| Birth: | Aug. 26, 1819 | | Death: | Dec. 14, 1861 | 
English Royalty. He was Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and consort of his cousin, Queen Victoria of Great Britain, whom he married in 1840. A lover of the arts and is famous for the "Great Exhibition of 1851" in London, England, which was the first international exhibition of culture and industry. A great influence on the affairs of the British State, when the United States and England were embroiled the diplomatic crisis known as the "Trent Affair" during the American Civil War, he softened the wording of the Official English diplomatic ultimatum to the Administration of President Abraham Lincoln, which had the potential to cause actual warfare between the two nations. His changes allowed the United States to respond in a way that allowed it to satisfy British demands as well as to keep American international prestige intact, and he averted a potential war that would have been disastrous to both nations. He died in December 1861 from typhoid at Windsor Castle, which he was believed to have caught the disease from the castles drains. Victoria, who worshipped her husband, went into deep personal mourning, disappearing into almost total seclusion until 1866, and refraining from full duties until the late 1870s.
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Parents:
Louise oF Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1800 - 1831)
Spouse:
Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901)
Children:
Victoria Saxe-Coburg (1840 - 1901)*
Edward VII (1841 - 1910)*
Alice of Saxe-Coburg (1843 - 1878)*
Alfred of Saxe-Coburg (1844 - 1900)*
Helena Saxe-Coburg (1846 - 1923)*
Louise Saxe-Coburg (1848 - 1939)*
Arthur Saxe-Coburg (1850 - 1942)*
Leopold de Leopold Saxe Cobourg Gotha (1853 - 1884)*
Prince Leopold Duke of Albany (1853 - 1884)*
Beatrice of Battenberg (1857 - 1944)*
*Calculated relationship
Cause of death: Typhoid
Search Amazon for Prince Albert | | | Burial:
Royal Burial Grounds at Frogmore
Windsor
Berkshire, England |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1441 |
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