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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.
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.
Queen Victoria died at Osborne House on 22 January 1901, aged 81. Following her death, King Edward VII, who had never liked Osborne, presented the house to the state on the day of his coronation, with the royal pavilion being retained as a private museum to Victoria.
When Queen Victoria died in January 1901, the court went into mourning for an entire year. Court Mourning instructions in the London Gazette on how to dress following the death of Queen Victoria ...
Queen Victoria. 8 January – John Barry, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1873) 14 January – Mandell Creighton, Bishop of London (died in office) (born 1843) 22 January – Queen Victoria (born 1819) [20] 11 February – Henry Willis, organ builder (born 1821) [21] 21 February – Henry Peach Robinson, photographer (born 1830)
January 22, 1901: Queen Victoria, ruler of the British Empire, dies after a reign of 63 years January 1, 1901: Commonwealth of Australia created by six colonies Australia's Governor-General Hopetoun and Prime Minister Barton
Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1846. Edward was born on 9 November 1841 in Buckingham Palace. [1] He was the eldest son and second child of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
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.