List of foreign visits made by Queen Victoria facts for kids
Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire for a very long time, from 1837 to 1901. Even though her empire was huge and covered lands all over the world, Queen Victoria herself never left Europe. She traveled to places like Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, and even a little bit into Spain.
Most of her trips were to Germany. This was because many of her family members lived there, and it was also where her husband, Prince Albert, was born. She also visited France often, especially for holidays later in her life. When she was married, she and Prince Albert usually traveled in late summer. After he passed away in the 1870s, she started traveling in the spring instead.
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Queen Victoria's Travels in the 1840s
Queen Victoria made her first foreign visits in the 1840s, often to meet with other royal families and visit her relatives.
| When | Where | Country | What Happened | |
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| 1843 | September 2 — September 7 | Château d'Eu, Eu |  July Monarchy |
She visited Louis Philippe I, who was the King of France at the time. |
| 1845 | August 11 — August 14 | Schloss Brühl, Brühl, Aachen Cologne, Bonn |  Prussia |
She visited Frederick William IV of Prussia, the King of Prussia. She also saw a new statue of the famous composer Beethoven being revealed. |
| August 14 — August 16 | Schloss Stolzenfels, Koblenz | |||
| August 16 — August 18 | Hotel de l'Europe, Mainz, |  Grand Duchy of Hesse |
She visited Crown Prince William of Prussia. | |
| August 18 — August 19 | Schloss Würzburg, Würzburg, |  Kingdom of Bavaria |
She visited Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. | |
| August 19 — August 27 | Schloss Rosenau, Coburg |  Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
She visited Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who was Prince Albert's brother. | |
| August 27 | Elisabethenburg Palace, Meiningen | She visited Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. | ||
| August 27 — August 28 | Reinhardsbrunn, Friedrichroda | |||
| August 28 — September 3 | Schloss Friedrichsthal, Gotha | She visited Karoline Amalie, the Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. | ||
| September 3 | Wartburg, Eisenach |  Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
She visited Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. | |
| September 3 — September 4 | Kurfürst Hotel, Fulda | Grand Duchy of Hesse |
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| September 4 — September 5 | Hotel d'Angleterre, Frankfurt |  Free City of Frankfurt |
She met with Ludwig I of Bavaria, the King of Bavaria. | |
| September 5 — September 6 | Hotel, Deutz | Prussia |
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| September 6 — September 7 | Antwerp |  Belgium |
She visited Leopold I of Belgium, who was her uncle. | |
| September 8 — September 9 | Château d'Eu, Eu | July Monarchy |
She visited Louis Philippe I again. | |
Queen Victoria's Journeys in the 1850s
In the 1850s, Queen Victoria continued her visits to European royalty, including an important trip to France.
| When | Where | Country | What Happened | |
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| 1855 | August 18 — August 27 | Château de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud, Paris, Versailles and Saint-Germain |  Second French Empire |
She visited Napoleon III, who was the Emperor of France. |
| 1858 | August 5 — 6 August | Cherbourg | ||
| August 11 — August 12 | Breidenbacher Hof, Düsseldorf | Prussia |
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| August 12 | Herrenhausen | |||
| August 12 — August 28 | Babelsberg Palace, Potsdam | She visited George V of Hanover, the King of Hanover. | ||
| August 28 — August 30 | Hotel de Bellevue, Cologne | She visited Crown Prince William of Prussia. | ||
Queen Victoria's Trips in the 1860s
The 1860s saw Queen Victoria making more visits, often to her family in Germany and Belgium, and even a trip to Switzerland.
| When | Where | Country | What Happened | |
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| 1860 | September 24 — September 25 | Hotel d'Angleterre, Frankfurt | Free City of Frankfurt |
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| September 25 — October 10 | Palace, Coburg | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
She visited Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. | |
| October 10 — October 11 | Rheinische Hof Hotel, Mainz |  Hesse |
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| October 11 — October 13 | Palace, Koblenz | Prussia |
She visited Crown Prince William of Prussia. | |
| October 13 — October 16 | Royal Palace of Brussels, Brussels | Belgium |
She visited Leopold I of Belgium, her uncle. | |
| 1862 | September 2 — September 4 | Royal Palace of Laeken, Laeken | She visited Leopold I of Belgium. | |
| September 5 — October 3 | Reinhardsbrunn, Friedrichroda | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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| October 3 — October 17 | Palace, Coburg | She visited Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. | ||
| October 18 — October 24 | Royal Palace of Laeken, Laeken | Belgium |
She visited Leopold I of Belgium. | |
| 1863 | August 12 — August 14 | |||
| August 15 — September 7 | Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
She visited Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and met Franz Joseph I of Austria, the Emperor of Austria. | |
| 1865 | August 11 — September 5 | Schloss Rosenau, Coburg | She visited Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. | |
| 1868 | August 6 | Paris | Second French Empire |
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| August 7 — September 9 | Pension Wallis, Lucerne |  Switzerland |
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Queen Victoria's Visits in the 1870s
After Prince Albert's death, Queen Victoria's travel patterns changed. She began to travel in the spring.
