Queen Victoria married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who became known in Britain as Prince Albert, the Prince Consort.

The Marriage

  • Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were married on 10 February 1840 at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace in London.
  • Their union was notable as one of the most famous royal love matches of the 19th century, rather than a purely political arrangement.

Who Was Prince Albert?

  • Prince Albert was a German prince from the ducal house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the same extended family as Victoria’s.
  • After their marriage he took the title Prince Consort and became a key political and domestic partner in Victoria’s reign.

Their Relationship

  • Contemporary accounts and Victoria’s own diaries describe a deeply affectionate, though sometimes tense, marriage that produced nine children and shaped the image of the Victorian royal family.
  • Their relationship helped popularize ideals of respectable, devoted family life that became closely associated with the Victorian era.

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