(r. 1837-1901)
Queen Victoria held her reign as Queen of England from at a young age of 18 from 1837 until she was 81 years old in 1901. She was next in the line of succession after her uncle, King William IV, (who lived longer than her father Prince Edward). She was the only child of Prince Edward which gave her next in line to the throne.
Victoria realized she was going to be queen one day in her adolecent years. However, she was guarded and supervised to the point where she became very liberated when she became queen at the age of 18. She no longer wanted or felt the need for supervision, and wanted to do things her way. Throughout her reign she was loved by her people, and she cared very much of what her peopled wanted and expected of her. She held her reign for 63 years and earned the Diamond Jubilee for holding her reign the longest (before Elizabeth II).
