Grandchildren of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ebersdorf, who were parents both of Albert's father Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and of Victoria's mother (and Ernest I's sister), Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Duke Francis & Countess Augusta → Duke Ernest I → Prince Albert<br> Duke Francis & Countess Augusta → Princess Victoria → Queen Victoria Another of Victoria's (but not Albert's) grandfathers was King George III, father of Victoria's father, the Duke of Kent, and his brothers King George IV and King William IV. Queen Victoria (who had ascended to the throne on 20 June 1837 and been crowned on 28 June 1838) was married
Statue of Queen Victoria, Bangalore The Royal Titles Bill was brought before the British Parliament in 1876, and faced opposition from the Liberals who felt that the title was synonymous with absolutism. The royal title change was announced by Queen Victoria, when she opened the British Parliament in person the first time since the death of her husband Prince Albert. The announcement to this effect was made in India at the Delhi Durbar on 1 January 1877, by the Viceroy of India, Lord Lytton. After the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901, committees were set up all over India, like other British Dominions, to