Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the husband of Queen Victoria and consort of the British monarch from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. Victoria granted him the ti
Albert (left) with his elder brother, Ernest, and mother, Louise, shortly before her exile from court
Portrait by John Partridge, 1840
Armorial bookplate of Prince Albert
Portrait by Winterhalter, 1842
Victoria, Princess Royal
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Victoria, Princess Royal was German Empress and Queen of Prussia as the wife of Frederick III, German Emperor. She was the eldest child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Sax
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
…passed the Regency Act 1840 to designate him regent in the event of Victoria's death before their child reached the age of majority. Their first child, Victoria, named after her mother, was born in November. Eight other children would follow over the next seventeen years. All nine children survived to adulthood…
Victoria with her father Prince Albert and his greyhound Eos. Portrait by John Lucas, 1841.
The Princess Royal as a young child. Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1842.
Victoria with her sisters Alice, Louise and Helena. Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1849.
The Princess Royal, c. 1855