Marriage of Queen Victoria

Posted in Anniversary, History, Royalty on Sunday, 30 January 2011

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10 February marks the anniversary of the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert in 1840.

picture, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, marriage, St James's Palace

The marriage of Victoria and Albert at St. James’s Palace. Illustration by Kronheim

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha had family connections to many of Europe’s ruling monarchs and was a first cousin to Victoria. They met in 1836 during a period when a number of potential husbands for the then princess were paraded before her. Victoria became queen in 1837 and proposed to Albert in 1839. They were married at the Chapel Royal at St. James’s Palace.

Albert died in 1861 at the age of 42 and his widow mourned his passing for the rest of her life.

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