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.
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
after Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
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'Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen and Family'
published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
carbon carte-de-visite, 1872
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
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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
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Maull & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1874
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by Hills & Saunders
albumen cabinet card, 1875
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Abel Lewis
albumen cabinet card, circa 1875-1880
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by York & Son, possibly after Abel Lewis
glass lantern slide, 1890s (circa 1875-1880)
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Abel Lewis
albumen cabinet card, circa 1875-1880
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Maull & Fox
albumen panel card, 1881
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
probably by Maull & Fox
woodburytype on paper mount, 1881
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1892
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by James Russell & Sons
albumen cabinet card, circa 1893
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'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
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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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