Aproveitando as núpcias do príncipe, segue texto interessante sobre aquela que deu nome a uma era, a mãe de todas as grandes casas reais européias: a Rainha Alexandrina Victoria.
O texto é extraído do site oficial da monarquia britânica.
Victoria reinou soberana durante 63 anos e 7 meses, maior período de um monarca inglês no trono. Bom lembrar que em 2012 a Rainha Elizabeth II completa 60 anos de reinado. Viva a estabilidade monárquica!
Saudações monarquistas! Pela restauração!
Queen Victoria
Victoria (r. 1837-1901)

Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, London, on 24 May 1819. She was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III. Her father died shortly after her birth and she became heir to the throne because the three uncles who were ahead of her in succession – George IV, Frederick Duke of York, and William IV – had no legitimate children who survived.
Warmhearted and lively, Victoria had a gift for drawing and painting; educated by a governess at home, she was a natural diarist and kept a regular journal throughout her life. On William IV’s death in 1837, she became Queen at the age of 18. Continuar lendo























