Alfred of Saxe-Coburg b. August 6, 1844 d. July 31, 1900 British Royalty. He was the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Born Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, he was the fourth child and second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was called Affie by his family. As were his wishes, he joined the Royal Navy in 1856, and rose to the rank of Admiral. He was created a Knight of the Garter in 1863, given the title Duke of Edinburgh in 1866, and took his seat in the House of Lords. When King Otto of Greece abdicated his throne in...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed) Glockenberg Cemetery, Coburg, Coburg (urban), Bavaria (Bayern), Germany Plot: Ducal Mausoleum
Alfred of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha b. October 15, 1874 d. February 6, 1899 British-German Royalty. The only son of Prince Alfred of England, Duke of Edinburgh, and Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, he was born in Buckingham Palace during the reign of his grandmother, Queen Victoria. He and his four younger sisters were raised in their parents' London home, Clarence House, but the family moved to Germany in 1893 when his father succeeded to the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, ancestral seat of Victoria's consort, Prince Albert. Young Alfred thus acquired the title "H.R...[Read More] (Bio by: Nikita Barlow) Glockenberg Cemetery, Coburg, Coburg (urban), Bavaria (Bayern), Germany Plot: Ducal Mausoleum
d'Orléans, Clémentine b. March 6, 1817 d. February 16, 1907 French Royalty. Marie Clémentine Léopoldine Caroline Clotilde d'Orléans, daughter of Louis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans, and his wife Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, was born at the Château de Neuilly in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Her father became King of the French in 1830. Her mother was the daughter of King Ferdinand I of Naples and Sicily. The princess was said to be beautiful and accomplished, and was much sought after as a bride. She married Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and...[Read More] (Bio by: Anne Philbrick) Saint Augustin's Church, Coburg, Coburg (urban), Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Louise oF Saxe-Coburg-Gotha b. 1800 d. August 31, 1831 German Nobility. As the Countess von Polzig, ex-Duchess of of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, she was notably the mother-in-law of Queen Victoria of England and a principal in a scandalous relationship during her lifetime. Born Princess Louise of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg, she was a beautiful and vivacious girl of 17 when she married Duke Ernst of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, a man nearly twice her age who soon proved incaple of fidelity. Neglected by the Duke after the birth of their two sons Ernst and Albert, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Nikita Barlow) Glockenberg Cemetery, Coburg, Coburg (urban), Bavaria (Bayern), Germany Plot: Ducal Mausoleum
of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, August b. June 13, 1818 d. July 26, 1881 German Royalty. August Ludwig Viktor, son of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Princess Maria Antonia Koháry, was born in Vienna. On April 20, 1843, he married Princess Clémentine d'Orléans, daughter of Louis Philippe, King of the French, and his wife Queen Maria Amalia. The ceremony took place at the Château de Saint-Cloud. The couple decided to reside in France. The marriage produced five children, all of whom survived to adulthood. With the onset of the Revolution of...[Read More] (Bio by: Anne Philbrick) Saint Augustin's Church, Coburg, Coburg (urban), Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Romanov, Maria Alexandrovna b. October 17, 1853 d. October 24, 1920 Russian and British Royalty. She was the Duchess of Edinburgh and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Born in Tsarskoe Selo, she was the only surviving daughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and Maria of Hesse. She married Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh on January 23, 1874 at the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg. The couple made their public entry into London on March 12. Marie was thought to be haughty by the British, and her father's insistence that she be styled "Her Imperial Highness"...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed) Glockenberg Cemetery, Coburg, Coburg (urban), Bavaria (Bayern), Germany Plot: Ducal Mausoleum
b. August 6, 1844 d. July 31, 1900