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Apr 14, 2020 · Who were Queen Victoria's children? The diminutive monarch famously dreaded the prospect of childbearing, but nevertheless had nine children with her husband, Prince Albert – five girls and four boys.
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Jun 17, 2020 · Queen Victoria had nine children – four boys and five girls born between 1840 and 1857 – with her husband, Prince Albert. But what was Victoria like as a mother and did she really hate being pregnant?
- Victoria, Princess Royal. Princess Victoria was born in November 1840 and was the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. At the time, the law stated that the oldest son would become monarch before any sister, even if she was born first.
- King Edward VII. Queen Victoria's eldest son, Edward VII, served as his mother's heir apparent for 60 years before acceding to the throne. He grew up under the strict rules of his mother and his father who wanted to ensure he would be capable of leading the Crown.
- Princess Alice of the United Kingdom. The second daughter of Victoria and Albert, Princess Alice joined the family in April 1843. She married Louis, the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1862.
- Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Prince Alfred arrived in August 1844. He joined the Navy in 1858, where he served for several years. After King Otto of Greece abdicated the throne in 1862, Prince Alfred was asked to accede to the Greek throne, a move that Queen Victoria was reportedly against.
Sep 3, 2021 · Born in 1840, the Princess Royal Victoria or ‘Vicky’ was the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Aged 17, she married Emperor Frederick of Prussia and together they had 8 children. Their eldest son was Wilhelm II who assumed the throne at a young age when his father died in 1888.
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. As the eldest child of the British monarch, she was briefly heir presumptive until the birth of her younger brother, the future Edward VII .
How many children did Queen Victoria have? Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901) and Prince Albert (1819 - 1861) had a total of nine children. Princess Royal Victoria (21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) Victoria and Albert's first child, Victoria was given the title Princess Royal the year after her birth.
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May 23, 2022 · The true story of the iconic Queen Victoria and her relationships with her children, including what she was really like as a mother, and how she became one of England's most controversial...
