Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
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The Royal Order of Victoria and Albert was a British royal family order instituted by Queen Victoria and awarded as a mark of personal favor primarily to female members of the royal family and select court ladies.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British royal family order
ⓘ
chivalric order ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Order of Victoria and Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Hanover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
closeness to the royal household
ⓘ
personal service to Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
female relatives of Queen Victoria
ⓘ
ladies-in-waiting ⓘ |
| awardingBody | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| badgeMaterial | enamel and diamonds ⓘ |
| badgeShape | oval medallion ⓘ |
| centralMotive | conjoined portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1901 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
female courtiers
ⓘ
female members of the British royal family ⓘ |
| endOfAwardingReason | death of Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | female-only ⓘ |
| grades |
First Class
ⓘ
Fourth Class ⓘ Second Class ⓘ Third Class ⓘ |
| higherInPrecedenceThan | Royal Family Order of Edward VII (chronologically) ⓘ |
| inception | 1862 ⓘ |
| insigniaAttachment | bow ribbon ⓘ |
| insigniaWornOn | left shoulder ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lastConferredBy | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfInsigniaCollection | Royal Collection, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAtInstitution | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| postNominals | VA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | mark of personal favor by the sovereign ⓘ |
| relatedOrder |
Royal Family Order of Edward VII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Family Order of George IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | secular ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | white moiré ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| typeOfAward | royal family order ⓘ |
| wornBy |
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Helena of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess of Wales Alexandra of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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