Royal Order of Victoria and Albert

The Royal Order of Victoria and Albert is part of the British Honor System and Royal Family Order of Great Britain founded by Queen Victoria on February 10, 1862 . After the Queen's death in 1901, the award was no longer awarded.

The medal, which was bestowed exclusively on women, went to persons who had personally served the Majesty. These were mostly members of the royal court and family members. The bearers of the order, so-called companions, are allowed to wear the initials VA (so-called "post nominal") after their name, but no other privileges have been granted to them. The number of bearers of the order was not limited - the last living holder of the order was Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883-1981).

Royal Order of Victoria and Albert

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  Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, 1st class

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  Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, 2nd class

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  Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, 3rd class

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  Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, 4th grade

Well-known medals

First class

Queen Victoria of Prussia , German Empress Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Queen Alexandra of Great Britain and Ireland , Empress of India Louise, Duchess of Argyll Princess Beatrice von Battenberg Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Queen Louise of Denmark Queen Marie of Hanover Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium Luise Margareta, Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn Princess Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven

Helene, Duchess of Albany Louise, Duchess of Fife Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Maud of Norway Queen Maria Christina of Spain Grand Duchess Luise Marie Elisabeth of Baden Queen Auguste Viktoria of Prussia , German Empress Queen Elizabeth of Romania Queen Mary of Great Britain and Ireland , Empress of India Tsarina Alexandra of Russia Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

Second class

Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna Romanovna Duchess Charlotte of Saxony-Meiningen Princess Irene of Prussia Princess Viktoria zu Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Queen Sophie of Greece Landgravine Margarethe of Hessen-Kassel Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland

Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Queen Marie of Romania Grand Duchess Victoria Melita Feodorovna Romanovna Princess Alexandra zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden Alice, Countess of Athlone Princess Beatrice d'Orleans-Bourbon Caroline Edgcumbe , Countess of Mount Edgcumbe

Third grade

Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill Susanna Stephania Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe Emily Cavendish, Baroness Waterpark Anne Murray, Duchess of Atholl Harriet Agar-Ellis, Viscountess Clifden Blance Bourke, Countess of Mayo Eliza Hay, Countess of Erroll Julia Abercromby, Baroness Abercromby Caroline Augusta, Countess of Mount-Edgcumbe Frances, Countess of Gainsborough Ismania FitzRoy, Baroness Southampton Charlotte Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry Frances Jocelyn, Viscountess Jocelyn Albertha Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

Elizabeth Georgiana Campbell, Duchess of Argyll Elizabeth Russell, Duchess of Bedford Louisa Jane Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn Anne Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe Charlotte Spencer, Countess Spencer Louisa Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry Emily Russell, Baroness Ampthill Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava Cecilia Dawnay, Viscountess Downe Louisa McDonnell, Countess of Antrim Georgina Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury Maud Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne Edith Villiers, Countess of Lytton Frances Waldegrave, Viscountess Chewton

Fourth grade

The Hon. Lady Hamilton-Gordon Edith Codrington, Lady Codrington Adelaide Biddulph, Baroness Biddulph Lady Elizabeth Phillipa Biddulph

The Hon. Emily Sarah Cathcart Ina Campbell, Duchess of Argyll Geraldine Somerset, Duchess of Cambridge The Hon. Caroline Fanny Cavendish

Gallery of some medal winners (picture)

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  Queen Victoria

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  Queen Mary

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  Louise, Duchess of Fife

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  Princess Beatrice

literature

• Václav Měřička : Orders and Awards. 2nd Edition. Artia, Prague 1969.

Web links

Commons : Royal Order of Victoria and Albert  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files