List of titles and honours of Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria held numerous titles and honours, both during and before her time as monarch of the British Empire. Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicated the date of receiving the award or title, and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.

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Royal titles and styles

Royal styles of
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Reference style Her Majesty
Spoken style Your Majesty
Alternative style Ma'am

As the male-line granddaughter of a King of Hanover, Victoria also bore the titles of Princess of Hanover and Duchess of Brunswick and Lunenburg. In addition, she held the titles of Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess in Saxony etc. as the wife of Prince Albert.[1]

British Empire honours

Country Date Appointment Post-nominal letters
United Kingdom 1820 – 20 June 1837 Member First Class of the Royal Family Order of King George IV
20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign
England 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
Scotland 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
 Ireland 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick
United Kingdom 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
United Kingdom 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
British India 1857 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign of the Order of British India
British India 1858 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign of the Indian Order of Merit
British India 1861 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
United Kingdom 10 February 1862 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
British India 1878 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
British India 1878 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India
United Kingdom 6 September 1886 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order
United Kingdom 21 April 1896 – 22 January 1901 Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order

Honorific eponyms

Further information: Royal eponyms in Canada

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Greg Taylor, Nicholas Economou (2006). The Constitution of Victoria. Federation Press. pp. 72–74. ISBN 9781862876125. OCLC 81948853.