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Tragically, a week after his twenty-eighty birthday Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence & Avondale succumbed to a severe bout of influenza at Sandringham in January 1892. Commenting on his son’s death in January 1892, the Prince of Wales said he would have ‘gladly given his own life’. Princess Alexandra never fully recovered the loss ...
Alexandra of Denmark. Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (Albert Victor Christian Edward; 8 January 1864 – 14 January 1892) was the eldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) and grandson of the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria. From the time of his birth, he was ...
In 1879, the two princes were sent as naval cadets on a three-year world tour aboard HMS Bacchante. Albert Victor Duke of Clarence and Avondale. In 1883, Albert Victor was sent to complete his education at Trinity College, Cambridge. His tutor, J K Stephens was similarly unimpressed by the Prince's abilities, commenting "I do not think he can ...
Although Prince Albert’s full official title was Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, those closest to him knew him by a different name entirely. To distinguish the young royal from all the other Alberts multiplying in his family, everyone just affectionately called him “Eddy.” Man, you think you know somebody. Getty ...
May 18, 2023 · English: HRH Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (Albert Victor Christian Edward; 8 January 1864 – 14 January 1892) was a member of the British Royal Family, as the eldest son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) and Alexandra of Denmark. At the time of his birth, he was second in the line of succession to the ...
The Oxford Companion to British History. Clarence, Albert Victor Christian Edward, duke of (1864–92). Clarence was the first son of Edward, prince of Wales, and grandson of Queen Victoria. From the beginning, his health caused anxiety and he seems to have been congenitally handicapped: at the age of 5 he was described as ‘languid and ...
1864. Died. 1982. Portrait Year. 1882. Portrait Age. 18. Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale was the eldest son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and Alexandra of Denmark. The Prince's life has been the subject of speculation and conspiracy theories, including a connection with the “Jack the Ripper” murders.
