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Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the third Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and reigned from 1893 to 1900. He was also a member of the British Royal Family, the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and… Read More
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CHILDHOOD
1844
Birth
Born on August 6, 1844.
TEENAGE
In July 1860, while in this ship, he paid an official visit to the Cape Colony, and made a very favourable impression both on the colonials and on the native chiefs.
1862
17 Years Old
On the abdication of King Otto of Greece, in 1862, Prince Alfred was chosen to succeed him, but the British government blocked plans for him to ascend the Greek throne.
1863
18 Years Old
Prince Alfred, therefore, remained in the navy, and was promoted lieutenant on 24 February 1863, serving under Count Gleichen on, and captain on 23 February 1866, being then appointed to the command of the frigate.
TWENTIES
1866
21 Years Old
In the Queen's Birthday Honours on 24 May 1866, the Prince was created Duke of Edinburgh and Earl of Ulster and Kent, with an annuity of £15,000 granted by Parliament.
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While still in command of the Galatea, the Duke of Edinburgh started from Plymouth on 24 January 1867 for his voyage round the world.
On 12 March 1868, on his second visit to Sydney he was invited by Sir William Manning, President of the Sydney Sailors' Home to picnic at the beachfront suburb of Clontarf to raise funds for the home.
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He visited Hawaii in 1869 and spent time with the royal family there, where he was presented with leis upon his arrival.
1874
29 Years Old
On 23 January 1874, the Duke of Edinburgh married the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, the second (and only surviving) daughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and his wife Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, daughter of Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and Wilhelmine of Baden, at the Winter Palace, St Petersburg.
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THIRTIES
1876
31 Years Old
The Duke of Edinburgh devoted himself to his profession, showing complete mastery of his duties and unusual skill in naval tactics. He was stationed in Malta for several years and his third child, Victoria Melita, was born there in 1876.
1878
33 Years Old
He was promoted rear-admiral on 30 December 1878, vice-admiral on 10 November 1882, admiral on 18 October 1887 and received his baton as Admiral of the Fleet on 3 June 1893.
1883
38 Years Old
He commanded the Channel Fleet from 1883 to 1884, the Mediterranean Fleet from 1886 to 1889 and was Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth from 1890 to 1893.
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FORTIES
1890
45 Years Old
One of the stamp collectors in the Royal Family, he was elected honorary president of The Philatelic Society, London in 1890.
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1893
48 Years Old
On the death of his uncle, Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on 22 August 1893, the duchy fell to the Duke of Edinburgh, since the Prince of Wales had renounced his right to the succession.
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FIFTIES
1899
54 Years Old
The Duke's only son, the Hereditary Prince Alfred, became involved in a scandal involving his mistress and shot himself in January 1899, in the midst of his parents' twenty-fifth wedding anniversary celebrations.
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The Duke of Saxe-Coburg died of throat cancer on 30 July 1900 at Schloss Rosenau, his summer residence outside Coburg.
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