Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Alfred
Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Photograph, 1890s
BornPrince Alfred of Edinburgh
(1874-10-15)15 October 1874
Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom
Died6 February 1899(1899-02-06) (aged 24)
Sanatorium Martinsbrunn, Meran, Austria-Hungary
Burial
Names
Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha
FatherAlfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
MotherGrand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert; 15 October 1874 – 6 February 1899), was the son and heir apparent of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He died aged 24 under circumstances still not entirely clear. He was a first cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, King George V of the United Kingdom and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.