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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 .
Deck of cards Number of cards in a deck. Weeks in a year Number of weeks in a Gregorian year. 53 Here comes Herbie! 53 is the racing number of Herbie the VW Beetle. Players may reply "beep beep!". Stuck in the tree Rhymes with "fifty-three". 54 Man at the door Rhymes with "fifty-four". Clean the floor Rhymes with "fifty-four". 55 All the fives [5]
Brown was born on 8 December 1826 at Crathienaird, Crathie and Braemar Aberdeenshire, to Margaret Leys and John Brown, [2] [3] and went to work as an outdoor servant (in Scots ghillie or gillie) at Balmoral Castle, which Queen Victoria and Prince Albert leased in February 1848, and purchased outright in November 1851.
Victoria, Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa; [1] 21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) was German Empress and Queen of Prussia as the wife of Frederick III, German Emperor. She was the eldest child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was created Princess Royal in 1841.
Pages in category "Queen Victoria" The following 115 pages are in this category, out of 115 total. ... 1861 Birthday Honours; 1862 Birthday Honours; 1866 Birthday ...
The 1889 Birthday Honours were appointments by Queen Victoria to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The Queen, and were published in the London Gazette on 24 May 1889 [1] and in The Times on 25 May 1889.
King Charles and Queen Camilla have kept the royal tradition of celebrating U.K. residents turning 100 with a special birthday card — but rarely do they hand deliver!. Rona Grafton was treated ...
Victoria, the Princess Royal and first child of Victoria and Albert (21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901), known as "Vicky", was not only the mother to their first grandchild, Wilhelm II; she was also the first of Victoria and Albert's children to become a grandparent, with the birth in 1879 of Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, who was the ...