#duke alfred of edinburgh

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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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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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Fictional Characters on DofE (should I make a second part???)

In honour of my disastrous DofE Practice Expedition, here are my head canons of fictional DC characters on DofE:

Bruce: Snuck a phone onto the trip just to call his mom (Alfred) Dick: Acts like a mother hen and comes over-equipped Jason: Gets so angry from squelching in wet shoes that he has to distance himself from the rest of the group Tim: Only brings the necessary items and fills the rest of his bag with flasks of coffee Damian: Gets so fed up that he gives everyone the silent treatment Steph: Survives of jelly babies and dried mango Cass: Manages get everyone back on track, but remains completely silent Duke: Has a mini tantrum every time they get lost  Barry: Manages to get everyone lost in the first place Wally: Slips in every puddle Bart: Rushes back and just waits outside the gates of the campsite for five hours Diana: She’s watched the Hunger Games and is ready to go hunting for lunch Kon: Manages to break the tent poles (they find him and Tim in the morning shivering because half the tent flew into a tree) Jon: Relentlessly happy no matter what Billy: No one knew how vulgar he was until the trip

Bonus: Babs: Stays at home and makes fun of everyone else’s pain 

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Allegory of the arrival of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and his bride, Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, at Windsor by Chevalier.

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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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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.

Source Royalty In Colour

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Wedding Portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s children (9 of 10) and their respective spouses, 1858 - 1885.

Victoria, Princess Royal (eldest daughter) married Prince Frederick William of Prussia (later German Emperor Frederick III and Empress Victoria) on January 25, 1858. Portrait by John Phillip.

Princess Alice (second daughter) married Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by the Rhine on July 1, 1862. Portrait by William Powell Frith.

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales married Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) on March 10, 1863. Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.

Princess Helena (third daughter) married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein on July 5, 1866. Portrait by Christian Karl Magnussen.

Princess Louise (fourth daughter) married John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll on March 21, 1871. Portrait by Sydney Prior Hall.

Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha married Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia on January 23, 1874. Portrait by Nicholas Chevalier.

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (third son) married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia on March 13, 1879. Portrait by Sydney Prior Hall.

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (fourth son) married Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont on April 27, 1882. Portrait by Sir James Dromgole Linton.

Princess Beatrice (youngest daughter) married Prince Henry of Battenberg on July 23, 1885. Portrait by Richard Catton Woodville.

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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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The King confers The Dukedom of Edinburgh upon The Prince Edward

The Royal Family | Published 9 March 2023

His Majesty The King has been pleased to confer the Dukedom of Edinburgh upon The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, on the occasion of His Royal Highness’s 59th birthday.  

The title will be held by Prince Edward for His Royal Highness’s lifetime. 

The Dukedom was last created for Prince Philip in 1947, upon his marriage to Princess Elizabeth, who held the title of Duchess of Edinburgh before acceding to the throne in 1952.

The new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are proud to continue Prince Philip’s legacy of promoting opportunities for young people of all backgrounds to reach their full potential.

Background

His Royal Highness was created Earl of Wessex in 1999, on the occasion of his marriage to Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones.

In 2019, Queen Elizabeth II granted The Earl of Wessex the additional title of Earl of Forfar, on the occasion of His Royal Highness’s 55th birthday.

The Dukedom of Edinburgh

The Dukedom has previously been created four times for Members of the Royal Family:

1726 - Prince Frederick, eldest son of King George II

1764 – Prince William, brother of King George III, as part of the joint title , The Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

1866 – Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria

1947 – Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II

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CHILDREN OF PRINCESS VICTORIA MELITA OF EDINBURGH 🥺💙✨️🫶

Princess Victoria Melita (25 November 1876 – 2 March 1936) was the second daughter and third child of Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia! She was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria from her English father's side and Tsar Alexander II's granddaughter from her Russian mother's side. She is famous for her divorce and remarriage scandals!

In 1894, at the age of 18, at the suggestion of her grandmother, Queen Victoria, she married her cousin, Prince Ernest of Hesse and by Rhine! Between 1895 and 1900, Victoria Melita and Ernest had 2 children:

Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (11 March 1895 – 16 November 1903) affectionately known as "Ella"!

a stillborn son (25 May 1900 - 25 May 1900) who died in the womb of his mother In 1900, Victoria Melita gave birth to a stillborn son, which was very disappointing for Queen Victoria!

