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2 days ago · Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; 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.
Jun 17, 2024 · Ernest II (born June 21, 1818, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld [Germany]—died August 22, 1893, Reinhardsbrunn, Thuringia) was the duke of Saxe- Coburg - Gotha, brother of Prince Albert (consort of Queen Victoria of England ), and a strong supporter of German unification.
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Jun 16, 2024 · Albert was born here on 26 August 1819 – for 200 years – as second son of Ernst I, Duke von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) and his wife Princess Luise von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg.
Jun 19, 2024 · A member of the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty, he was the second son of Ernest, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He was educated in Brussels and at the University of Bonn. The marriage between Victoria and Albert, who were first cousins, was promoted by their uncle Leopold I , king of Belgium.
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Jun 17, 2024 · His father Ernest I, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was a reckless philanderer and more than twice the age of Albert’s mother, Princess Louise. Eventually, the mismatched marriage started...
Jun 20, 2024 · Ernest II Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha’s Personal Life and Marriage Marriage and Children. On May 3, 1842, Prince Ernest II married Princess Alexandrine of Baden in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany.
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3 days ago · Queen Victoria's immediate family belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; her deceased husband, Prince Albert, was the younger brother of the childless Duke Ernest II. Ernest governed the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, one of the states in the federalised German Empire.