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  2. Queen Victoria - Wikipedia

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    Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days—which was longer than those of any of her predecessors—constituted the Victorian era.

  3. House of Hanover - Wikipedia

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    [3]: 13, 14 In 1901, when Queen Victoria, the last British monarch provided by the House of Hanover, died, her son and heir Edward VII became the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Edward took his family name from that of his father, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. [3]: 14

  4. Monarchy of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Henry's sixth and last wife, Katherine Parr, was the first Queen consort of Ireland following her marriage to King Henry in 1543. [2] The title of King of Ireland was created after Henry VIII had been excommunicated in 1538, so it was not recognised by European Catholic monarchs.

  5. List of British monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Queen Anne became monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707. She had ruled England, Scotland, and the Kingdom of Ireland since 8 March 1702. She continued as queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death. Her total reign lasted 12 years and 147 days.

  6. List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch, reigned from 6 February 1952 until her death on 8 September 2022.. The following is a list, ordered by length of reign, of the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1927–present), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801), the Kingdom of England (871 ...

  7. When it comes to strong genetic links to Queen Victoria, it's hard to outdo the Spanish king. The youngest of Victoria's reigning descendants, Felipe took over the Spanish throne from his father ...

  8. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn - Wikipedia

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    His only child, Victoria, became Queen of the United Kingdom 17 years after his death. Prince Edward was created Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin on 23 April 1799 [ 2 ] and, a few weeks later, appointed a General and commander-in-chief of British forces in the Maritime Provinces of North America . [ 3 ]

  9. List of Irish royal consorts - Wikipedia

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    Daughter of Amlaíb Cuarán of the Norse-Irish Uí Ímair, she is the first known Queen of Ireland of Norse descent. Máel Muire died in 1021, a year before her husband, to whom she may have been wed for over two decades. The Annals of Clonmacnoise actually style her Queen of Ireland. [3] Cacht ingen Ragnaill: died 1064 (with opposition)