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Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, died on 22 January 1901 at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, at the age of 81.At the time of her death, she was the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
English: The body of Queen Victoria on her deathbed, 1901. The Queen is lying on a bed, surrounded by white fabric, holding a cross. There are portraits of Prince Albert above the bed, and to the side. Flowers surround the Queen.
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.
Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home and rural retreat.
Charles Robert Leslie (1794–1859), Queen Victoria Receiving the Sacrament at her Coronation, 28 June 1838, Royal Collection I was awoke at four o'clock by the guns in the Park, and could not get much sleep afterwards on account of the noise of the people, bands, etc., etc. Got up at seven, feeling strong and well; the Park presented a curious ...
In the centre of the chapel is a monument to Edward, Duke of Kent, Victoria's father. He died in 1820 and is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor. One of the sculptures is of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in Saxon dress, commissioned after Prince Albert's death and executed by William Theed (1804–91).
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Following Victoria's death in 1901, her successor, Edward VII, returned Karim to India and ordered the confiscation and destruction of the Munshi's correspondence with Victoria. Karim subsequently lived quietly near Agra , on the estate that Victoria had arranged for him, until his death at the age of 46.