Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Born Prince Alfred Ernest Albert of the United Kingdom. He was styled Duke of Edinburgh in 1893 and succeeded his paternal uncle as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1900. He was known as “Affie” to his family.
Son of Albert, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861) and Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Born: Windsor Castle 6. Aug 1844
Christened: Private Chapel, Windsor Castle 6. Sep 1844
Godparents:
Prince George of Cambridge (his mother’s cousin)
Karl, Prince zu Leiningen (Queen Victoria’s half-brother)
Alexandrine, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (his paternal uncle’s wife)
Married: Winter Palace, St. Petersburg 23. Jan 1874 Maria Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1853-1920), daughter Alexander II. Emperor of Russia (1818-1881) and his wife Marie (Maria Alexandrovna), Princess of Hesse and by Rhine (1824-1880)
Issue:
Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874-1899)
Princess Marie of Edinburgh (1875-1937) m. 1893 Ferdinand I. King of Romania (1865-1927)
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1876-1936) m. 1894 (div. 1901) Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1868-1937); m. 1905 Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1876-1938)
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1878-1942) m. 1896 Ernst II., Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1863-1950)
Stilborn son (b. and d. Eastwell Park, Kent 13. Oct 1879)
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884-1966) m. 1909 Don Alfonso de Orléans y Borbón, Infante of Spain, Duque de Galliera (1886-1975)
Died: Schloss Rosenau, Coburg 30. Jul 1900 from throat cancer. He was succeeded as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by his nephew Prince Charles Edward, Prince of Albany.
Buried: Ducal Mausoleum, Glockenburg Cemetery, Coburg
Marlene A. Eilers ”Queen Victoria’s Descendants”, Rosvall Royal Books 1997; Alison Weir: “Britain’s Royal Families”, Vintage Books 2008; Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. III/1, 1983, Verlag J. A. Stargaardt; for christening see Yvonne Demoskoff: Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/index.htm