Was Queen Victoria of England from the House of Windsor?

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Karen Hill

No, Queen Victoria was from the House of Hanover.

Lovingly devoted to her German husband Prince Albert, she changed her name to that of the German royal family: Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

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