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Victorian Children and Life in Victorian Times

A comprehensive Victorian Children history guide with facts and information on how the Victorian times impacted children in work, play, education and home life.

Queen Victoria’s Family Tree

Britain’s most iconic monarch (arguably), Queen Victoria, is a figure synonymous with the grandeur era of her time. There is perhaps no other family line to have played such a huge role in shaping not just the United Kingdom, but Europe at large. This overview of Queen Victoria’s family tree – her lineage, marriage and descendants, provides an insight into her line. The royal connections that influenced the political and social landscape of the time.

Her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, a union that was as much a personal success as it was a political alliance, resulted in nine children. These children went on to forge alliances with various European royal families, further extending Queen Victoria’s importance across the continent.

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Queen Victoria’s Parents

Victoria’s lineage begins with her parents: her father, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of the reigning King George III, and her mother, Victoria Saxe-Saalfield-Coburg, sister of Leopold, king of the Belgians. 

Queen Victoria’s Husband

Prince Albert was born in the tiny German principality of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha on August 26, 1819.  She was arranged to marry her cousin Prince Albert, and the two were married on February 12, 1840.

The marriage was a happy one, and the couple went on to have nine children. Prince Albert died of typhoid fever on December 14, 1861.

Queen Victoria’s Children

  • Princess Victoria – Born 1841. Married her first cousin, Frederick III, king of Prussia.
  • Albert Edward (Edward VII) – Born 1842. Became king of the United Kingdom in 1901.
  • Princess Alice – Born 1843. Married her first cousin, Louis IV, grand duke of Hesse and by Rhine.
  • Prince Alfred – Born 1844. Died at the age of 31 from pneumonia.
  • Prince Arthur – Born 1845. Married his first cousin, Princess Louise of Prussia.
  • Prince Leopold – Born 1853. Died at the age of 31 from meningitis.
  • Princess Helena – Born 1846. Married her uncle, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein.
  • Princess Beatrice – Born 1857 . Married her cousin, Prince Henry of Battenberg.
  • Prince George – Born 1845. Died at the age of one from meningitis.

The English Royal Descendants of Queen Victoria

Facts About Queen Victoria and Her Family

  1. Queen Victoria was survived by six children, 40 grandchildren, and 37 great-grandchildren
  2. Queen Victoria was a long-reigning monarch, she was the target of seven assassination attempts.
  3. Queen Victoria was the first monarch to live at Buckingham Palace.
  4. Within her family, her nickname was ‘Drina.’
  5. Queen Elizabeth II is a great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria. So was her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.
  6. Queen Victoria was quite short at only 5 feet tall
  7. We can thank Prince Albert for Christmas traditions like a tree and sending cards. He brought these German traditions over to Britain when he married Victoria.
  8. She was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III. 

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  • Stewart, Suzy. "Queen Victoria’s Family Tree". Victorian Children. Accessed on November 15, 2024. https://victorianchildren.org/famous-victorians/queen-victorias-family-tree/.

  • Stewart, Suzy. "Queen Victoria’s Family Tree". Victorian Children, https://victorianchildren.org/famous-victorians/queen-victorias-family-tree/. Accessed 15 November, 2024.

  • Stewart, Suzy. Queen Victoria’s Family Tree. Victorian Children. Retrieved from https://victorianchildren.org/famous-victorians/queen-victorias-family-tree/.