square miles and 124 million people
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The Victorian age witnessed the birth of the modern world through industry, scientific discovery, and the expansion of the British empire.
