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Jun 13, 2024 · Edward and Victoria had one child, Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent, born May 24, 1819. Princess Alexandrina became Queen Victoria upon the death of her uncle in 1837.
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Jun 28, 2024 · Kent House took its name from Queen Victoria's father Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. The prince was not yet 31 when, following a riding accident, he was invalided to England late in 1798 after a military career overseas.
Jun 26, 2024 · Prior to Kate becoming the royal most synonymous with tennis, Prince Edward, the Duke, and his wife Katharine, Duchess of Kent, were best known for their influence at Wimbledon.
2 days ago · Her father, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III, had died when she was an infant, and her elderly uncle, King William IV, had no surviving legitimate children.
Jun 15, 2024 · The Duke of Kent appeared alongside King Charles, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy, in one of the official coronation portraits.
3 days ago · In 1818, therefore, three of his sons, the dukes of Clarence, Kent, and Cambridge, married to provide for the succession. The winner in the race to father the next ruler of Britain was Edward, duke of Kent, fourth son of George III. His only child was christened Alexandrina Victoria.
- Victoria was queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). Her reign was one of the longes...
- Victoria’s father died when she was a baby. She was raised by her mother at Kensington Palace and had a lonely childhood until she became queen at...
- Victoria married her first cousin Albert, prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, on February 10, 1840.
- Victoria had nine children: Victoria (1840–1901), the princess royal; Albert Edward (1841–1910), who became King Edward VII; Alice (1843–78); Alfre...
Jun 27, 2024 · He died of pneumonia at Windsor Castle at 8:38 pm on 29 January 1820, six days after the death of his fourth son Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. His favourite son, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, was with him.
