Henry William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (15 March 1779 – 24 November 1848), was a British Whig statesman who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, first in …

Nov 20, 2025 · Lord Melbourne was the British prime minister from July 16 to November 14, 1834, and from April 18, 1835, to August 30, 1841. He was Queen Victoria ’s close friend and chief …

When the young Victoria ascended to the throne in 1837, she and Melbourne developed a close relationship, with the prime minister tutoring the new queen in government and politics.

Mar 15, 2013 · Queen Victoria came to regard Lord Melbourne as a mentor and personal friend, and he was given a private apartment at Windsor Castle.

Aug 18, 2025 · Lord William Melbourne, Queen Victoria’s well-known prime minister, descended from the great landed aristocracy that had ruled Great Britain for most of the eighteenth …

After he left office, Victoria's new sober-minded advisers discouraged Melbourne from having even an innocuous correspondence with the Queen, and due to their influence and her …

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom July 16, 1834 to November 14, 1834 and 1835 to 1841. He was Queen Victoria ’s first Prime Minister …

Mar 2, 2022 · Lord Melbourne is remembered today as Queen Victoria’s first Prime Minister, and as a mentor who helped her adjust to life as monarch. He was a talented politician and a …

Dec 8, 2025 · When Queen Victoria ascended the British throne in 1837 at the age of 18, she faced a nation and a monarchy in transition. It was during this formative period that she …

Feb 6, 2018 · As we find ourselves in the middle of the second season of Victoria, it seemed as good a time as any to take a look at Queen Victoria’s relationship with her first Prime Minister, …