| When | Where | Country | What Happened | |
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| 1872 | March 25 — April 6 | Villa Delmar, Baden-Baden |  Baden German Empire |
She visited Princess Feodora of Leiningen, her half-sister. |
| 1876 | March 29 — April 10 | Villa Hohenlohe, Baden-Baden | ||
| April 10 — April 20 | Palace, Coburg | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
She visited Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. | |
| German Empire |
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| 1879 | March 26 — March 27 | British Embassy, Paris |  French Third Republic |
She met with President Grévy of France. |
| March 28 — April 23 | Villa Clara, Baveno |  Kingdom of Italy |
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| April 24 — April 25 | British Embassy, Paris | French Third Republic |
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Queen Victoria's European Journeys in the 1880s
The 1880s saw Queen Victoria attending family events and enjoying holidays in warmer climates.
| When | Where | Country | What Happened | |
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| 1880 | March 27 — March 30 | Villa Hohenlohe, Baden-Baden | Baden |
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| German Empire |
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| March 30 — April 1 | Schloss, Darmstadt | Grand Duchy of Hesse |
She attended the confirmations of her granddaughters, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine and Princess Elisabeth. | |
| German Empire |
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| April 1 — April 15 | Villa Hohenlohe, Baden-Baden | Baden |
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| 1882 | March 16 — April 12 | Chalet des Rosiers, Menton | French Third Republic |
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| 1884 | April 17 — May 6 | Neues Palais, Darmstadt | Grand Duchy of Hesse |
She attended the wedding of Prince Louis of Battenberg and her granddaughter, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine. |
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| 1885 | April 1 — April 22 | Maison Mottet, Hotel de l'Europe, Aix-les-Bains | French Third Republic |
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| April 22 | She traveled through Switzerland. |
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| April 23 — May 1 | Neues Palais, Darmstadt | Grand Duchy of Hesse |
She attended the confirmation of her grandson, Prince Ernest Louis of Hesse. | |
| German Empire |
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| 1887 | April 1 — April 4 | Villa Edelweiss, Cannes | French Third Republic |
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| April 6 — April 28 | Maison Mottet, Hotel de l'Europe, Aix-les-Bains | |||
| 1888 | March 24 — April 22 | Villa Palmieri, Fiesole, near Florence | Kingdom of Italy |
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| April 23 | Innsbruck railway station, Innsbruck |  Austria-Hungary |
She had lunch with Franz Joseph I of Austria, the Emperor of Austria. | |
| April 24 — April 26 | Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Brandenburg | German Empire |
She visited Frederick III, German Emperor, the German Emperor. | |
| 1889 | March 7 — March 27 | Villa La Rochefoucauld, Biarritz, Basque Country | French Third Republic |
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| March 27 | San Sebastián Basque Country |  Spain |
She had an unofficial meeting with Queen Regent Maria Christina, who was the mother of the young King Alfonso XIII. | |
| March 27 — April 27 | Villa La Rochefoucauld, Biarritz, Basque Country | French Third Republic |
She visited Queen Regent Maria Christina again. | |
Queen Victoria's Final Travels in the 1890s
In her last decade, Queen Victoria continued her spring travels, often returning to favorite spots in France and Italy.
| When | Where | Country | What Happened | |
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| 1890 | March 26 — April 22 | Maison Mottet, Aix-les-Bains | French Third Republic |
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| April 22 | Stopovers at Geneva and Lucerne | Switzerland |
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| April 23 — April 29 | Neues Palais, Darmstadt | Grand Duchy of Hesse |
She visited Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, her son-in-law. | |
| German Empire |
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| 1891 | March 25 — April 29 | Grand Hotel, Grasse | French Third Republic |
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| 1892 | March 21 — April 25 | Grand Hotel de Costebelle, Hyères | ||
| April 26 — May 2 | Neues Palais, Darmstadt | Grand Duchy of Hesse |
She visited her orphaned grandchildren after the death of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse. | |
| German Empire |
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| 1893 | March 23 — April 26 | Villa Palmieri, Fiesole, near Florence | Kingdom of Italy |
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| 1894 | March 16 — April 16 | Villa Fabbricotti, Florence | ||
| April 17 — April 28 | Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
She attended the wedding of her grandson, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. | |
| German Empire |
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| 1895 | March 15 — April 23 | Grand Hotel, Cimiez, near Nice | French Third Republic |
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| April 24 — April 29 | Altes Palais, Darmstadt | Grand Duchy of Hesse |
She visited Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse. | |
| German Empire |
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| 1896 | March 11 — April 29 | Grand Hotel, Cimiez, near Nice | French Third Republic |
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| 1897 | March 12 — April 28 | |||
| 1898 | March 12 — April 28 | |||
| 1899 | March 12 — May 2 | |||
Sources
- Queen Victoria's Journals
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