Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
(1840-1901), Consort of Frederick III, German Emperor, King of Prussia; daughter of Queen VictoriaSitter associated with 124 portraits
Victoria married Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1858. The Queen and Prince Albert hoped that Victoria's marriage to the future King of Prussia would cement close ties between London and Berlin, and possibly lead to the emergence of a unified and liberal Germany. After the three wars of German unification (1864-71), the victorious princes of the North German Confederation proclaimed a German Empire with King William I of Prussia as the hereditary German Emperor. On his death in 1888, his son Prince Frederick ascended the throne and Victoria adopted the title The German Empress. He died later that year, after which she was known as The Empress Frederick.
The Royal Family on the terrace of Osborne House
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen print, 1857
NPG P26
by William Bambridge
albumen print, March 1862
NPG P27
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by Susan D. Durant
metal medallion, circa 1864-1866
NPG 2023a(5)
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by Susan D. Durant
metal medallion, circa 1864-1866
NPG 2023a(6)
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by Joseph Mordecai, after Unknown photographer
oil on canvas, circa 1900
NPG 4430
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by Hermann Günther
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s (late 1850s)
NPG x132095
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by Hermann Günther
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s (late 1850s)
NPG x132096
Queen Victoria with her family
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co, after Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s (1857)
NPG x134737
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by L. Haase & Co
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax46780
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by L. Haase & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x36367
by L. Haase & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x132094
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by L. Haase & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax38286
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by Hills & Saunders
glass negative, 1860
NPG x35282
by and after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, early 1860s
NPG x132718
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse; Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by Heinrich Graf
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax46776
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by L. Haase & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x134617
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134740
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134741
Queen Victoria with her family
after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134742
by L. Haase & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x139660
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Queen Victoria and their children
after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1861
NPG Ax9571
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, July 1861
NPG Ax46716
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, July 1861
NPG Ax33506
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, July 1861
NPG x36369
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, July 1861
NPG x36370
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia with her two eldest children
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, July 1861
NPG x131290
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia with her two eldest children
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, July 1861
NPG x131291
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, July 1861
NPG x131292
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 2 July 1861
NPG Ax54720
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 2 July 1861
NPG Ax54721
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by Camille Silvy
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 2 July 1861
NPG Ax46707
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by Camille Silvy
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 2 July 1861
NPG Ax46724
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by Camille Silvy
albumen carte-de-visite, 2 July 1861
NPG Ax46797
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by Camille Silvy
albumen carte-de-visite, 2 July 1861
NPG x36371
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, July 1861
NPG Ax9577
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, July 1861
NPG Ax196511
by William Bambridge
albumen carte-de-visite, March 1862
NPG x131271
by William Bambridge
albumen print, March 1862
NPG Ax128903
Album introductory carte-de-visite with members of the Royal Family
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Ghémar Frères, and (Octavius) Charles Watkins, and Émile Desmaisons, and Unknown photographers
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
NPG x197214
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax46750
Related People
- Princess Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (née Princess Victoria of Prussia) (daughter)
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (brother)
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (father)
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (brother)
- Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (nephew)
- Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (sister)
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (brother)
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (sister)
- Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (daughter)
- King Edward VII (brother)
- Frederick III, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia (husband)
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (sister)
- Prince Henry of Prussia (son)
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll (sister)
- Princess Margarete, Landgravine of Hesse (daughter)
- Prince Sigismund of Prussia (son)
- Sophie, Queen of Greece (née Princess Sophie of Prussia) (daughter)
- Queen Victoria (mother)
- Prince Waldemar of Prussia (son)
- Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia (son)
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