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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1442/victoria

Wikipedia article of Queen Victoria:

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. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of empress of India. Known as the Victorian era, her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer than that of any of her predecessors. It was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire.

Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (the fourth son of King George III), and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After both the Duke and his father died in 1820, she was raised under close supervision by her mother and her comptroller, John Conroy. She inherited the throne aged 18 after her father's three elder brothers died without surviving legitimate issue. The United Kingdom was an established constitutional monarchy in which the sovereign held relatively little direct political power. Privately, she attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments; publicly, she became a national icon who was identified with strict standards of personal morality.

Victoria married her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1840. Their children married into royal and noble families across the continent, earning Victoria the sobriquet "the grandmother of Europe" and spreading haemophilia in European royalty. After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. As a result of her seclusion, republicanism in the United Kingdom temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign, her popularity recovered. Her Golden and Diamond Jubilees were times of public celebration. She died on the Isle of Wight in 1901. The last British monarch of the House of Hanover, she was succeeded by her son Edward VII of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

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Queen Victoria is #150 on the Grimaldi Line

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The case of Abdul Karim:
The relationship between Queen Victoria and her handsome, young Indian attendant Abdul Karim was deemed so controversial and scandalous by her family members that, upon the monarch?s death in 1901, they scrubbed his existence from royal history. According to The Telegraph, Victoria?s son Edward immediately demanded that any letters between the two found on the royal premises be burned. The family evicted Karim from the home the queen had given him, and deported him back to India. Victoria?s daughter Beatrice erased all reference to Karim in the Queen?s journals?a painstaking endeavor given Victoria?s decade-plus relationship with Karim, whom she considered her closest confidante. The royal family?s eradication of Karim was so thorough that a full 100 years would pass before an eagle-eyed journalist noticed a strange clue left in Victoria?s summer home?and her consequential investigation led to the discovery of Victoria?s relationship with Karim.

But why was the relationship so controversial?beyond the inter class curiosity of the Queen of England confiding in a servant?that it warranted full censure?

According to historians, Victoria?s family and staff members exhibited prejudice of social variety. Victoria became closer with Karim and afforded him privileges including traveling with her through Europe; prime seats at operas and banquets; a private carriage; and personal gifts. The queen entertained Karim?s family members, helped his father get a pension, and enlisted local press to write about him. Victoria also commissioned multiple portraits of Karim.

British Monarch. She reigned as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901 and as Empress of India beginning in 1876. One of the most famous rulers in English history, she was born in London at Kensington Palace in May of 1819. The only child of Edward Duke of Kent, Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg and granddaughter of King George III, Queen Victoria's reign spanned more than half a century in which Great Britain reached the height of its power. It saw the acquisition of many new lands overseas and a great colonial empire that enjoyed tremendous industrial expansion at home. As a result, the time of Victoria's reign is often called the Victorian Age. The stability and dignity of her reign also restored the popularity of the monarchy. At age eighteen Victoria ascended the English throne in June of 1837 following the death of her uncle King William IV and was crowned in Westminster Abbey on June 28, 1838. It was soon realized that the young queen was perfectly capable of performing her duties. Taught by William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, her first prime minister, she had a clear grasp of constitutional principles and the scope of her own prerogative. In February of 1840 the Saxe-Coburg influence upon Victoria's life was strengthened by her marriage to her cousin, Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Together they had nine children. Strongly influenced by her husband, with whom she worked in close harmony, Victoria went into lengthy seclusion after his death in 1861 to Osborne, Balmoral, Windsor or the Riviera. This decreased her popularity and motivated a Republican movement against the Crown. Victoria's recognition as empress of India, and her Diamond Jubilee in 1887 put her back in her subjects favor and increased the prestige of the monarchy. She continued to reign until the later part of 1900, when her health began to fail and she retired to Osbourne, her seaside home on the Isle of Wight. There an era ended when the Queen died in 1901. After a state funeral Victoria was buried beside her beloved Albert at Frogmore.

Bio by: Curtis Jackson

Victoria married Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 10 Feb 1840, Saint James's Palace, London, England, United Kingdom. Albert was born 26 Aug 1819, Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Germany; was christened 19 Sep 1819, Marble Hall, Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Germany; died 14 Dec 1861, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; was buried 23 Ded 1861, St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Edward of United Kingdom, VII was born 9 Nov 1841, Buckingham Palace, London, England; was christened 25 Jan 1842, St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England; died 6 May 1910, Buckingham Palace, London, England; was buried 20 May 1910, St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25503154/edward-augustus-hanover

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
For his part the Duke of Kent, aged 50, was already considering marriage, and he became engaged to Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (17 August 1786 ? 16 March 1861), who had been the sister-in-law of his now-deceased niece Princess Charlotte. They were married on 29 May 1818 at Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg, in a Lutheran rite, and again on 11 July 1818 at Kew Palace, Kew, Surrey.

Princess Victoria was the daughter of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and the sister of Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, husband of the recently deceased Princess Charlotte. She was a widow: her first husband had been Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen, with whom she had had two children: a son Carl and a daughter Feodora.
Issue......................
They had one child, Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent (24 May 1819 ? 22 January 1901), who became Queen Victoria on 20 June 1837. The Duke took great pride in his daughter, telling his friends to look at her well, for she would be Queen of the United Kingdom.

