Victoria

(1819-1901). Granddaughter of George III, and only child of George III's fourth son, Edward August us, Duke of Kent, by Mary Louisa Victoria, daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Cobourg-Saalfield; born at Kensington Palace, May 24, 1819. Succeeded to the throne on the death of her uncle, William IV, 1837. Married to Prince Albert of Saxe-Cobourg 1840. Index : Sy Acce ion of, 48. Md Selects Ottawa (Bytown) as seat of government, 85; jubilee addre to, 283. Bib. : Works: Leaves from a Journal of our Life in the Highlands ; Letters of Queen Victoria ; Royal Correspondence . For biog., see Fawcett, Life of Queen Victoria ; Gurney, Childhood of Queen Victoria ; Holmes, Queen Victoria Lee, Queen Victoria: a Biography ; Oliphant, Queen Victoria: a Personal Sketch .