Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(1844-1900), Naval officer; second son of Queen VictoriaSitter associated with 79 portraits
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, joined the Navy in 1858, at the age of fourteen. On the abdication of King Otto of Greece in 1862, Alfred was chosen by the Greeks to succeed him, but political conventions made it impossible for the British government to accede to their wishes. Meanwhile, Alfred pursued his naval career. In 1863 he was promoted to Lieutenant and three years later to Captain. By 1893 he was Admiral of the Fleet. He was highly respected as a well-informed and able fleet leader.
Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers
by Jerry Barrett
oil on canvas, 1856
NPG 6203
The Royal Family on the terrace of Osborne House
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen print, 1857
NPG P26
by William Bambridge
albumen print, March 1862
NPG P27
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 10 January 1874
NPG 5790
Queen Victoria with her family
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co, after Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s (1857)
NPG x134737
King Edward VII; Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by William Henry Southwell
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860
NPG Ax24148
compiled by Cecilia Mary Jocelyn (née Elliot), after Disdéri, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, after Camille Silvy, and after Unknown photographers
1860s
NPG Ax129160
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x39702
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x39703
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Mayall & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen panel card, (April 1860)
NPG x33251
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, April 1860
NPG x39701
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG Ax46709
by and after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, early 1860s
NPG x132718
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, April 1860
NPG Ax9751
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134740
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134741
Queen Victoria with her family
after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134742
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, April 1860
NPG Ax196505
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Queen Victoria and their children
after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1861
NPG Ax9571
by William Bambridge
albumen carte-de-visite, March 1862
NPG x131271
by William Bambridge
albumen print, March 1862
NPG Ax128903
Album introductory carte-de-visite with members of the Royal Family
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Ghémar Frères, and (Octavius) Charles Watkins, and Émile Desmaisons, and Unknown photographers
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
NPG x197214
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Augustin Aimé Joseph Le Jeune
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG x39705
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, April 1863
NPG Ax131364
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, April 1863
NPG Ax46721
'Upwards of five hundred photographic portraits of the most celebrated personages of the age'
by Frederick Holland Mares, after Disdéri, and Camille Silvy, and Duroni & Murer, and Émile Desmaisons, and John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Herbert Watkins, and William Edward Kilburn, and Horatio Nelson King, and John & Charles Watkins, and James Mudd, and Unknown photographers, published by Ashford Brothers & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x139661
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x39704
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 19 April 1864
NPG Ax46745
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Robert Jefferson Bingham
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, August 1865
NPG Ax46719
The children of Queen Victoria
by Robert Jefferson Bingham
albumen carte-de-visite, August 1865
NPG x131268
King Edward VII; Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by W. & D. Downey
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG Ax46779
King Edward VII; Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG x3606
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by James Russell & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG x132383
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by James Russell & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG Ax33504
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by James Russell & Sons
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG Ax46774
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Samuel Baylis Barnard
albumen carte-de-visite, August 1867
NPG x39707
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Johnstone, O'Shannessy & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1867-1868
NPG x39706
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG x134827
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1868
NPG Ax131365
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by William Bradley
albumen carte-de-visite, (1868)
NPG x134828
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
after Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax131366
'Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen and Family'
published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x139601
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG Ax17918
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG Ax46160
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
carbon carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG x39708
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG x39709
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG x129619
The Duchess of Edinburgh with her husband, father and brother
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, May 1874
NPG x127201
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Maull & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1874
NPG x197207
by Hills & Saunders
albumen cabinet card, 1875
NPG x33254
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Abel Lewis
albumen cabinet card, circa 1875-1880
NPG x6859
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by York & Son, possibly after Abel Lewis
glass lantern slide, 1890s (circa 1875-1880)
NPG x3616
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Abel Lewis
albumen cabinet card, circa 1875-1880
NPG Ax197511
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Maull & Fox
albumen panel card, 1881
NPG x24826
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
probably by Maull & Fox
woodburytype on paper mount, 1881
NPG x8752
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1892
NPG Ax15978
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by James Russell & Sons
albumen cabinet card, circa 1893
NPG Ax5555
'H.R.H. The Late Duke of Edinburgh' (Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
by James Russell & Sons, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1900s (circa 1893)
NPG x193061
Queen Victoria with various members of her family
by James Russell & Sons
albumen print, April 1894
NPG x134736
possibly by George Baxter, after Unknown artist
Baxter print, late 1840s
NPG D48650
Related People
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (brother)
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (father)
- Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (son)
- Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (sister)
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (brother)
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (sister)
- Marie Alexandrovna, Duchess of Edinburgh (wife)
- King Edward VII (brother)
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (sister)
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll (sister)
- Marie, Queen of Romania (daughter)
- Queen Victoria (mother)
- Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (sister)
- Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess of Russia (daughter)
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