1st Duke of Edinburgh [U.K.] on 24 May 1866. When he became the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, his Saxon arms were his British arms inverted, as follows: the ducal arms of Saxony charged with an inescutcheon of the royal arms of the United Kingdom differenced with a label argent of three points, the outer points bearing anchors azure, and the inner a cross gules. The Port Elizabeth Rifle Corps was formed in 1856 under Sir George Grey's scheme to have a volunteer force to help secure the borders of the Cape Colony. 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The second creation of the title of just Duke of Edinburgh (without Gloucester) goes back to the reign of Queen Victoria; on 24 May 1866, Prince Alfred (1844-1900) was given the titles of Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Ulster and Earl of Kent. I should be very sorry if any thing were decided for Dagmar before you had seen her, as it would be one chance less for Affie. [26]:11, The Duke of Saxe-Coburg died of throat cancer on 30 July 1900 in a lodge adjacent to Schloss Rosenau, the ducal summer residence just north of Coburg. She and her late husband had made plans for him to succeed to the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg. Alfred became third in line to the throne and as Edward and Alexandra continued to have children, Alfred was further demoted in the order of succession. [7]:47, Later in 1899 Alfred's uncle the Duke of Connaught and his son Prince Arthur of Connaught renounced their succession rights to the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He died fifteen days later, at the age of 24. Vial, a master of a Masonic Lodge, had helped to organise the picnic in honour of the Duke's visit and was presented with a gold watch[9] for securing Alfred's life. In 1862, Queen Victoria wrote to Victoria, Princess Royal that she wanted Alfred to marry Princess Dagmar of Denmark. At a dinner party given by his brother, he was persuaded to play. It was named after Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, who visited the Cape in 1860. In Simon's Town, the Prince Alfred Hotel was built in 1802 and renamed after the prince visited Cape Province in 1868. On 8 June he took his seat in the House of Lords. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Admiral of the Fleet, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, 1896. He landed at Glenelg, South Australia, on 31 October 1867. His son, Prince Edward, will now assume the title. [4] Nicknamed Affie, he was second in the line of succession to the British throne behind his elder brother, the Prince of Wales. As were his wishes, he joined the … See … He also became the first European prince to visit Japan and on 4 September 1869, he was received at an audience by the teenaged Emperor Meiji in Tokyo. The Attempt of An Assassination on Alfred’s life [12], Media related to Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at Wikimedia Commons, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Manta alfredi is commonly known as Prince Alfred's manta ray. History. [5]:62 The Times published an account stating he had died of a tumor,[5]:62 while the Complete Peerage gives the generally accepted account that he "shot himself". Queen Victoria considered Olga Constantinovna of Russia as a potential wife for Alfred. A Prince Alfred Street can be found in Pietermaritzburg, Queenstown, Grahamstown, Durban and Caledon. On 23 January 1899 Maria Alexandrovna and her husband celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at Schloss Friedestein, the Duke's official residence in Gotha. [24] At first regarded with some coldness as a "foreigner", he gradually gained popularity. Alfred died there at 4:15 pm on 6 February 1899, aged 24 years. [citation needed], He received the following orders and decorations:[8], As a male-line grandson of the British Sovereign, young Alfred bore the royal arms, with an inescutcheon of the shield of Saxony, all differenced by a label argent of five points, the odd bearing crosses gules and even anchors azure. She wrote: "I hear that the Emperor of Russia has not given up his intention of asking for Alix or Dagmar for his son. Alfred thereupon surrendered his British allowance of £15,000 a year and his seats in the House of Lords and the Privy Council, but he retained the £10,000 granted on his marriage to maintain Clarence House as his London residence. Prince Alfred had lived in Clarence House in the early years of his life with his parents and sisters; after his father's accession to the ducal throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, he moved to Schloss Rosenau, near Coburg. Prince Alfred, the second son of Victoria and Albert, joined the Royal Navy at the age of twelve and spent the next few years serving on various ships.However, Alfred was also heir to the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha so it was imperative he make a good marriage. [27]:47 He was succeeded as the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by his nephew, Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany, the posthumous son of his youngest brother, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany.[28]. Alfred (Alfred Ernest Albert; 6 August 1844 – 30 July 1900) reigned as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900. For more than two centuries Simon's Town has been an important naval base and harbour (first for the Royal Navy and now the South African Navy). His godparents were the Queen, the Emperor of Russia (whose son Tsesarevich Alexander stood proxy for him), the German Emperor (for whom Alfred's paternal uncle Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn stood proxy), the German Crown Princess (Alfred's paternal aunt, for whom her sister Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein stood proxy), the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (his paternal grand-uncle, for whom Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein stood proxy), and the Prince of Wales (his paternal uncle).