Internationally, Victoria took a keen interest in the improvement of relations between France and Britain. She made and hosted several visits between the British royal family and the House of Orleans, who were related by marriage through the Coburgs. In 1843 and 1845, she and Albert stayed with King Louis Philippe I at château d'Eu in Normandy; she was the first British or English monarch to visit a French one since the meeting of Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France on the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520. When Louis Philippe made a reciprocal trip in 1844, he became the first French king to visit a British sovereign. Louis Philippe was deposed in the revolutions of 1848, and fled to exile in England. At the height of a revolutionary scare in the United Kingdom in April 1848, Victoria and her family left London for the greater safety of Osborne House, a private estate on the Isle of Wight that they had purchased in 1845 and redeveloped. Demonstrations by Chartists and Irish nationalists failed to attract widespread support, and the scare died down without any major disturbances. Victoria's first visit to Ireland in 1849 was a public relations success, but it had no lasting impact or effect on the growth of Irish nationalism.

question: Which two countries was Victoria trying to improve relations between?, answer: France and Britain | question: How was the House of Orleans and the British Royal family related?, answer: by marriage through the Coburgs | question: Who did Victoria stay with in Normandy?, answer: King Louis Philippe I | question: What year did Victoria first visit Ireland?, answer: 1849 | question: What year did Louis Philippe visit England?, answer: 1844 | question: What two countries did Victoria take a large interest in improving relations between?, answer: France and Britain | question: What year was Victorias first visit to Ireland?, answer: 1849 | question: Queen Victoria set up meetings between The Britian royal family and what house to help improve relations between Britain and France?, answer: House of Orleans | question: What was the name of the King of Normandy that Victoria and Albert stayed with in 1843 and 1845?, answer: King Louis Philippe I | question: Who was the first French King to visit Queen Victoria?, answer: Louis Philippe | question: Who was the first French king to visit Queen Victoria?, answer: Louis Philippe | question: What happened to Louis Philippe after the revolution in France?, answer: fled to exile in England | question: Where did Victoria and her family retreat to safety during a conflict in 1848?, answer: Osborne House | question: What nation was visited for the first time by Victoria in 1849?, answer: Ireland | question: What French family did Victoria try to foster relations with?, answer: House of Orleans | question: What was one of Victoria's major concerns?, answer: improvement of relations between France and Britain | question: When was Louis Phillipe deposed?, answer: 1848 | question: Where did Victoria and her family go to for safety during the revolutionary scare of April 1848?, answer: Osborne House, a private estate on the Isle of Wight | question: When was Osborne house purchased?, answer: 1845 | question: Which groups were demonstrating and trying to bring about a revolution before, ultimately, failing?, answer: Chartists and Irish nationalists