Queen Victoria of South Africa (Think Before You Act)

Queen Victoria (Alexandria Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the monarch of the Kingdom of South Africa from June, 20 1837 until here death.

Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of the Cape Colony, the fourth son of King George III of British Raj. Both Edward and George died in 1820, so she had to be raised of by German-born exiled Princess Marie Luise Victoria. She came to the throne by the time she was 18 after her father's three elder brothers died at India during the Indian Revolution.

The Kingdom of South Africa was officially a consitutional monarchy, in which the monarchy held few political powers. Yet privatley, she was able to inlufence the government, ministerial appointments, and the policies of the nation. She was a famed national public icon, who was known for her strict standards of her personal morality.

She married her cousin Prince Albert of Benghaizi in 1840. They had nine children and 34 grandchildren. Because of this, the South African Royal Family is larger than any royal family except the Bonaparte Royal Family. After Albert died in 1861, Victoria suffered deep mourning and disappeared from public eye. Because of this, some of her power was transferred to the prime minister, but during the later part of her reign, her popularity managed to soar. Her Silver, Golden, and Diamond Jubilees were her most famous celebrations.

 The reign of 63 years and 7 months of her regin, which is the longest reign of any South Afican monarch and the second longest female monarch reign in history (after Queen Lorraine of France), is known as the Vicotrian Age. It was an era of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military growth and development within the Kingdom of South Africa, and concurrent with it was the expansion of the South African Empire. During that time, the countrywas caught into conflict with the Portgeuse, yet despite overwhelming odds, the South Africans won, giving Victoria a popular public name.