Monday 4 March 2013

HRH Prince Alfred of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha



Royal House
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Date & place of birth
15 October 1874 Buckingham Palace, London

Born as
HRH Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert

Parents
Prince Alfred of the United Kingdom, Duke of Edinburgh (later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
Princess Marie, Duchess of Edinburgh (Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia)

Siblings
Eldest of five children (only son) (four sisters)

Nickname
Affie

Heir apparent to the Duchy
22 August 1893-6 February 1899

Date & place died
6 February 1899 Meran, Italy

List of titles
HRH Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony
HRH Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

*committed suicide (shot himself)

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