Queen Victoria's father was the Duke of Kent and Strathearn.
The Prince Edward , Duke of Kent and Strathearn ( Edward Augustus ; 2 November 1767 -- 23 January 1820 ) was the fourth son and fifth child of George III , King of the United Kingdom and the father of Queen Victoria . Queen Victoria . Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward , Duke of Kent and Strathearn , the fourth son of King George III .