Picture No | 10724049 |
Date | 10 February 1841 |
Description | Christening of infant Princess Vicky |
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Princess Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, Crown Princess of Prussia, later Empress of Prussia (1840 - 1901) pictured at her christening in 1840 in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace. The ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Howley. Known as 'Vicky', she was the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She married Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia in 1859 and was the mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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Source | Colour illustration in Her Majesty's Glorious Reign |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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