Original: Victoria ( Alexandrina Victoria ; 24 May 1819 -- 22 January 1901 ) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 , and the first Empress of India of the British Raj from 1 May 1876 , until her death .
Simplified: Queen Victoria ( May 24 , 1819 -- January 22 , 1901 ) was the queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until 1901 .