The Marquess of Lorne was Canada's Governor General from 1878 to 1883. He was married to Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.
When the Marquis got wind of Canada's plan to create two new provinces out of the Northwest Territories, he suggested that one of them be named after his wife.
Et voilà !
It certainly helps to have good connections whenever you want to have a province named after your wife.
The district of Alberta was created in 1882, and enlarged to become a province of Canada on September 1, 1905. The name was suggested by the Marquess of Lorne, Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883, in honour of his wife, H.R.H. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, daughter of Queen Victoria.
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Alberta was named for Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, who was the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria of Canada. Lake Louise and Mount Alberta were also named in her honor.
Alberta was named for princess Louise Alberta.
Alberta [, Canada] was named after Louise Caroline Alberta .
Lake Louise in Alberta is named after her.
albertosaurus was found in drummheller and was named after alberta,edmontosaurus was found in edmonton and is named after edmonton.
The Canadian province of Alberta is named after Albert.
Alberta is named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848-1939), the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria.
Alberta was named after Princess Louise, Queen Victoria's 4th daughter. Alberta was her middle name.
Before Alberta got named, people were about to name it Buffalo, since there were so many buffalos back then. I learned this in Gr. 3. But then they named it after a person. I dont know who.
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Named after the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, Louise Caroline Alberta.
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she lives in a little town in Alberta named enoch