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Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previo ...
was the
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of the
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and of the British Empire from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. At the start of her reign, responsible government outside of the United Kingdom itself was unknown, but starting in the 1840s this would change. During her reign Victoria was served by well over 33 prime ministers: 15 from
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, 10 from the
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, 7 from the Dominion of Canada and 1 from Australia.


Australia


Canada


Pre-Confederation


New Brunswick


Newfoundland


Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia became the very first colony to have permanent responsible government in the history of the British Empire. Became part of Canada in 1867


Prince Edward Island

Became Part of Canada in 1873


Post-Confederation 1867-1901


Cape Colony


New Zealand

*From 1856 until 1869 the office now referred to as
prime minister of New Zealand The prime minister of New Zealand ( mi, Te pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, took office on 26 October 2017. The prime minister (inform ...
was called colonial secretary and from 1869 until 1907 was called premier of New Zealand.


United Kingdom


See also

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British Empire The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts e ...
*
Constitutional monarchy A constitutional monarchy, parliamentary monarchy, or democratic monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in decision making. Constitutional monarchies dif ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prime Ministers of Victoria British Empire-related lists Commonwealth realms Queen Victoria Victoria, Prime Ministers
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...