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Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times during the reign of Queen Victoria (February 1852 –...
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Their Royal Highness Prince and Princess
by Susan Flantzer Coronet of a son or daughter of a sovereign; Credit – By SodacanThis W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Inkscape. – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,...
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George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United...
by Susan Flantzer by Chester Harding, 1847; Credit – Wikipedia George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom once during the reign of Queen Victoria, from 1852 –...
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Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester
by Susan Flantzer The Prince of Wales’s Feathers. This heraldic badge is derived from the ostrich feathers worm by Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales. The German motto “Ich dien” means “I serve”;...
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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
by Susan Flantzer by Francis Cruikshank, 1855; Credit – Wikipedia Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice during the reign of Queen Victoria, from 1855...
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Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, Prime Minister of the United...
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Born on December 21, 1804 in Bloomsbury, London, England, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice during the...
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Duke of Cornwall
by Susan Flantzer History The first Duke of Cornwall, Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales in his Garter robes, illustration from the 15th-century Bruges Garter Book; Credit – Wikipedia Cornwall is...
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William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
by Susan Flantzer photographed by John Mayall, 1861; Credit – Wikipedia William Ewart Gladstone served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom four times during the reign of Queen Victoria: 1868 –...
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Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles and...
by Susan Flantzer Coat of Arms of the Duke of Rothesay: Credit – By SodacanThis W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Inkscape. – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,...
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Prime Minister of the...
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the reign of Queen Victoria three times: 1885 – 1886, 1886 –...
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Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom once during the reign of Queen Victoria: March 1894 – June 1895. Born on May 7,...
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Royal Dukes
by Susan Flantzer Coronet of the Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay; Coronet of the Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex; Coronet of the Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of York; Coronet of the...
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Sir Charles Phipps
by Scott Mehl Col. The Honourable Sir Charles Phipps, c1859. source: Royal Collection Trust RCIN 2910608 Sir Charles Phipps Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps held several positions in the Royal Household of...
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Princess Royal
by Susan Flantzer Anne, Princess Royal; Credit – Wikipedia Princess Royal is a title usually granted to the eldest daughter of the Sovereign when the previous Princess Royal is no longer living. The...
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Sir Charles Grey
by Scott Mehl Sir Charles Grey, by Maull & Polyblank, albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s. source: National Portrait Gallery, NPG Ax68094 Sir Charles Grey General The Hon. Sir Charles Grey was Private...
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Sir Henry Ponsonby
by Scott Mehl General Sir Henry Ponsonby. source: Royal Collection Trust RCIN 2931062 Sir Henry Ponsonby Major-General The Right Honourable Sir Henry Ponsonby was Queen Victoria’s Private Secretary...
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Overview of the Peerage in The United Kingdom
by Scott Mehl Embed from Getty Images The Peerage is a complex system of hereditary and lifetime titles within the United Kingdom. Know as Peers of the Realm, holders of these peerages were entitled to...
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Sir Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham
by Scott Mehl Sir Arthur Bigge, painted by Rudolf Swoboda, 1889. source: Royal Collection Trust RCIN 404843 Sir Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham Lieutenant Colonel The Right Honourable Sir Arthur...
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Christenings of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Their Children, and Select...
by Susan Flantzer Exact replica of the original royal christening gown which was commissioned by Queen Victoria and first used at the christening of her eldest child Victoria in 1841; Credit –...
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Duke and Duchess
The Coronet of a British Duke. By SodacanThis W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Inkscape. – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10963935 by Scott Mehl...
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