Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
1844–1900
Victoria's son, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Victoria and Albert's son
Facts
- Born:
- 6 August 1844
- Died:
- 30 July 1900 (aged 55)
- At Albert's death (1861): aged 17
- At Victoria's Golden Jubilee (1887): aged 42
Family
Parents
Wife
Siblings
- Princess Victoria ("Vicky") 1840–1901
- Edward VII 1841–1910
- Princess Alice 1843–1878
- Princess Helena 1846–1923
- Princess Louise 1848–1939
- Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught 1850–1942
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany 1853–1884
- Princess Beatrice 1857–1944
Children
Life in the Almanack
- 6 August 1844 Birth of Prince Alfred, the future Duke of Edinburgh
- 12 March 1868 At Clontarf, Sydney, Henry O'Farrell shoots Prince Alfred in the back – the prince recovers aged 23
- 23 January 1874 Prince Alfred marries Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna in St Petersburg aged 29
- 22 August 1893 Prince Alfred becomes reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha aged 49
- 30 July 1900 Prince Alfred dies in Coburg aged 55
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