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Queen Victoria

1819 - 1901

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Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in January 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of any of her predecessors, constituted the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Queen Victoria is the 96th most popular politician (down from 61st in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 17th in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Politician.

Queen Victoria was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901. She was the last monarch of the House of Hanover, and her reign lasted for 63 years and seven months, longer than that of any other British monarch.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Queen Victoria ranks 96 out of 19,576Before her are Solon, George IV of the United Kingdom, Richard I of England, Josip Broz Tito, Pericles, and Ronald Reagan. After her are Mary II of England, Geta, Caligula, Leon Trotsky, Caracalla, and George Washington.

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Among people born in 1819, Queen Victoria ranks 1After her are Albert, Prince Consort, Jacques Offenbach, Gustave Courbet, Clara Schumann, Léon Foucault, Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, Báb, Hippolyte Fizeau, and Maria II of Portugal. Among people deceased in 1901, Queen Victoria ranks 3Before her are William McKinley, and Giuseppe Verdi. After her are Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Victoria, Princess Royal, Johanna Spyri, Leon Czolgosz, Benjamin Harrison, Arnold Böcklin, Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, George Francis FitzGerald, and Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Queen Victoria ranks 35 out of 8,785Before her are James II of England (1633), Henry VI of England (1421), William IV of the United Kingdom (1765), George IV of the United Kingdom (1762), Richard I of England (1157), and Anne Boleyn (1501). After her are Mary II of England (1662), Michael Faraday (1791), Edward V of England (1470), Agatha Christie (1890), H. G. Wells (1866), and Thomas Hobbes (1588).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Queen Victoria ranks 19Before her are Richard III of England (1452), James II of England (1633), Henry VI of England (1421), William IV of the United Kingdom (1765), George IV of the United Kingdom (1762), and Richard I of England (1157). After her are Mary II of England (1662), Edward V of England (1470), Mary I of England (1516), Mary, Queen of Scots (1542), John Major (1943), and Margaret Thatcher (1925).