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tematcal.
She succeeded to the throne on the
deat tn OF william ~, third son of George |
Ill, June 20, 1897, when the crowns or |
England and Hanover. which had been
worn by the same person since the ac-
cession of George /. In 1714. were separ-
ated, the former devolving upon the
young princess and the latter, by virtue
of the Salic law, falling to the duke OF
Cumberland. the late kings younger
brother She was crowned In Westmin-
| ster abbey June Is, 1888. Some interest,"
was taken in the fact that from the hrst
| the queen subscribed herself simply Vic
| torla and not. as had been expected
4 Alexandrina Victoria.
| The early years of Victoria's reign were
| full OF interest and excitement There
/ were the rebellion in Canada, the anti
corn league. the chartist agitation. the
| jamaica question, the never-ending irish
| question. the Afghan war and the war
/ with China Along with these events
| came the introduction OF many OF the
| great discoveries In science, Industry anu
| commerce which are now considered spe-
| cially representative of modern civiliza-
| ton. "A reign. says one OF It's clearest
| historians, which saw in It's earliest years
| the application of the electric current 10
| the task of transmitting messages the
| first successful attempts to make use Oh
| steam for the business OF trans Atlantic
navigation. the general development Oh
the railway system and In the lntrouuS-
|
cred to have obtained for ITSELF mao II
secured no other memorials, an ABIDING
| place In history.
February 10, 1910, Queen Victoria was
married to her cousin. Prince ALBERT Vi
Sake Coburg- Gotha. This was loVe
match, pure and simple, but the young
sovereign, owing to her position, mad 10
| conduct the negotiations mainly py ner
self. During the previous month she hau
formally notified parliament OF her lnten ,
| he
| She trusted would be conducive TO the
interests of my people as well as to my
own domestic happiness" The announce
ment was not received with universal sat-
isfaction, but a cordial reception Was az a.,
corded Prince Albert on his LANDING III
England several days before the marriages
| ceremony A squabble arose In parna-
! ment as to the allowance to be mace .ne
: prince. The proposed annuity was SZoo'
| 900, but after bitter oepate 'his ""S
| cut down to $4,000.
II was some years before the people
thoroughly understood Prince Albert All
his actions were closely watched. II was
| Imagined that he would endeavor to over
step his limitations as the cons0rt oi u s
queen and try to influence political ar
airs. But this feeling wore OF as the
excellent personal qualities OF the primes
became known. When he died Decempe'
IA. 1861, the national grief was proiouno
No man. IL was admitted. had ever de
voted himself more faithfully to high ane
difficult duties and words OF commenoa
ton were heard on all sides.
For many years after this bereave
ment the queen led a life or strict seclu
sion. She avoided all public and cour
ceremonies, though her duties as SOY
ereirn were never neglected. In 1876 sh
opened parliament in person for the mrs
time since the death of Prince Albert.
Nine children were born as result y
the union Their names and date
| birth are: - ~,
The Princess Victoria, Princess Roy
AL" now empress dowager OF Germany
horn November Il, 1910; married Januar
9h 1855 Frederick William, then crow
nr,nce ~ Prussia, who died in 1885, a
Emperor william II. of Germany, ate
y a reign of only 90 days. Her son Is nov
emneror. and he has had six sons an
! one daughter. The empress dowager I'D
had four sons and 10 grandchildren
Albert Edward, prince of Wales. wn
!, now becomes regent, born November
1871: married March 10, -S6S, fTinces
{ Alexandra of Denmark. He has mad tnre
sons and three daughters ana mas I'M,
grandchildren. His eldest son dled
iSe9 and his second son. the duke
YORK married Princess Mary OF Zee
and has two children.
princess Alice born April %. 1873: ma
ried in 1862 to Prince FREDERICK OIL iiess
a,oa December Ia. 1875 She had two sol
and five daughters, of whom the youn
Get living Is married to the cZar OF Ru
sia There are six grandchildren IN III
family. ,,,, no.
,ot,. married 1874 Marie Alexandrovn
OIL onIv daughter of the ear of Russia; Ia
duke of Saxe-Gotha and Coburg. IN
M had one son and four daughters one
les whom has two children ,os :,
red princess Helena, born 1916; married II
of 60 prince Christian of Schleswig- Holste
They have five children. all uhnarrieu
princess Louise born 1913; marrieu i
the marquis of Lorne, the only one OF
,se children marrying outside Oh rosa
- They have no children.
ro- prinoe Arthur duke of Connaug
the horn 1880: married 1879 to Princess Lou
the of Prussia daughter OF Frederick Cha,l
-; the famous red prince. Ihree chiiui
have come to this union
ate PRINCE Leopold, duke OF Alpany, "
rn- | ,s52. married Princess Helen oil Walus
-. 1850, died 1854 Two children, one posti
nous, form this household.
use princess Beatrice, born 1891; MARI
ion 1885 to Prince Henry M Battenpurs;
so. nr,,,ce died in 1896 leaving four childr
Death of all the prior heirs TO the nu
tea ber of % would make the German
ate. neror king of England. If AZ heirs ial
Gee England would have TO take tne eunpr
-, Of Russia, provided the people did
icaI decide otherwise, and Sc heirs would n
tied 70 lie before the queens youngest en-
the Princess Beatrice. would succeeo "
and throne. H., ~
During Queen Victoria isisn :.
were many notable acts OF Iegisiat
several reforms demanded by the en-
ists then considered revolutionary IN
ern- extreme were quietly and peaceaply
Can fected. The corn laws were repeated
oov- england entered upon her marvellous p
nerity under a free-trade policy.
con irish church was disestablished ana
the odious system of purchase abolished
Cam the army. There was a sensauonsi :, /,
hos ture connected with the last-named m
',"o ure, 1t was opposed by the mouse
nlze lords and defeated by trick An ann
ever inert was carried to the ehect tnat
sub- lords were unwilling to agree to the
- cage of the bill until some compre
gave siye and complete scheme OF army
guns SANITATION should have been laid DE
is in n. Mr.. Gladstone thereupon TOOK
re- which is variousiy criticised to TINS
iPes' purchase was permitted only oy 7
pbec, warrant. and in order to checkmate
n. lords Gladstone advised the queen TO
eel the royal warrant which MADE
gal. ,, u.a,.a
from In 1876 Benjamin Disraeli created
Tho other sensation by introducing an
-, adding empress of India" to the qu'
l1ax' titles. Members Of both poliucal pa
Iica), | were opposed to the new title
,ities claimed that the old one OF quee