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  2. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - Wikipedia

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    Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; [1] 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria. As such, he was consort of the British monarch from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. Victoria granted him the title Prince Consort in 1857.

  3. Wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert - Wikipedia

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    When Victoria complained to Lord Melbourne that her mother's close proximity promised "torment for many years", Melbourne sympathised but said it could be avoided by marriage, which Victoria called a "shocking alternative". [3] She showed interest in Albert's education for the future role he would have to play as her husband, but she resisted ...

  4. Queen Victoria - Wikipedia

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    They had been betrothed since September 1855, when Princess Victoria was 14 years old; the marriage was delayed by the Queen and her husband Albert until the bride was 17. [108] The Queen and Albert hoped that their daughter and son-in-law would be a liberalising influence in the enlarging Prussian state. [109]

  5. Haemophilia in European royalty - Wikipedia

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    Beatrice (1857–1944), Victoria's ninth and last child, and wife of Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858–1896) passed it on to at least two, if not three, of her four children: Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887–1969), later Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain through her marriage to King Alfonso XIII (1886–1940), who passed it on to:

  6. John Brown (servant) - Wikipedia

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    A young John Brown as sketched by Queen Victoria. Prince Albert's untimely death in 1861 was a shock from which Queen Victoria never fully recovered. John Brown became a friend and supported the Queen. Victoria was known to give him many gifts as well as creating two medals for him, the Faithful Servant Medal and the Devoted Service Medal.

  7. Victoria, Princess Royal - Wikipedia

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    The Princess Royal as a young child. Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1842.. Princess Victoria was born on 21 November 1840 at Buckingham Palace, London.She was the first child of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert.

  8. This story was published in May 2022, ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. On September 8, 2022, the Queen passed away, placing her son, King Charles III on the throne. For a woman who ...

  9. Prince consort - Wikipedia

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    Like his wife, he retained the style and title of king even after her abdication in favour of their son, Alfonso XII. Queen Victoria (reigned 1837–1901) wanted to make her husband Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha "king consort" but the British government refused to introduce a bill allowing it, as Albert was a foreigner. [14]