Mistresses
Madame de Saint-Laurent- Mistress of Prince Edward
Various sources report that the Duke of Kent had mistresses. In Geneva, he had two mistresses, Adelaide Dubus and Anne Moré. Dubus died at the birth of their daughter Adelaide Dubus (1789 ? in or after 1832). Anne Moré was the mother of Edward Schenker Scheener (1789?1853). Scheener married but had no children and returned to Geneva, perhaps significantly in 1837, where he later died.

In 1790, while still in Geneva, the Duke took up with "Madame de Saint-Laurent" (born Thérèse-Bernardine Montgenet), the wife of a French colonel. She went with him to Canada in 1791, where she was known as "Julie de Saint-Laurent". She accompanied the Duke for the next 28 years, until his marriage in 1818. The portrait of the Duke by Beechey was hers.

Mollie Gillen, who was granted access to the Royal Archive at Windsor Castle, established that no children were born of the 27-year relationship between Edward Augustus and Madame de Saint-Laurent; although many Canadian families and individuals (including the Nova Scotian soldier Sir William Fenwick Williams, 1st Baronet[20]), have claimed descent from them. Such claims can now be discounted in light of this research.



Quebec
Due to the extreme Mediterranean heat, Edward requested to be transferred to present-day Canada, specifically Quebec, in 1791. Edward arrived in Canada in time to witness the proclamation of the Constitutional Act of 1791, become the first member of the Royal Family to tour Upper Canada and became a fixture of British North American society. Edward and his mistress, Julie St. Laurent, became close friends with the French Canadian family of Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry; the Prince mentored all of the family's sons throughout their military careers. Edward guided Charles de Salaberry throughout his career, and made sure that the famous commander was duly honoured after his leadership during the Battle of Chateauguay.

The prince was promoted to the rank of major-general in October 1793. He served successfully in the West Indies campaign the following year, and was commander of the British camp at La Coste during the Battle of Martinique, for which he was mentioned in dispatches by General Charles Grey for his "great Spirit and Activity."He subsequently received the thanks of Parliament.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward,_Duke_of_Kent_and_Strathearn

Prince married Princess Marie Luise Viktoria Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld 29 May 1818, Schloss Ehrenburg, Saxe Coburg, Gotha, Thueringen, Germany. Princess was born 17 Aug 1786, Coburg, Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Thüringen, Germany; died 16 Mar 1861, Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, England; was buried 25 Mar 1861, St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet]

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3139/victoria-duchess_of_kent

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (17 August 1786 ? 16 March 1861), later Duchess of Kent and Strathearn, was a German princess and the mother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. As the widow of Charles, Prince of Leiningen (1763?1814), from 1814 she served as regent of the Principality during the minority of her son from her first marriage, Carl, until her second wedding in 1818 to Prince Edward, son of King George III of the United Kingdom.[1]

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Princess Victoria Mary Louisa von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld (Wettin, Ernestiner), Duchess of Kent
German: Victoria Mary Louisa von Sachsen-Saalfeld-Coburg, Duchess of Kent, French: Princesse Victoria de Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Herzogin zu Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld), Duchess of Kent
Birthdate: August 17, 1786
Birthplace: Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Death: March 16, 1861 (74)
Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, England (haigus)
Place of Burial: Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Franz Friedrich Anton of Saxse-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duke and Augusta Carolina Sophia of Reuss-Ebersdorf, Countess, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Wife of Prince Emich Karl von Leiningen, 2'er Fürst zu Leiningen and Edward Augustus Hanover, Prince, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Mother of Prince Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Emich von Leiningen, 3'er Fürst zu Leiningen; Anna Feodorovna Auguste Charlotte Wilhelmine von Leiningen, Fürstin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Sister of Gräfin Sophie Friedrika Caroline Luise von Mensdorff-Pouilly; Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; Grand Duchess Anna Fyodorovna of Russia; Unnamed Son von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld, Prinz; Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Marianne Charlotte von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld, Prinzessin; Mary Luisa Victoria von Sachsen-Coburg, Prinzessin; Leopold I, King of the Belgians; Maximilian von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld; Franz Maximilan Ludwig von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld, Prinz; Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld « less
Occupation: Duchess of Kent and Strathearn, Duchess of Kent, Prinses van Saxe-Coburg

English Royalty. The Duchess of Kent and Strathearn, she was the mother of Queen Victoria. Born Marie Luise Victoire, Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, she was the daughter of Prince Francis Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Countess Auguste of Ebersdorf and Lobenstein. She married Emich Karl of Leiningen, widower of her aunt, on December 21, 1803. They had two children, Karl and Feodora. After her husband's death, Victoria was urged by her family to marry Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, who was being forced to abandon his long-time mistress in order to obtain an official allowance and provide heirs. They were married at Coburg on May 29, 1818 and again at Kew Palace on July 11. The next year, their only child Alexandrina Victoria was born. The duke died in 1820, and the dowager duchess devoted herself to raising her daughter, who was now the heir to the British throne. Victoria relied heavily on John Conroy, her financial advisor, but his methods and treatment of her earned him many enemies, including the reigning King William IV. When her daughter became queen at the age of 18, Victoria acted as regent for a short time, but her self-serving methods made her quite unpopular with the queen's household. The dowager duchess died at Windsor Castle at the age of 75, and was buried at St. George's Chapel before being moved to the special mausoleum built just for her by Victoria and Albert.

Bio by: Kristen Conrad