#Prince Alfred of Edinburgh

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September is National Suic1de Prevention and Awareness Month. Never forget the brave souls who did all they could to fight. Always reach out for help and never stop fighting.

~ Princess Alfred of Edinburgh, Hereditary Prince of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, 1874-1899

~ Princess Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, 1858-1899

~ Princess Feodora of Saxe Meiningen, 1879-1945

~ Princess Joachim of Prussia, 1890-1920

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Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, with his sister, Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein, then both Prince/Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, posing for a portrait, 1850s

Source: Royal Collection Trust

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He looks like a spitting image of his sisters!

And some royal drags? : Alfred , hereditary prince of Saxe coburg and gotha (middle) with some mates, all in ladies costumes. Early 1890s

I wonder if his grandma (Queen Victoria) , saw this image…

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Two group photographs of Prince Louis and Princess Alice of Hesse with their two daughters, Victoria and Elisabeth, alongside Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, and Prince Alfred, 1865.

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FOUR DAUGHTERS OF PRINCE ALFRED OF EDINBURGH AND GRAND DUCHESS MARIA ALEXANDROVNA OF RUSSIA💗🥺✨️

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BORN ON THIS DAY:

Alfred (Alfred Ernest Albert; 6 August 1844 – 30 July 1900) was sovereign Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900.

He was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

He was known as the Duke of Edinburgh from 1866 until he succeeded his paternal uncle Ernest II as the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in the German Empire.

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Aww🥺❤

Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia with her adorable baby grandson, Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, 1875.

I would like to find a photo of the Empress with her other grandchildren.

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Matching Daguerreotype sets of the four eldest children of Queen Victoria

Victoria, Edward, Alice, Alfred

Circa: 1850s

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King George V with his cousins Grand Duke Ernst Louis of Hesse and Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, late 1880s

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Romanov relatives: Alexandra of Edinburgh with her son Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Alexandra was the third daughter of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna and Prince Alfred. Known as 'Sandra,' she was somewhat less-famous than her elders sisters Marie of Romania and Victoria Melita. Gottfried was her eldest child and only surviving son. He married Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, eldest sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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Prince Ernest Louis of Hesse (1868-1937) later the Grand Duke of Hesse; Prince George of Wales (1865-1936) later King George V, and Prince Alfred of Edinburgh (1874-1899) later Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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BABY BEA! 🥹💗

Princess Louise, Princess Helena, Princess Beatrice, Prince Alfred, Princess Alice and Queen Victoria, Buckingham Palace, 1860.

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Who is the finest son of QV in ur opinion? :)

i'd definitely say younger Alfred! 😍😍😍

Thanks for the ask anon!

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Princesses Alexandra, Victoria Melita, and Marie of Edinburgh, 1887.

The daughters of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. The eldest Princess Marie (right) later became Queen consort of Romania, while the second daughter Princess Victoria Melita (middle) later became Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia.

They are the granddaughters of Queen Victoria, and Tsar Alexander II of Russia.

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