Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-22
( TUESDAY, JANUARY %, 1901.
QUEEN VICTORIA.

Victoria |, Queen Of the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland
daughter ana only child of Edward
Duke of Kent, fourth son of George
III, was born at Kensington Palace
May "a. 1919. Her mother, Victoria
Mary Louisa, was the fourth daughter
of Francis, reigning Duke of Saxe-Co-
burg -Saalfeld, and sister of Leopold
King of the Belgians. Her first hus-
band, the Prince of Leiningen, died in
1914; and on the 11th day of July, 1918,
she married. at Kew, the Duke of
Kent. The Duke died January 90, 1920,
leaving his widow in charge of an in
FAINT daughter only eight months old,
who had been baptized with the names
of observation-disclosures.
The Duchess of Kent fulfilled the i'm
portant duties which devolved upon
her with more than maternal solicit
tude, and with admirable care and pru
dence. The infant princess, as she
grew up, was taught to seek health by
exercise aniI Temperance, to acquire
fearlessness even from her amuse-
ments. such as riding and sailing, and
to practice a wise economy united to
a discriminating charity. After few
years the Duchess of Northumberland
was associated with her mother in her
nurture and education. The Princess
V. became accomplished in music
drawing, and the continental Ian
guages; and acquired knowledge OF
some of the sciences. particularly bot
any.
Her father having belonged to the
Wings, her political education was nat
uarlly derived from the members of
that party; and to Viscount Melbourne
belongs the credit of having thorough
ly instructed her in the principles of
the British Constitution. She as
cended the throne of the United King
dom on the demise of her uncle. Will
liam " June goth. 1887; her uncle,
the Duke Of Cumberland, becoming
King of Hanover, in virtue of the |
law which excludes females from that |
throne. By this event, the connection
which had lasted for one hundred and |
1wenty-three years between the |
crowns of England and Hanover was
Victoria was proclaimed Queen June
Il, 1887, and crowned at Westminster,
June 2S. 1888 She found on her ac-
,ession Viscount Melbourne at the head
Of the government; and during his pre-
and with the cordial assent
1f her subjects, the young queen was
married at St. James Palace February
10th, 1910. to Prince Albert. Prince of
Coburg and Gotha. and second
son of the then relgning Duke. Prince
Albert died December 14th, 1861, and
the Queen has remained in widowhood |
since, a period of over thirty-nine
years.
Her Majesty has had i.sue-four
sons and five daughters: the Princess
Royal, Victoria. born November 81,
1910, who was married January %,
1858, to Frederick William, Crown
Prince of Prussia. who succeeded as
Emperor of Germany March, 1885, Sand
died in June of the same year; Albert
Edward, Prince of Wales. heir appar
ent to the throne of the United King
dom, born November 8, 1S41. married
March 10, 1863, to Princess Alexandra,
of Denmark. eldest daughter of Chris
tian TX, King of Denmark; Princess
Alice, born April 25. 1S43. married July
1, 1862, 10 Prince Frederick William
Louis of Hesse. died in 1878; Prince
Alfred, born August 6. 1874 created
Duke of Edinburg. 1865, died in 1900;
Princess Helena. born May 25, 1876.
married July 5. 1866, to Prince Chris
tian OF Sleswig- -Holsteln7Sonderburg
Augustenburg; Princess Louisa, born
March 1S, 184S, married March 21. 1871.
to Marquis of Lorne; Prince Arthur,
born May /, 1850; Prince Leopold, born
April 4. 1853. died in 1884; Princess
Beatrice, born April IA. 1857, married