[1]. "[22] "The prettiest ship I have ever seen was the [Duke of Edinburgh's flagship] HMS Alexandra. [3] In July 1860, while on this ship, he paid an official visit to the Cape Colony, and made a very favourable impression both on the colonials and on the native chiefs. [4] Being the first member of the royal family to visit Australia, he was received with great enthusiasm. [35], One of the stamp collectors in the British royal family, Prince Alfred won election as honorary president of The Philatelic Society, London in 1890. About Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. [6] He was promoted to captain on 23 February 1866 and was appointed to the command of the frigate HMS Galatea in January 1867. He "took a great interest in gunnery. A separate establishment was accordingly assigned to him, with Lieutenant J.C. Cowell, RE, as governor. She wrote to Victoria, Princess Royal "Respecting Dagmar, I do not wish her to be kept for Affie. Parliament granted an annuity of £15,000. [20] Promoted to vice-admiral on 10 November 1882, he became Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet, with his flag in the armoured ship HMS Minotaur, in December 1883. 6 August 1844 - 30 July 1900. Julia P. Gelardi, From Splendor to Revolution, p.32, Julia P. Gelardi, From Splendor to Revolution, p.23, Julia P. 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Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He's only the fourth man to hold the title – following Prince Frederick (1726-1751), Prince George (1751-1760) and Prince Alfred (1866-1900). However, by February 1868, just weeks after the visit of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the partnership was dissolved by Nevin’s family solicitor and mentor, the Hon. One author, Frank Bush, claimed to have been a descendant of a secret marriage between Alfred and Mabel Fitzgerald, granddaughter of the 4th Duke of Leinster, and claimed that friction between Alfred and his family over the "secret marriage" was the cause of the suicide. [20] He was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet on 3 June 1893. She died six months later. Her father gave her the then-staggering sum of £100,000 as a dowry, plus an annual allowance of £32,000. [6] Lord Charles Beresford described him as having "a great natural ability for handling a fleet" and noted that he "would have made a first-class fighting admiral."[7]. 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Mar 24, 2013 - Born August 6th, 1844. Prince Alfred of Edinburgh was born on 15 October 1874 at Buckingham Palace, London. In 1947, when the sad story of the heir to the last Duke of Edinburgh ceased to be popular, that title was finally reclaimed for Prince Philip. Prince Alfred of Edinburgh was born on October 15, 1874 at Buckingham Palace, London. [5]:176, fn. He died aged 24 under circumstances still not entirely clear. Prince Alfred remained in the navy, and was promoted to lieutenant on 24 February 1863, serving under Count Gleichen on the corvette HMS Racoon. [31] Seven years later he sailed into Simon's Town as the Captain of HMS Galatea. Four years later it provided a Royal Guard to Prince Alfred and reportedly bore itself so well that, at the suggestion of the Governor, the Prince gave permission for it to be renamed Prince Alfred's Guard. Second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, the settlement on Tristan da Cunha, was named after Alfred after he visited the remote islands in 1867 while Duke of Edinburgh. He was called Affie by his family. The name of the small township of Alfredton (near Eketahuna in the lower North Island of New Zealand) honours the prince.[30]. Naval career. There is some opposition to Prince Alfred Street in Durban being renamed Florence Nzama Street. An impressive portrait of the Prince hangs in the main reading room. Another bystander, George Thorne, was wounded in the foot by O'Farrell's second shot. Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ("Young Affie") 15 October 1874. Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 22 August 1893. Sir Henry Ponsonby wrote: 'Fiddle out of tune and noise abominable. Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury, baptised the prince in the Lower Bow Room of Buckingham Palace on 23 November 1874. British Royalty. Prince Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert), was the eldest child and only son of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, second son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, only … In the violent struggle during which Alfred was shot, William Vial had managed to wrest the gun away from O'Farrell until bystanders assisted. On May 24, 1866, Prince Alfred Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Kent and Earl of Ulster. In the same year, Alfred was made Duke of Edinburgh. The opening ceremony of the South African Library was performed by Prince Alfred in 1860. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. It is the oldest organised sporting club in South Africa.[32]. He was the second person ever to bear the title "Duke of Edinburgh," the first being his great-great-uncle, Prince Alfred Ernest Albert. Alfred was shot just to the right of his spine and was tended for the next two weeks by six nurses, trained by Florence Nightingale and led by Matron Lucy Osburn, who had just arrived in Australia in February 1868. [4] He took part in a hunt at Hartebeeste-Hoek, resulting in the slaughter of large numbers of game animals. He joined the Royal Navy at age 14 as a midshipman and by 1866 had attained the rank of captain and had command of HMS Galatea, a steam-powered sail-equipped frigate. Currently at work in Berlin on a book for Alfred A. Knopf Publishers about the Cold War in … John Van der Kiste (Author) › Visit Amazon's John Van der Kiste Page. While still in command of the Galatea, the Duke of Edinburgh started from Plymouth on 24 January 1867 for his voyage around the world.
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