Orders, Decorations, and Medals of Hawaii - Recipients of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Queen Victoria, Alexander III of Russia, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Alfonso XII of Spain, William I, German Emperor, Ludwig II of Bavaria, Emperor Meiji (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Recipients of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Queen Victoria, Alexander III of Russia, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Alfonso XII of Spain, William I, German Emperor, Ludwig II of Bavaria, Emperor Meiji, Umberto I of Italy, Luis I of Portugal, Living Treasures of Hawai'i, Royal Order of Kal kaua, Royal Order of Kapiolani, Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society Medal. Excerpt: Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 - 22 January 1901) was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III. Both the Duke of Kent and the King died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her German-born mother Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She inherited the throne at the age of 18 after her father's three elder brothers died without surviving legitimate issue. The United Kingdom was already an established constitutional monarchy, in which the Sovereign held relatively few direct political powers. Privately, she attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments. Publicly, she became a national icon, and was identified with strict standards of personal morality. She married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1840. Their 9 children and 26 of their 42 grandchildren married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the nickname "the grandmother of Europe." After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. As a result of her seclusion, republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign, her popularity recovered. Her Golde...