With some of the countries there being former British colonies, as well as currently part of the Commonwealth, it is no strange revelation that there exist places in Oceania that has been named for the British royals. Here are some of the places, and some of the royals.
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen was the consort of William IV of the United Kingdom. The Australian town of Adelaide in South Australia is named for her. Her husband gave name to Williamstown in Victoria, Australia. The couple had no children, and the throne went to William’s niece, Victoria.
Queen Victoria seems to be one of the royals whose name has been used in many places. Both of the Australian states of Queensland and Victoria were named for her. Queen Victoria has also given name to Lake Alexandrina in South Australia; Alexandrina was her first name. Her husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha gave name to the New Zealand town of Albert town.
Also in New Zealand, a bit further south than Albert town the gold-rush town of Alexandra was named for Prince Albert and Queen Victoria’s daughter-in-law, Alexandra of Denmark. The Danish princess was the oldest daughter of Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark, and a sister to Czarina Marie Feodorovna of Russia
Georgetown is the capital of Guyana. After a history of French, Dutch and British colonization, the city received its current name in 1812. It was named for George III of the United Kingdom.
São Luís is the capital of Maranhão, a Brazilian state. It is located on the São Luís island, and is one of three Brazilian state capitals located on islands. The first Europeans in the area to see the native village that was there before, were the French, who, in 1612, named it for Louis IX of France. King Louis IX is also known as St. Louis, and was the only French king to be canonized.
Petrópolis in Brazil was named for Pedro I, the first emperor of Brazil. Prior to becoming an emperor of Brazil, Pedro was the King of Portugal.
D. Pedro IV/I 'The Liberator' of Portugal & Brazil and Wives
The town of Teresina in Piauí, Brazil, the first planned city of Brazil, was named for Empress Tereza Christina of Brazil. Born Teresa Cristina Maria of the Two Sicilies, she was the wife of Pedro II
of Brazil.