Europe 1837: Accession of Queen Victoria
20 June 1837
20 Jun 1837
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Accession of Queen Victoria
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In 1837 King William IV of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland died and was succeeded by his 18-year-old niece, Victoria. As Hanover—until then in personal union with the British—did not by tradition recognize female succession, it split off under a new king of its own. Queen Victoria's long reign would become known as the Victorian era—a period of great transformation, in which British power reached its zenith.
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