QUEEN VICTORIA. (ALEXANDER CONDIE STEPHEN),.
Queen Victoria Chivalric Appointment Signed.
Rare Chivalric Appointment Signed by Queen Victoria; appointing Alexander Condie Stephen as a Companion to the Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
London:, July 3, 1881.
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Rare original document signed by Queen Victoria appointing Alexander Condie Stephen as a Companion in the chivarlic Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. Four pages bound with a green ribbon, with both a white paper and full color seal of the Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George to the front panel. Signed by Queen Victoria in the upper right corner of the document, "Victoria R." Founded in 1818 by King George IV, the Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George awarded positions to those holding commands in the Mediterranean territories acquired in the Napoleonic Wars, and was subsequently extended to holders of similar office or position in other territories of the British Empire. Sir Alexander Condie Stephen was later knighted in 1900 and served as a Groom in Waiting to King Edward VII from 1901. A well-known translator, he was the first to translate Lermontov's long poem "The Demon" into English, in 1875. In fine condition.
Queen Victoria's reign of 63 years and seven months is known as the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. She was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover. Her son and successor, Edward VII, belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the line of his father. Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1840. Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the sobriquet "the grandmother of Europe". After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. As a result of her seclusion, republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign her popularity recovered. Her Golden and Diamond Jubilees were times of public celebration.
Queen Victoria Chivalric Appointment Signed.
$750.00
Out of Stock