Queen Victoria had nine children with her husband, Prince Albert.

Quick Scoop: The Basics

  • Total children: 9 (five girls and four boys).
  • Years of birth: Between 1840 and 1857, over a span of 17 years.
  • Father of all her children: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Who Were Those Children?

Here are Queen Victoria’s children in order of birth:

  1. Victoria, Princess Royal (born 1840).
  2. Albert Edward (later King Edward VII, born 1841).
  3. Alice (born 1843).
  4. Alfred (born 1844).
  5. Helena (born 1846).
  6. Louise (born 1848).
  7. Arthur (born 1850).
  8. Leopold (born 1853).
  9. Beatrice (born 1857).

All nine played roles in European royal families, which is why Victoria is often called the “grandmother of Europe.”

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