Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |||||
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Prince Consort | |||||
Consort of the British monarch | |||||
10 February 1840 – 14 December 1861 | |||||
Born | Schloss Rosenau, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, German Confederation | 26 August 1819||||
Died | 14 December 1861 Windsor Castle, England, United Kingdom | (aged 42)||||
Burial | 23 December 1861 | ||||
Spouse | Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (m. 1840) | ||||
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Father | Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
Mother | Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; later The Prince Consort; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Albert was born near Coburg, in Germany. He was the son of Ernest I, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Anhalt. He was a clever child, and liked science, reading and mathematics.