. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. ntages in religion, science,art, commerce, and literature thanunder any other modern immediately became a favorite withher pe
. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. ntages in religion, science,art, commerce, and literature thanunder any other modern immediately became a favorite withher people, and has managed to retaintheir esteem and affection up to thejjreseiit moment by her womanly andqueenly character. In 1840, Victoria was united to Albert, prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, second son ofduke Ernest, who was born in Germany in 1810, and was in everyway H suitable husband for the young and popular queen. He was aman of peaceful habits and refined taste, whose pursuits were ofan exalted, benevolent and useful character; and he was a compe-tent and active participator in public measures, which tended toincrease the happinej»8 and prosperity of the English i)eoplc. Ninechildren were born to thiJ? royal couple, as follows: Victoria AdehiidcMiiry Louisa, who was married in 1858 to the crown prince, FrederickWilliam, of Prussia; Albert Edward, princi- of Wales, who wasmurried In 18(53 to the Princess Ab-xiindni, of l)i-nmnrk; Alice Maud. Mary, who was married in 1862 to Prince Louis, of Hesse-Darm-stadt, Germany, and died in 1878; Alfred Ernest, duke of Edinburgh,who was married in 1874 to the grand duchess Marie Alexandrovna,only daughter of the emperor of Russia: Helena Augusta Victoria,who was married in 1866 to Prince Christian of Schieswig-Holstein,Germany; Louise Caroline Alberta, who was married in 1871 to themarquis of Lome, afterwards governor-general of Canada; ArthurWilliam Patrick Albert, duke of Connaught; Leopold George DuncanAlbert, and Beatrice Mary Vi
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