Education Of A Princess A Memoir By Marie, Grand Duchess Of R... by Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() To learn more about Alfred, see Unofficial Royalty: Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Maria’s Early Life ![]() This palace, known as Palais Edinburg, would be his residence in Coburg until his accession 28 years later. With his future role as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in mind, in 1865 Alfred purchased a palace in Coburg, just across the square from Schloss Ehrenburg, the official ducal residence. Alfred went on to have a thirty-five-year career in the Royal Navy.Īlong with his military career, Prince Alfred studied at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Bonn. ![]() Rising quickly through the ranks, by February 1866 he had been elevated to the rank of Captain, and the following year was given command of his own ship, HMS Galatea. After being educated at home, along with his older brother The Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII), Alfred entered the Royal Navy at just 14 years old. He was born at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England on August 6, 1844. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was the second of the four sons and fourth of the nine children of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Alfred, on the left, with his elder brother Bertie, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII Credit – Wikipedia ![]()
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