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Duke of Edinburgh | |||||
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |||||
Reign | 22 August 1893 – 30 July 1900 | ||||
Predecessor | Ernest II | ||||
Successor | Charles Edward | ||||
Born | Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England | 6 August 1844||||
Died | 30 July 1900 Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, German Empire | (aged 55)||||
Burial | 4 August 1900 | ||||
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House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
Father | Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
Mother | Queen Victoria | ||||
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Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||
Service | Royal Navy | ||||
Rank | Admiral of the Fleet | ||||
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Alfred (Alfred Ernest Albert; 6 August 1844 – 30 July 1900) was sovereign Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 22 August 1893 until his death in 1900. He was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was known as the Duke of Edinburgh from 1866 until he succeeded his paternal uncle Ernest II as the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in the German Empire.