Queen Victoria Announces the Birth of Her Son, Prince Arthur
He was named after the Duke of Wellington.
To Queen Victoria, whose father died soon after she was born, family was very important. She married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840 and this marriage, which ended with his death in 1861 at the age of 42, was happy and produced nine children. By the time of Victoria’s ascendancy, the monarchy...
To Queen Victoria, whose father died soon after she was born, family was very important. She married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840 and this marriage, which ended with his death in 1861 at the age of 42, was happy and produced nine children. By the time of Victoria’s ascendancy, the monarchy was more symbolic than political. However, she was not content with simply remaining in the background. She created a very public personna and set an altogether new tone, one that placed a strong emphasis on morality and family values, in contrast to the sexual, financial and personal scandals that had been associated with her predecessors. Victoria’s reign created for Britain the concept of the “family monarchy” with which the burgeoning middle classes could identify and emulate. Thus, her age was truly Victorian.
Named after his godfather Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, Prince Arthur of Connaught was his mother’s favorite son. He was honorable, decent, and devoted to duty. He loved the army and served well in it, advancing in his career and serving the British Empire as a good military commander. In 1911, after he retired from the military, he was made governor-general of Canada, a post in which he was quite popular.
The Almighty has been pleased, in His infinite goodness, to grant Us a Prince
Letter Signed “Victoria R”, London, May 22 1850, to the President of Bolivia, announcing the birth of Arthur. “…We have the satisfaction to acquaint you that The Almighty has been pleased, in His infinite goodness, to grant Us a Prince, who was born at Buckingham Palace at twenty minutes past eight o’clock on the morning of the 1st Instant. The sentiments of friendship which You have constantly expressed towards Us, and the interest which You have manifested on other occasions affecting Our happiness, do not permit Us to doubt that You will receive with pleasure the intelligence of this gratifying event…” This is our first letter of state of Victoria relating to her family.
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