Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Born Prince Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert of Edinburgh. He was called “Young Affie” by his family.
He became Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1893, when his father succeeded as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Son of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) and his wife Maria Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1853-1920)
Born: Buckingham Palace, London 15. Oct 1874
Christened: Lower Bow Room, Buckingham Palace 27. Nov 1874
Godparents:
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (his paternal grandmother)
Alexander II. Emperor of Russia (his maternal grandfather)
Wilhelm I. German Emperor
Ernst II. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (his father’s paternal uncle)
Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII. of the United Kingdom, his paternal uncle)
Victoria, German Crown Princess (born Princess of the United Kingdom, his paternal aunt)
Died: Martinnsbrunn Sanatorium, Gratsch near Meran, South Tyrol 6. Feb 1899 after a suicide attempt by gunshot. At the time of his death he suffered from syphilis.
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.