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1 day ago · Learn about the life and legacy of Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom. Find out his biography, family, achievements, causes, death and impact on British history.
Sep 17, 2024 · She and her husband, Prince Consort Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, had nine children, through whose marriages were descended many of the royal families of Europe. Victoria first learned of her future role as a young princess during a history lesson when she was 10 years old.
- Victoria was queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). Her reign was one of the longes...
- Victoria’s father died when she was a baby. She was raised by her mother at Kensington Palace and had a lonely childhood until she became queen at...
- Victoria married her first cousin Albert, prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, on February 10, 1840.
- Victoria had nine children: Victoria (1840–1901), the princess royal; Albert Edward (1841–1910), who became King Edward VII; Alice (1843–78); Alfre...
4 days ago · The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward, nicknamed "Bertie", was related to royalty throughout Europe. He was Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne for almost 60 years.
Sep 11, 2024 · The dynastic name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, or Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) was that of Victoria’s German-born husband, Albert, prince consort of Great Britain and Ireland. Their eldest son was Edward VII.
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Sep 17, 2024 · Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; [1] 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the consort of the British monarch from 1840 until his death in 1861 as the husband of Queen Victoria.
Sep 21, 2024 · In 1840, Victoria married her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Over 17 years The Queen and her Prince had nine children, all of whom married into European royal families, earning her the nickname “The Grandmother of Europe.”
Sep 4, 2024 · Following his father's death, and despite his great-aunt being the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry, Boris is seen as the heir apparent to the defunct Bulgarian throne.
