Person Alfred Ernest Albert (1844 - 1900); Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred Ernest Albert 1844 - 1900 British Male Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England 06 August 1844 1844 Rosenau, near Coburg, Germany 30/07/1900 19000730 Burial: Mausoleum, Coburg cemetery

Career: Entered the Royal Navy; Lieutenant (1863); Captain (1866); Rear Admiral (1878); Commander in Chief, Mediterranean (1886-1889); Admiral (1887); died of cardiac paralysis Honours: KG 1863; KT 1864; Duke of Edinburgh 1866; GCMG 1869; GCSI 1870; KP 1880; GCB 1889; GCIE 1887; GCVO Second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert; succeeded Prince Albert's brother (his uncle) as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and relinquished his privileges as an English peer (1893); married (23 January 1874, St Petersburg) Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna, daughter of Tsar Alexander II Royal Fellow 16/03/1882 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Vanity Fair 10 January 1874 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 6 Aug 1844 - 30 Jul 1900 NA8336 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 18/04/2023 RS_NET\AnneM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/33411163 ab8d1609-3de3-415b-a0be-05e7ef507c11