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Portrait of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg #2391073

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Portrait of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg    #2391073
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Portrait of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, The Prince Consort 1819-1861 by Studio of Franz Xavier Winterhalter 1805-1873</em></td>
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Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (in full Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel), later The Prince Consort, (26 August 1819 ? 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was the only husband of a British queen regnant to have formally held the title of Prince Consort. Upon Queen Victoria's death in 1901, the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha succeeded the House of Hanover on the British throne.

The idea of a marriage between Albert and his cousin Victoria had always been cherished by their uncle, King Leopold I of Belgium, as well as Victoria's mother (Leopold's sister), the Duchess of Kent, and in May 1836 the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his two sons paid a visit to Kensington Palace, where Princess Victoria of Kent (as she then was titled) lived, for the purpose of meeting her.

The visit did not by any means suit Victoria's uncle, King William IV, who disapproved of the match with his heir, and favored Prince Alexander, second son of William II of the Netherlands. But Princess Victoria knew of Leopold's plan, and William's objections went for naught.

Princess Victoria, writing to her uncle Leopold, said that Albert was "extremely handsome" and thanked him for the "prospect of great happiness you have contributed to give me in the person of dear Albert. He possesses every quality that could be desired to render me perfectly happy." The parties undertook no formal engagement, but privately ...
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#: 2938</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:Circa 1842</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:UK</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Studio of Franz Xavier Winterhalter 1805-1873</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:36</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:28</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Portrait of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg </td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Traditional</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Oil on Canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Oil on Canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
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