Victoria Hanover

((Alexandrina) Victoria Hanover)

of the United Kingdom

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Born	24 MAY 1819 , Kensington Palace, London, ENG
Died	22 JAN 1901 , Osborne House, Isle of Wight
Parents	Edward Augustus of Kent and Strathearn (Father) Family Victoria Mary Louisa (Mother) Family
Marriage	Albert Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld — 10 FEB 1840 at Chapel Royal, St. James' Place, London, ENG Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Occupation		Queen of Great Britain (20 Jun 1837- ); Empress of India (1 May 1876- )

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George III

Birth

24 May 1819

Born at Kensington Palace, London, ENG
2 months

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
7 months

23 Jan 1820

Father Edward Augustus died
8 months

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830
Age 6

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 9

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 10

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 10

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 11

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 11

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 12

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 13

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 14

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 15

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 18

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 18

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 20

10 Feb 1840

Married Albert Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld at Chapel Royal, St. James' Place, London, ENG
Age 20

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 21

21 Nov 1840

Daughter Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise born
Age 22

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 22

9 Nov 1841

Son Edward VII born
Age 23

25 Apr 1843

Daughter Alice Maud Mary born
Age 25

6 Aug 1844

Son Alfred Ernest born
Age 26

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 26

23 May 1846

Daughter Helena Augusta born
Age 27

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 28

18 Mar 1848

Daughter Louise Caroline born
Age 30

1 May 1850

Son Arthur William born
Age 31

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 33

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 33

7 Apr 1853

Son Leopold George born
Age 34

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 35

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 35

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 36

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 37

14 Apr 1857

Daughter Beatrice mary born
Age 37

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 40

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 41

16 Mar 1861

Mother Victoria Mary Louisa died
Age 43

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 44

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 48

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 51

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 51

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 52

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 53

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 56

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 58

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 59

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 60

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 62

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 63

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 65

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 68

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 69

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 77

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 80

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age 81

22 Jan 1901

Died at Osborne House, Isle of Wight
Age 81

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 81

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies