The Queen Victoria in a portrait on the day of her marriage to Prince Albert.
The Queen married Prince Albert the 10 February 1840 in the Chapel Royal in St. James Palace, four days before, Victoria had granted the title of Her Royal Highness. Prince Albert was commonly known as “Prince Consort”, although it did not formally obtain the title until 1857. Prince Albert was never given equal dignity of the noble wife.
His reign was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. The Victorian era is contemporary with the industrial revolution, a period of great social change, economic and technological developments in the UK. Victoria was the last monarch of the House of Hanover, his successor belongs to the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
