Queen Victoria Horoscope

Queen Victoria (May 24, 1819 – January 22, 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 20, 1837, until her death, and Empress of India from 1876.

Born in Kensington Palace to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, she reigned for 63 years and 7 months, the longest of any British monarch until surpassed by Elizabeth II. Her era, the Victorian Age, saw industrial growth, imperial expansion, and cultural transformation, shaped by her marriage to Prince Albert.

Yearwise Biography

• 1819: Born on May 24 at Kensington Palace, London, to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, fifth in line to the throne.
  
  
• 1820: Father died on January 23 when she was eight months old; raised by her mother under the "Kensington System" with strict oversight.
  
  
• 1830: At 11, became third in line after uncles William IV and Ernest Augustus; began formal education with governess Louise Lehzen.
  
  
• 1837: Ascended the throne on June 20 at age 18 after William IV’s death on June 20, began her 63-year reign.
  
  
• 1839: Proposed to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on October 15; they married on February 10, 1840.
  
  
• 1840: First child, Victoria Adelaide (Vicky), born November 21; survived an assassination attempt by Edward Oxford on June 10.
  
  
• 1841: Son Albert Edward (later Edward VII) born November 9; began relying on Albert for political advice.
  
  
• 1848: Faced the Chartist movement and European revolutions; supported Albert’s Great Exhibition plans.
  
  
• 1851: Opened the Great Exhibition on May 1 at Crystal Palace, showcasing industrial progress.
• 1853: Fifth child, Helena, born; empire expanded with new colonies.
  
  
• 1861: Lost mother on March 16 and husband Albert on December 14 to typhoid fever, entering deep mourning.
  
  
• 1867: Granted the British North America Act, creating Canada; remained reclusive.
  
  
• 1876: Proclaimed Empress of India on May 1 by the Royal Titles Act, reflecting imperial growth.
  
  
• 1887: Celebrated Golden Jubilee on June 20, marking 50 years on the throne.
  
  
• 1897: Marked Diamond Jubilee on June 22, with global celebrations despite frail health.
  
  
• 1901: Died on January 22 at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, aged 81, succeeded by son Edward VII; buried beside Albert at Frogmore.

Family

• Parents: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
• Husband: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
• Children: Victoria, Albert Edward, Alice, Alfred, Helena, Louise, Arthur, Leopold, Beatrice (9 total).

Health

• Generally robust; suffered from rheumatism and cataracts in later years; died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Wealth

• Inherited significant royal wealth; expanded through imperial revenues.

Honors

• Titles Queen and Empress; numerous monuments (e.g., Victoria Memorial) erected posthumously.