In 1901, Princess Victoria Melita and Ernest divorced because they had an unhappy and incompatible marriage. They were first cousins who married under family pressure, but they soon realized that they had nothing in common Princess Victoria was in love with another cousin, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia, while Ernest was rumored to be a homosexual.

Princess Victoria Melita had a complicated and tragic relationship with her daughter Princess Elisabeth... She was fond of her daughter, but she was not very involved in her upbringing.

Princess Victoria Melita's relationship with her daughter Princess Elisabeth was strained after the divorce. Princess Elisabeth blamed her mother for the divorce and resented her for leaving her father. Princess Victoria tried to reconnect with her daughter during her visits, but she was only partially successful. Princess Elisabeth was very close to her father and preferred to stay with him at Wolfsgarten, where he built her a small house of her own in the woods. Princess Victoria and Princess Elisabeth never had a chance to fully reconcile, as Princess Elisabeth died of typhoid fever in 1903, at the age of eight. It was a tragic loss for both parents, who loved their little daughter dearly.

Victoria melita later wrote in her memoirs: "My little Ella was taken from me. She was the joy of my life and I never really recovered from this loss."

Victoria melita's memories of her daughter were mostly sad and bitter, but she also cherished some happy moments they shared. She remembered how Ella loved animals and nature, and how she enjoyed playing in the woods near Wolfsgarten, where Ernest built her a small house of her own. She also remembered how Ella had a sweet and gentle personality, and how she looked like a fairy with her Dark hair and blue eyes... Two years after the death of her daughter Elizabeth, in 1905 she married her cousin and long-term lover Kirill Vladimirovich! In 1907, Victoria Melita and Kirill welcomed their first child, a daughter named Marie. Marie was named after her maternal grandmother! In 1909, Kirill and Victoria Melita welcomed their second child, a daughter named Kira! And in 1917, Kirill and Victoria Melita welcomed their third and last child, a son named Vladimir, The birth was so difficult and painful that 41-year-old Victoria Melita went near death during the birth of Vladimir! Princess Victoria Melita had 3 children from her second marriage who survived to adulthood and married and all had children. Despite the birth of three more children, Princess Victoria Melita never forgot her little Elizabeth and always kept a portrait of her in her room until her death in 1936...

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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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Matching Daguerreotype sets of the four eldest children of Queen Victoria

Victoria, Edward, Alice, Alfred

Circa: 1850s

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Naval telescope, c. 1790 and after 1805

This telescope once belonged to John Pasco (1774-1853) who, as Nelson's flag lieutenant on the Victory at Trafalgar, was responsible for sending out the famous signal "England expects every man to do his duty" and was decorated for his service with this telescope.

This is typical of the type used for signalling at the time and the plaque shows the signal flags in the margin. It was passed down through the family and later presented by Commander Pasco to His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), Queen Victoria's second son. The occasion was Prince Alfred's visit to the Australian colony of Victoria as Captain of the Royal Navy on the Galatea, to which he was commanded in 1867.

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Hallelujah! Steady Eddy and Super Sophie have been recognised.

Published 9 March 2023

His Majesty The King has been pleased to confer the Dukedom of Edinburgh upon The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, on the occasion of His Royal Highness’s 59th birthday.  

The title will be held by Prince Edward for His Royal Highness’s lifetime. 

The Dukedom was last created for Prince Philip in 1947, upon his marriage to Princess Elizabeth, who held the title of Duchess of Edinburgh before acceding to the throne in 1952.

The new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are proud to continue Prince Philip’s legacy of promoting opportunities for young people of all backgrounds to reach their full potential.

Background

His Royal Highness was created Earl of Wessex in 1999, on the occasion of his marriage to Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones.

In 2019, Queen Elizabeth II granted The Earl of Wessex the additional title of Earl of Forfar, on the occasion of His Royal Highness’s 55th birthday.

The Dukedom of Edinburgh

The Dukedom has previously been created four times for Members of the Royal Family:

1726 - Prince Frederick, eldest son of King George II

1764 – Prince William, brother of King George III, as part of the joint title , The Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

1866 – Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria

1947 – Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II

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Women of Imperial Russia: Ages at First Marriage

I have only included women whose birth dates and dates of marriage are known within at least 1-2 years, therefore, this is not a comprehensive list. This data set ends with the Revolution of 1917.

