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Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (Leopold George Duncan Albert; 7 April 1853 – 28 March 1884) was the eighth child and youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Leopold was later created Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, and Baron Arklow. He had haemophilia, which contributed to his death following a fall at the age of 30.
- 7 April 1853, Buckingham Palace, London
- Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Mar 30, 2021 · Learn about the real Prince Leopold, the fourth son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who suffered from haemophilia and epilepsy. Discover how he became a scholar, a patron of the arts, and a member of the Freemasons, and how he died at 30 in 1884.
Prince Leopold 1853–1884 1st Duke of Albany: Dukedom of Cumberland and Teviotdale forfeit, 1919: Dukedom of Edinburgh (2nd creation) extinct, 1900: Duke of Clarence and Avondale, 1890: Duke of York (6th creation), 1892: Prince Albert Victor 1864–1892 Duke of Clarence and Avondale: George Frederick Ernest Albert 1865–1936 Duke of York ...
- 24 May 1881
- Peerage of the United Kingdom
Learn about the life and death of Prince Leopold, the eighth child and fourth son of Queen Victoria and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He was a haemophiliac, a patron of the arts, and the father of the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
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- Princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise. left: Queen Victoria with her eldest daughter Victoria, Princess Royal circa 1845 | right: Victoria in 1867, portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.
- Prince Albert Edward Wettin. left: Portrait of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, by Winterhalter, 1846 | right: Edward and Alexandra on their wedding day, 1863.
- Princess Alice Maud Mary. left: Alice (right) and her sister Victoria in the 1850s | Princess Alice Maud Mary. Photograph by Camille Silvy, June 1861. Alice, born April 25, 1843, was embraced into the family by older siblings Vicky and Bertie, even considered “the beauty of the family.”
- Prince Alfred Ernest Albert. left: Alfred Ernest Albert in 1861 | right: Prince Alfred at age 21, in naval uniform with the star of the Garter. Born on August 6, 1844, Victoria and Albert’s fourth child Prince Alfred was second in line to the throne until 1864, when his older brother Edward (Bertie) started having children.
A collection of portraits of Prince Leopold, the fourth and youngest son of Queen Victoria, who suffered from haemophilia and epilepsy. See his family, friends and associates in various settings and occasions.
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (Leopold George Duncan Albert; 7 April 1853 – 28 March 1884) was the eighth child and youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Leopold was later created Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, and Baron Arklow. He had haemophilia, which contributed to his death following a fall at the age of 30.
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