Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
(1853-1884), Fourth and youngest son of Queen VictoriaSitter associated with 61 portraits
The birth of Leopold was the first at which Victoria used chloroform, thus sanctioning the use of anaesthesia recently developed by James Young Simpson. Leopold inherited the disease of haemophilia from his mother and spent most of his childhood as a semi-invalid. He also suffered from epilepsy, an illness that affected the course of his life. Unable to pursue a military career because of his illness, he instead became a patron of the arts and literature and served as an unofficial secretary to his mother.
Related People
- Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany (wife)
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (father)
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (brother)
- Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (nephew)
- Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (sister)
- Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (daughter)
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (brother)
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (sister)
- Prince Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (son)
- King Edward VII (brother)
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (sister)
- Prince Johann Leopold Wilhelm Albert Ferdinand Victor of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (grandson)
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll (sister)
- Queen Victoria (mother)
- Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (sister)
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