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Victoria and Albert were very happy
together, and he helped her a lot with her work. However
many people were not happy about a German prince having so
much influence, and it was not until 17 years after their
marriage that he was given the title of Prince
Consort.
Here Victoria and Albert are shown
in the carriage of a special train, as they travelled about
the country.
Albert was the person who inspired
the Great Exhibition hosted at Crystal Palace, in 1851. From
this beginning came many of Britain's greatest public
museums, which are even now some of the best in the
world.
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Victoria and Albert had nine
children in total, and they married into other Royal
families all around Europe after they grew up.
But sadly, Albert died of typhoid in
1861, and Victoria went into mourning, and wore black for
the rest of her long life. She never really recovered from
losing him, and seldom was seen in public after this
time.
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These nine children were, in order of
birth:
Victoria (Vicky), Princess Royal, b.1840, d.
1901 as dowager Empress of Germany (married Frederick (Fritz) of
Prussia, 1858)
Albert Edward (Bertie), Prince of Wales, b.
1841, d.1910 as King Edward VII (married Princess Alexandra of
Denmark, 1863)
Alice, b. 1843, d. 1878 as Grand Duchess of
Hesse-Darmstadt (married Prince Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt,
1862)
Alfred (Affie), b. 1844, d.1900 as Duke of
Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (married Princess Marie of Russia,
1874)
Helena (Lenchen), b.1846, d.1923 as Princess
Helena of Schleswig-Holstein (married Prince Christian of
Schleswig-Holstein)
Louise, b.1848, d.1939 as Dowager Duchess of
Argyll (married Marquess of Lorne 1871)
Arthur, b.1850, d.1942 as Duke of Connaught
(married Princess Louise of Prussia)
Leopold, b.1853, d.1884 as Duke of Albany
(married Princess helena of Waldeck-Pyrmont)
Beatrice, b. 1856, d. 1944 as Princess
Beatrice of Battenberg (married Prince Henry of
Battenberg).
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