Victoria Born
May 24, 1819
At Kensington Palace, a daughter was born to the Duke and Duchess of Kent - fifth in line for the British throne. The baby was christened Alexandrina Victoria. By accident of royal deaths and royal childlessness, she would become queen at eighteen, and lend her name to an age, an aesthetic, and an empire.
In context
Also in 1819 (4 other events on record)
- Raffles Founds Singapore · Southeast Asia · Politics
- Bolivar Wins Boyaca · South America · War
- Adams-Onis Treaty · North America · Politics
- Peterloo Massacre · Europe · Politics
Before and after in Europe
Before and after in Politics
Era
Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.
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