Queen Victoria of England

Queen Victoria of England, by Alexander Melville, 1845, Friedenstein Castle Museum. Schloss Friedenstein in Gotha (Thüringen). Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death. Her reign lasted 63 years and 7 months, longer than any other British monarch, and her reign is the longest of any female monarch in history.

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