Royal baby photos: Monarchs of the modern age ... when they were cute

History is boring and old and royal babies are new and exciting. Lets combine the two — royal babies through history. In the following list, you'll find photos and paintings of some memorable modern monarchs – predecessors of today's expected royal baby. 

6. Queen Victoria

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A painting of young Victoria, age 4, in 1823.

Ruling 63 years from 1837 to 1901, Queen Victoria is the longest ruling British monarch. Her reign was coined the Victorian Era; a long span of peace, wealth, industry, and refinement of moral sensibility. The term "Victorian" has come to be considered another way of saying "stuffy."

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