10142 x 7473 px | 85,9 x 63,3 cm | 33,8 x 24,9 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
1897
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Steel engraved illustration of the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albertfrom “The Victorian Empire: A Brilliant Epoch in Our National History” by James Taylor, published William Mackenzie London 1897Author:Rev. James Taylor AM., DD., FSAVictoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1840. Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the nickname "the grandmother of Europe". Though queen, as an unmarried young woman Victoria was required by social convention to live with her mother, despite their differences. Her mother was consigned to a remote apartment in Buckingham Palace, and Victoria often refused to meet her. When Victoria complained to Melbourne that her mother's close proximity promised "torment for many years", Melbourne sympathised but said it could be avoided by marriage, which Victoria called a "schocking [sic] alternative". She showed interest in Albert's education for the future role he would have to play as her husband, but she resisted attempts to rush her into wedlock.Victoria continued to praise Albert following his second visit in October 1839. Albert and Victoria felt mutual affection and the Queen proposed to him on 15 October 1839, just five days after he had arrived at Windsor. They were married on 10 February 1840, in the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace, London. Victoria was besotted.
