A Victoria is a low, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a raised coachman's seat at the front and a forward-facing passenger seat under a folding hood at the rear, developed in France and imported to England in 1869, where it was named for Queen Victoria. Evolved from earlier four-wheeled cabriolets and phaetons that had been exported to the European continent as milords before being refined and reimported under the new name, the Victoria could be drawn by one or two horses and became especially fashionable for aristocratic ladies taking leisurely outings in the park. Variants included the panel-boot Victoria, with integrated bodywork, and the larger Grand Victoria with additional rear seating, and the type remains in limited use today for weddings, tourist rides and historical reenactment.
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Year1869 is the year the source gives for the carriage being imported into England and named Victoria; the source gives no date for its earlier development in France. SignificanceA fashionable carriage for ladies riding in the park 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Victoria (carriage)
Article text, sentence beginning In 1869
In 1869, the carriages were imported into England where they became popular with the aristocracy
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it became a fashionable carriage for ladies riding in the park
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