Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861)

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Saafeld, Duke of Saxony, was born on the 26th August 1819 to Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld (1784-1844) and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha and Altenburg (1800-1831) at Schloss Rosenau in Coburg. He became a Prince of Saxe Coburg and Gotha when his father became the duke in 1826. After being friends for a long time, he married his cousin, Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland (1819-1901) on the 10th February 1840 at St. James's Palace. at St. James's Palace. Together they had nine children: Victoria (1840-1901), Albert Edward (1841-1910), Alice (1843-1878), Alfred (1844-1900), Helena (1846-1923), Louise (1848-1939), Arthur (1852-1942), Leopold (1853-1884) and Beatrice (1857-1944). He died on the 14th December 1861 at Windsor Castle of typhoid fever, aged only 42.