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. :)
In 1876 Queen Victoria became the empress of India?
Empress Like on India coins of Queen Victoria they had Victoria Empress on them.
Peter III ruled after Elizabeth, although for a very short time.
The British empire, Queen Victoria was the empress of India.
Depending on how one defines (Empress) it could apply to Queen Victoria or possibly Empress Maria Theresa ( ruled l740-l780) . Victoria was the first British Queen to be styled Empress ( of India) this was worked out by the Prime Minister Disraeli in the Royal Titles ( sometimes called Foreign Titles) Bill. The term British Empire- while existing de facto, became official during her Reign.
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Empress Elizabeth of Russia was born on December 29, 1709.
Empress Elizabeth of Russia was born on December 29, 1709.
Empress Elizabeth of Russia died on January 5, 1762 at the age of 52.
Queen Victoria was the Empress of India in 1858!!!!!! :)
In 1876 Queen Victoria became the empress of India?
Not all the queens have been called Elizabeth. The most famous with this name are Elizabeth I (Queen of England from 1558 to 1603) and Elizabeth II (Queen of the United kingdom from 1952). There was an Elizabeth Petrovna, who was the empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762, she was the daughter of Peter I (the Great).
Queen Victoria took the title of being empress of India.
Empress Like on India coins of Queen Victoria they had Victoria Empress on them.
Empress Elizabeth of Russia was born on December 29, 1709 and died on January 5, 1762. Empress Elizabeth of Russia would have been 52 years old at the time of death or 305 years old today.
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.
Steamship 'Empress of India' - 1899 was released on: USA: October 1899