Queen Victoria: Leadership attributes

 

1: Intelligent

  Queen Victoria was an intelligent leader. From a young age she realised that she would be the next in line for the throne, and refused to let anyone else temporarily rule for her until she was 21. She excelled during her education and was able to make key decisions later in life from her knowlege.

2: Stubborn

  After become Queen, Victoria was persuaded by many politicians trying to control her and make her decisions for her. There were two people that the queen turned to for advice and help; they were Prince Albert and Benjamin Disraeli. The queen refused to listen to many of her advisors, and especially William Gladstone, a English Prime Minister from 1868 - 1874, 1880 - 1885, February to July 1886 and 1892 - 1894. The queen stated that he was 'half crazy' and 'mad in so many ways'.

3: Strong willed / Steadfast

  Victoria was quite strong willed, especially after many set backs in her life. Victoria's father died when she was eight months old. Then, her husband Prince Albert (who she married in 1840) died in 1861 from Typhoid fever. Queen Victoria went into mourning for the rest of her life, but became a stronger leader when she the British public got angry at the Monarchy due to her lack of public appearences. She required less help from Benjamin Disraeli, and began to take on more of the responsibilities of being queen herself. Victoria stayed Queen of England until her death in 1901.

4: Reliant Leader

  When Victoris was crowned queen in 1837, she was only 18 years old. At this age, she was unable to make some of the decisions herself, and so relied on people giving her advice. The two main people she turned to for help were Prince Albert and Benjamin Disraeli. Benjamin was the English Prime Minister at the time, and he was the person that she relied on the most for political advice. When the Queen grew older, she relied less on other people for help, and she remained good friends with Benjamin until he died in 1881.