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Who was the British queen who took the title of Empress of India?
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Britains queen who took the title empress of India in 1876?
Queen Victoria
When did queen Victoria assume the title of the empress of India?
1606
Why was Elizabeth called the Empress of India?
She was made Empress of India by the Royal Titles Act of 1876. In other words, it was the British parliament that was responsible for this. The initiative came from the Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli. The main reason given was that Britain was one of the few great powers that didn't call its reigning monarch an emperor (or empress). Some Members of Parliament voted against, saying it was like something out of a comic opera. :)
When was Queen Victoria crowened emperor of India?
Queen Victoria was not Emperor of India, as she was obviously a woman. She was Empress of India. The title Empress of India was taken by Queen Victoria on May 1, 1876. She was proclaimed Empress of India at her Delhi Durbar on January 1, 1877 (unfortunately she was not able to attend).
What new title was bestowed upon Queen Victoria in 1876?
Empress of India
When and for how long was Queen Victoria Empress of India?
She never did. Disraeli proclaimed her "Empress of India" purely to curry favour with the Royal Family.However, she took the title very seriously: she began learning Hindi and Punjabi in 1867.
What is the official title of Queen ElizabethII?
Prince Albert was prince consort to Queen Victoria of England.
Who were Empresses of India and why?
There were four women who held the title Empress of India:-Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 1819-1901) was called Empress of India (1876-1901) because the former Emperor of India (Bahadur Shah Zafar) had been deposed by the British East India Company and this company subsequently passed dominion over India to the British monarchy.There are several possible reasons why she chose the title 'Empress' of India, one of the most significant being, perhaps, that India no longer had an Emperor, and Victoria was the next ruling monarch by right of conquest.Another reason for Alexandrina Victoria (Queen Victoria) choosing this title could be that her daughter Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa was due to become a German Empress by virtue of her marriage to German Emperor Frederick II, and, as the titles 'Emperor/Empress' are superior to the titles 'King/Queen' it would have seemed inappropriate that Alexandrina's (Queen Victoria's) daughter would have a title that ranked higher than her own.Another factor may have been that Britain was the major world power by 1876 and the title 'Empress' seemed to more accurately describe Queen Alexandrina Victoria's position in relationship to her 'empire.'-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The next Empress of India was Alexandra of Denmark, (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise; 1844-1925) Queen consort of England. She became Empress (Queen Empress consort) of India when her husband Edward VII became Emperor of India in 1901. Alexandra became Empress of India by right of marriage and her husband's inheritance of the emperorship from his mother, Queen Victoria.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The third Empress of India was Mary of Teck, (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 1867-1953) who, like Alexandra, acquired the title by marriage, in Mary's case to George V, who became Emperor of India when his father Edward VII died on May 6th 1910. Mary was Empress of India from 1910 to 1936 when her husband George V died.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The fourth and last 'Empress of India' was Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon; 1900-2002) gaining this title when her husband George VI became Emperor of India in 1936.However, India gained independence from Britain in 1947 and, in due course, her husband George VI stopped using the title 'Emperor of India' in 1948. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ceased to hold the title 'Empress of India' from that moment as she was no longer the wife of the 'Emperor of India.'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more information see Related links below.
Name the queen of England who ruled over India for about 63 years?
Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877. She died in 1901 so she was not empress for 63 years, although her royal title of Queen Victoria lasted from her accession in 1837 until her death in 1901.
Did Britain ever have an emperor?
Yes and No. In 1877, after about 16 years of British rule of India, the British Government decided to recognize Queen Victoria as Empress of India. Our Kings kept that title until soon after India became independent in 1948. So, although the Monarchs were not Emperor of Britain, they were King of Britain and Emperor of India.
Why was Queen Victoria not recognized as the Empress of India until 1877?
About: In 1877, Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Prime Minister, had Queen Victoria proclaimed as Empress of India. India was already under crown control after 1858, but this title was a gesture to link the monarchy with the empire further and bind India more closely to Britain.
What is the jewel of the British empire?
India.India had valuable resources that Europe wanted to exploit, like diamonds, cotton, wheat and other goods. As its largest colonial territory, India was the most important of the overseas possessions of the British Empire.The phrase is attributed to Benjamin Disraeli, the British prime minister from 1874 to 1881. He called India "the brightest jewel in the crown". In 1876, Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India, and British monarchs retained the title until 1947.
