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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 continued to praise Albert following his second visit in October 1839. Albert and Victoria felt mutual affection and the Queen proposed to him on 15 October 1839, just five days after he had arrived at Windsor. [5] They were married on 10 February 1840, in the Chapel Royal of St. James's Palace, London. Victoria was besotted.
Victoria's father was Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III and Queen Charlotte.Until 1817, King George's only legitimate grandchild was Edward's niece Princess Charlotte of Wales, the daughter of George, Prince Regent (who would become George IV).
The future George VI was born during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria; he was named Albert at birth after his great-grandfather Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was known as "Bertie" to his family and close friends. His father ascended the throne as George V in 1910. As the second son of the king, Albert was not ...
Prince George (right), his brother Prince Edward, and their tutor, Francis Ayscough (later Dean of Bristol), by Richard Wilson, c. 1749. George was born in Norfolk House in St James's Square, London, on 4 June 1738. [c] He was a grandson of King George II and the eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
Princess Alexandrina became Queen Victoria upon the death of her uncle in 1837. More on Victoria's family tree here: Prince Edward died on January 23, 1820, when his daughter was less than a year old.
He was the eldest son and second child of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He was christened Albert Edward at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on 25 January 1842. [a] He was named Albert after his father and Edward after his maternal grandfather, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn.
Son of Victoria and Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: Alexandra of Denmark St George's Chapel 10 March 1863 6 children 6 May 1910 Buckingham Palace Aged 68 Son of Victoria House of Windsor [m] George V [13] George Frederick Ernest Albert 6 May 1910 [n] — 20 January 1936 (25 years, 260 days) 3 June 1865 Marlborough House