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Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1784–1844

the future Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Albert's father

Victoria's uncle and father-in-law · Albert's father

Facts

Born:
2 January 1784
Died:
29 January 1844 (aged 60)
  • At Victoria's birth (1819): aged 35
  • At Victoria's accession (1837): aged 53
  • At Victoria and Albert's wedding (1840): aged 56

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Life in the Almanack

  1. 2 January 1784 Birth of Prince Ernest, the future Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Albert's father
  2. 29 January 1844 Death of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Albert's father aged 60

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