Queen Victoria
/ˌkwiːn vɪkˈtɔːriə/
/ˌkwiːn vɪkˈtɔːriə/
- (1819-1901) a British queen who ruled from 1837 to 1901. She was the granddaughter of King George III and became queen after the death of King William IV. Her rule was the second-longest of any British king or queen, and happened at the same time as Britain's greatest period of world power and industrial development. In 1840 she married her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. They had nine children. After Albert's death Victoria took no further part in public affairs, but was persuaded to return by her prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, who gained for her the title Empress of India. She is often remembered as a bad-tempered old woman. However in her early life she was a happy and enthusiastic queen who was very popular with ordinary people.
（1819-1901）一位英国女王，从1837年到1901年在位。她是国王乔治三世的孙女，在国王威廉四世去世后成为女王。她的统治时间是英国国王或女王中第二长的，并且与英国世界实力和工业发展最伟大的时期同时发生。 1840年，她与表弟萨克森-科堡-哥达的阿尔伯特亲王结婚。他们有九个孩子。阿尔伯特去世后，维多利亚不再参与公共事务，但在首相本杰明·迪斯雷利的劝说下回归，迪斯雷利为她赢得了印度皇后的称号。她常常被认为是一位脾气暴躁的老妇人。然而早年的她是一位快乐而热情的女王，很受普通百姓的欢迎。