Marie Luise Victoria HanoverAge: 741786–1861
- Name
- Marie Luise Victoria Hanover
- Given names
- Marie Luise Victoria
- Surname
- Hanover
- Also known as
- Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
- Also known as
- Princess of Leiningen
- Also known as
- Duchess of Kent
| Birth | 17 August 1786 Coburg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Australian History | 1788 (Age 16 months) Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
| Australian History | 1790 (Age 3) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 5) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Australian History | 1797 (Age 10) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 (Age 11) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | 1803 (Age 16) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 17) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Australian History | 1808 (Age 21) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Australian History | 1817 (Age 30) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Marriage | Edward Augustus Hanover - View family 11 July 1818 (Age 31) Kew Palace, Kew, England |
| Australian History | 1818 (Age 31) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 24 May 1819 (Age 32) Kensington, Palace, London, England
daughter -
Alexandrina Victoria Hanover
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| Death of a husband | 23 January 1820 (Age 33) Sidmouth, Devon, England
husband -
Edward Augustus Hanover
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| Australian History | 1824 (Age 37) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 38) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 41) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 42) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | 1830 (Age 43) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 44) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 (Age 45) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 46) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 48) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1836 (Age 49) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 51) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 52) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Marriage of a daughter | Alexandrina Victoria Hanover - View family 10 February 1840 (Age 53) Chapel Royal, St. James Palace, England
son-in-law -
Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel …
daughter -
Alexandrina Victoria Hanover
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| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | 21 November 1840 (Age 54) Buckingham, Palace, London, England
granddaughter -
Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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| Australian History | 1840 (Age 53) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Christening of a granddaughter | 10 February 1841 (Age 54) Throne Room, Buckingham Palac, England
granddaughter -
Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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| Birth of a grandson #2 | 9 November 1841 (Age 55) Buckingham, Palace, London, England
grandson -
Edward VII Wettin King Of England
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| Australian History | 1841 (Age 54) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 55) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | 25 April 1843 (Age 56) Buckingham, Palace, London, England
granddaughter -
Princess Alice Maud Mary …
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| Australian History | 1843 (Age 56) Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | 6 August 1844 (Age 57) Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
grandson -
Alfred Ernest Albert … Prince
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| Australian History | 1845 (Age 58) Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | 25 May 1846 (Age 59) Buckingham, Palace, London, England |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | 18 March 1848 (Age 61) Buckingham, Palace, London, England
granddaughter -
Louise Caroline Alberta … Princess
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| Birth of a grandson #7 | 1 May 1850 (Age 63) Buckingham, Palace, London, England
grandson -
Prince Arthur William Patrick …
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| Australian History | 1850 (Age 63) Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Australian History | 1851 (Age 64) Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | 7 April 1853 (Age 66) Buckingham, Palace, London, England
grandson -
Prince Leopold George Duncan …
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| Australian History | 1853 (Age 66) Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | 1854 (Age 67) Note: The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | 1855 (Age 68) Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1856 (Age 69) Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | 14 April 1857 (Age 70) Buckingham, Palace, London, England
granddaughter -
Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore Battenberg
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| Australian History | 1857 (Age 70) Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote. |
| Marriage of a granddaughter | Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - View family 25 January 1858 (Age 71) London, England
granddaughter's husband -
Frederick III … German Emperor
granddaughter -
Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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| Australian History | 1858 (Age 71) Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1859 (Age 72) Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1860 (Age 73) Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1861 (Age 74) Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra |
| Death | 16 March 1861 (Age 74) Frogmore House, Windsor, England |
| Family with Edward Augustus Hanover - View family |
| husband |
Birth 2 November 1767 29 23 Buckingham House, London, England Death 23 January 1820 (Age 52) Sidmouth, Devon, England |
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19 years herself |
Marie Luise Victoria Hanover
Birth 17 August 1786 Coburg, Bavaria, Germany Death 16 March 1861 (Age 74) Frogmore House, Windsor, England |
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Marriage: 11 July 1818 — Kew Palace, Kew, England |
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10 months #1 daughter |
Birth 24 May 1819 51 32 Kensington, Palace, London, England Death 22 January 1901 (Age 81) Osborne House, Isle Of Wight, England |