Description:Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 61. Chapters: Queen Victoria, Catherine the Great, Elizabeth of Russia, Catherine I of Russia, Irene of Athens, Anna of Russia, Empress K ken, Empress Jit, Theodora, Empress K gyoku, Empress Suiko, Empress Gensh, Wu Zetian, Zoe Porphyrogenita, Empress Gemmei, Empress Jing, Zewditu I of Ethiopia, Empress Go-Sakuramachi, Empress Meish, Queen regnant, Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond, Ulpia Severina, Anna of Trebizond, Theodora of Trebizond. Excerpt: Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 - 22 January 1901) was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III. Both the Duke of Kent and the King died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her German-born mother Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She inherited the throne at the age of 18 after her father's three elder brothers died without surviving legitimate issue. The United Kingdom was already an established constitutional monarchy, in which the Sovereign held relatively few direct political powers. Privately, she attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments. Publicly, she became a national icon, and was identified with strict standards of personal morality. She married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1840. Their 9 children and 26 of their 42 grandchildren married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the nickname "the grandmother of Europe." After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. As a result of her seclusion, republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Empresses Regnant: Queen Victoria, Catherine the Great, Elizabeth of Russia, Catherine I of Russia, Irene of Athens, Anna of Russia. To get started finding Empresses Regnant: Queen Victoria, Catherine the Great, Elizabeth of Russia, Catherine I of Russia, Irene of Athens, Anna of Russia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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2011
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Empresses Regnant: Queen Victoria, Catherine the Great, Elizabeth of Russia, Catherine I of Russia, Irene of Athens, Anna of Russia
Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 61. Chapters: Queen Victoria, Catherine the Great, Elizabeth of Russia, Catherine I of Russia, Irene of Athens, Anna of Russia, Empress K ken, Empress Jit, Theodora, Empress K gyoku, Empress Suiko, Empress Gensh, Wu Zetian, Zoe Porphyrogenita, Empress Gemmei, Empress Jing, Zewditu I of Ethiopia, Empress Go-Sakuramachi, Empress Meish, Queen regnant, Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond, Ulpia Severina, Anna of Trebizond, Theodora of Trebizond. Excerpt: Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 - 22 January 1901) was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III. Both the Duke of Kent and the King died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her German-born mother Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She inherited the throne at the age of 18 after her father's three elder brothers died without surviving legitimate issue. The United Kingdom was already an established constitutional monarchy, in which the Sovereign held relatively few direct political powers. Privately, she attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments. Publicly, she became a national icon, and was identified with strict standards of personal morality. She married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1840. Their 9 children and 26 of their 42 grandchildren married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the nickname "the grandmother of Europe." After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. As a result of her seclusion, republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Empresses Regnant: Queen Victoria, Catherine the Great, Elizabeth of Russia, Catherine I of Russia, Irene of Athens, Anna of Russia. To get started finding Empresses Regnant: Queen Victoria, Catherine the Great, Elizabeth of Russia, Catherine I of Russia, Irene of Athens, Anna of Russia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.