Eudoxia Lopukhina, wife of Peter I; age 20 when she married Peter in 1689 CE

Catherine I of Russia, wife of Peter I; age 18 when she married Johan Cruse in 1702 CE

Anna of Russia, daughter of Ivan V; age 17 when she married Frederick William Duke of Courland and Semigallia in 1710 CE

Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter I; age 17 when she married Charles Frederick I, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, in 1725 CE

Catherine II, wife of Peter III; age 16 when she married Peter in 1745 CE

Natalia Alexeievna, wife of Paul I; age 17 when she married Paul in 1773 CE

Maria Feodorovna, wife of Paul I; age 17 when she married Paul in 1776 CE

Elizabeth Alexeivna, wife of Alexander I; age 14 when she married Alexander in 1793 CE

Anna Feodorovna, wife of Konstantin Pavlovich; age 15 when she married Konstantin in 1796 CE

Alexandra Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 16 when she married Archduke Joseph of Austria in 1799 CE

Elena Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 15 when she married Frederick Louis, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1799 CE

Maria Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 18 when she married Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1804 CE

Catherine Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 21 when she married Duke George of Oldenburg in 1809 CE

Anna Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 21 when she married William II of the Netherlands in 1816 CE

Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas I; age 19 when she married Nicholas in 1817 CE

Joanna Grudzinska, wife of Konstantin Pavlovich; age 29 when she married Konstantin in 1820 CE

Elena Pavlovna, wife of Mikhail Pavlovich; age 17 when she married Mikhail in 1824 CE

Maria Nikolaevna, daughter of Nicholas I; age 20 when she married Maximilian de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg, in 1839 CE

Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Alexander II; age 17 when she married Alexander in 1841 CE

Elizaveta Mikhailovna, daughter of Mikhail Pavlovich; age 17 when she married Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, in 1844 CE

Alexandra Nikolaevna, daughter of Nicholas I; age 19 when she married Prince Frederick-William of Hesse-Kassel, in 1844 CE

Olga Nikolaevna, daughter of Nicholas I; age 24 when she married Charles I of Wurttemberg, in 1846 CE

Alexandra Iosifovna, wife of Konstantin Nikolaevich; age 18 when she married Konstantin in 1848 CE

Catherine Mikhailovna, daughter of Mikhail Pavlovich; age 24 when she married Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in 1851 CE

Alexandra Petrovna, wife of Nicholas Nikolaevich the Elder; age 18 when she married Nicholas in 1856 CE

Olga Feodorovna, wife of Michael Nikolaevich; age 18 when she married Michael in 1857 CE

Maria Feodorovna, wife of Alexander III; age 19 when she married Alexander III in 1866 CE

Olga Konstantinovna, daughter of Konstantin Nikolaevich; age 16 when she married George I of Greece in 1867 CE

Vera Konstantinovna, daughter of Konstantin Nikolaevich; age 20 when she married Duke Eugen of Wurttemberg in 1874 CE

Maria Pavlovna, wife of Vladimir Alexandrovich; age 20 when she married Vladimir in 1874 CE

Maria Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander II; age 19 when she married Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1874 CE

Anastasia Mikhailovna, daughter of Michael Nikolaevich; age 19 when she married Friedrich Franz III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1879 CE

Nadezhada Alexandrovna Dreyer, wife of Nicholas Konstantinovich; age 21 when she married Nicholas in 1882 CE

Elizabeth Feodorovna, wife of Sergei Alexandrovich; age 20 when she married Sergei in 1884 CE

Olga Valerianovna Paley, wife of Paul Alexandrovich; age 19 when she married Erich von Pistolhkors in 1884 CE

Elizabeth Mavrikievna, wife of Konstantin Konstantinovich; age 19 when she married Konstantin in 1885 CE

Anastasia of Montenegro, wife of Nicholas Nikolaevich the Younger; age 21 when she married George Maximilianovich, Duke of Leuchtenberg in 1889 CE

Milica of Montenegro, wife of Peter Nikolaevich; age 23 when she married Peter in 1889 CE

Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, wife of Paul Alexandrovich; age 19 when she married Paul in 1889 CE

Sophie Nikolaievna, wife of Michael Mikhailovich; age 23 when she married Michael in 1891 CE

Victoria Feodorovna, wife of Kirill Vladimirovich; age 18 when she married Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, in 1894 CE

Xenia Alexandrovna, wife of Alexander Mikhailovich; age 19 when she married Alexander in 1894 CE

Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II; age 22 when she married Nicholas in 1894 CE

Olga Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander II; age 18 when she married Count George-Nicholas von Merenberg in 1985 CE

Maria of Greece and Denmark, wife of George Mikhailovich; age 24 when she married George in 1900 CE

Alexandra von Zarnekau, wife of George Alexandrovich; age 16 when she married George in 1900 CE

Catherine Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander II; age 23 when she married Alexander Baryatinksy in 1901 CE

Olga Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander III; age 19 when she married Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg

Elena Vladimirovna, daughter of Vladimir Alexandrovich; age 20 when she married Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark in 1902 CE

Natalia Brasova, wife of Michael Alexandrovich; age 22 when she married Sergei Mamontov in 1902 CE

Elisabetta di Sasso Ruffo, wife of Andrei Alexandrovich; age 31 when she married Alexander Alexandrovitch Frederici in 1907 CE

Maria Pavlovna, daughter of Paul Alexandrovich; age 18 when she married Prince Wilhelm of Sweden in 1908 CE

Helen of Serbia, wife of Ioann Konstantinovich; age 27 when she married Ioann in 1911 CE

Tatiana Konstantinovna, daughter of Konstantin Konstantinovich; age 21 when she married Konstantine Bagration of Mukhrani, in 1911 CE

Irina Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander Mikhailovich; age 19 when she married Felix Felixovich Yusupov in 1914 CE

Nadejda Mikhailovna, daughter of Michael Mikhailovna; age 20 when she married George Mountbatten in 1916 CE

Antonina Rafailovna Nesterovkaya, wife of Gabriel Konstantinovich; age 27 when she married Gabriel in 1917 CE

Nadejda Petrovna, wife of Nicholas Orlov; age 19 when she married Nicholas in 1917 CE

Anastasia Mikhailovna, daughter of Michael Mikhailovna; age 25 when she married Sir Harold Wernher in 1917 CE

59 women; average age at first marriage was 20 years old. The oldest bride was 31 at her first marriage; the youngest was 14.

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GODPARENTS OF GRAND DUKE ALEXANDER ALEXANDROVICH

Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich was born on 7 June 1869 in the Alexander Palace, Saint Petersburg in Tsarskoe Selo, Saint Petersburg. He was the second son of the Tsesarevich and Tsesarevna of Russia, later Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna. He was christened on 21 June in Grand Palace Church, Tsarskoye Selo, by the Confessor of Their Imperial Majesties. 

ALEXANDER II, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA - the Russian Emperor, his grandfather, was one of his listed godparents. He became the Emperor of All Russia in 1855. Alexander’s most significant reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia’s serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator.

KING CHRISTIAN IX OF DENMARK - the Danish King who had ascended the throne just a few months after the grand duke was born, was one of his godparents. His initial unpopularity at the start, and the many years of political strife, where the king was in conflict with large parts of the population, his popularity recovered towards the end of his reign, and he became a national icon due to the length of his reign.

GRAND DUCHESS MARIA ALEXANDROVNA OF RUSSIA, DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH, DUCHESS OF SAXE-COBURG AND GOTHA - His 15-year-old paternal aunt, the grand duchess, stood as one of his godparents. She later married Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (son of Queen Victoria), with whom she had five children, including the future Queen Marie of Romania. She was to be the only Romanov to marry in the British royal family.

PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF DENMARK, PRINCESS OF WALES, QUEEN CONSORT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM - His maternal aunt, the popular and beautiful Princess of Wales, stood as another of his godparents. Largely excluded from wielding any political power, she unsuccessfully attempted to sway the opinion of British ministers and her husband's family to favour Greek and Danish interests. In 1901, upon the death of her mother-in-law Queen Victoria, her husband ascended the throne and thus she became the Queen consort of the United Kingdom.

Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich died of bacterial meningitis in 1870, one month before his first birthday. (Source)