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.

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
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
	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
	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
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
	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
1860	September 24 — September 25	Hotel d'Angleterre, Frankfurt	Free City of Frankfurt
	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
	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
	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
	August 7 — September 9	Pension Wallis, Lucerne	Switzerland

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
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
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
	April 24 — April 25	British Embassy, Paris	French Third Republic

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
1880	March 27 — March 30	Villa Hohenlohe, Baden-Baden	Baden
			German Empire
	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
	April 1 — April 15	Villa Hohenlohe, Baden-Baden	Baden
			German Empire
1882	March 16 — April 12	Chalet des Rosiers, Menton	French Third Republic
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.
			German Empire
1885	April 1 — April 22	Maison Mottet, Hotel de l'Europe, Aix-les-Bains	French Third Republic
	April 22	She traveled through  Switzerland.
	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
1887	April 1 — April 4	Villa Edelweiss, Cannes	French Third Republic
	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
	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
	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
1890	March 26 — April 22	Maison Mottet, Aix-les-Bains	French Third Republic
	April 22	Stopovers at Geneva and Lucerne	Switzerland
	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
1891	March 25 — April 29	Grand Hotel, Grasse	French Third Republic
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
1893	March 23 — April 26	Villa Palmieri, Fiesole, near Florence	Kingdom of Italy
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
1895	March 15 — April 23	Grand Hotel, Cimiez, near Nice	French Third Republic
	April 24 — April 29	Altes Palais, Darmstadt	Grand Duchy of Hesse	She visited Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse.
			German Empire
1896	March 11 — April 29	Grand Hotel, Cimiez, near Nice	French Third Republic
1897	March 12 — April 28
1898	March 12 — April 28
1899	March 12 — May 2

Sources

• Queen Victoria's Journals