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Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (Albert Victor Christian Edward; 8 January 1864 – 14 January 1892) was the eldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra).
- He Was Born Into Power. Most of us can only dream of the life Prince Albert Victor was born into. In 1864, he came into the world in the royal residence of Frogmore House as the eldest son of Albert, Prince of Wales and his wife Princess Alexandra of Denmark.
- He Had A Disturbing Energy. Even in his own time, Prince Albert Victor was something of an unsettling enigma. Since he spent most of his life cloistered either in school, the military, or his palace, people in the public barely knew him.
- He Was “Abnormal” As Prince Albert grew up, he started exhibiting disturbing behavior. His tutor John Neale Dalton couldn’t seem to get anywhere with the young boy, and even once called his mind “abnormally dormant,” especially in comparison to his younger brother George.
- He May Have Suffered From Genetic Issues. Although some historians have blamed Albert’s tutor John Dalton for being a shoddy instructor, others believe his schoolboy difficulties stemmed from genetic issues.
Nov 24, 2021 · Less than a week after his 28th birthday, Prince Albert Victor died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, surrounded by his family and fiancée. The death of the second in line to the throne launched his younger brother, the future George V, into his place.
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale was the eldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales. From the time of his birth, he was second in the line of succession to the British throne, but did not become king or prince of Wales because he died before both his grandmother Queen Victoria and his father.
Clarence was the eldest son of Edward, prince of Wales, and grandson of Queen Victoria. He died of pneumonia in 1892, a month before his marriage to Princess Mary of Teck.
Duke of Clarence and Avondale was a title awarded to Prince Albert Victor, a grandson of Queen Victoria, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [1] 'Clarence' is believed [by whom?] to refer to Clare in Suffolk; 'Avondale' refers to the valley of the Avon Water in Scotland.
Mar 26, 2024 · Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale was in line to become the King of England. He took after his father, the Prince of Wales (Edward VII) , as one of the more dissipated members of the royal family.
