Prince Albert of Monaco & Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Albert Of Saxe-coburg And Gotha
1839 - 1861
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Prince Albert of Monaco and Queen Victoria were married for 21 years. They dated for 3 years after getting together on 15th Oct 1839. After a 3 months engagement they were married on 10th Feb 1840. 21 years later Prince Albert of Monaco died, leaving behind his partner and 9 children.

They had 9 children, Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa (183), Albert Edward (182), Alice Maud Mary (180), Alfred Ernest Albert (179), Helena Augusta Victoria (177), Louise Caroline Alberta (175), Arthur William Patrick Albert (173), Leopold George Duncan Albert (170) and Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore (166).

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German Royal Prince Albert of Monaco was born Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on 26th August, 1819 in Saxon duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and passed away on 14th Dec 1861 Osborne House, Isle of Wight aged 42. He is most remembered for Husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His zodiac sign is Virgo.

British Royal Queen Victoria was born Alexandrina Victoria on 24th May, 1819 in London, England, UK and passed away on 22nd Jan 1901 Isle of Wight, UK aged 81. She is most remembered for Longest reigning Monarch of United Kingdom until 2015, when she was surpassed by Queen Elizabeth II.. Her zodiac sign is Gemini.

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Relationship Statistics

StatusDurationLength
DatingMay 1836 - 15th Oct 1839 3 years, 5 months
Engaged15th Oct 1839 - 10th Feb 1840 3 months, 28 days
Married10th Feb 1840 - 14th Dec 1861 21 years, 10 months
Total 15th Oct 1839 - 14th Dec 1861 22 years, 2 months


By 1836, the idea of marriage between Albert and his cousin, Victoria, had arisen in the mind of their ambitious uncle, Leopold, King of the Belgians since 1831. At this time, Victoria was the heir to the British throne. Her father, Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George III of the United Kingdom, had died when she was a baby, and her elderly uncle, William IV, was king. Her mother was Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, the sister of both Albert`s father, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Leopold, King of the Belgians. Leopold arranged for his sister, Victoria`s mother, the Duchess of Kent, to invite the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his two sons to visit her in May 1836, with the purpose of meeting Victoria. King William IV, however, disapproved of any match with the Coburgs, and instead favoured the suit of Prince Alexander, second son of William II of the Netherlands. Victoria was well-aware of the various matrimonial plans and critically appraised a parade of eligible princes. She wrote, "[Albert] is extremely handsome; his hair is about the same colour as mine; his eyes are large and blue, and he has a beautiful nose and a very sweet mouth with fine teeth; but the charm of his countenance is his expression, which is most delightful." Alexander, on the other hand, was "very plain".
Victoria wrote to her uncle Leopold to thank him "for the prospect of great happiness you have contributed to give me, in the person of dear Albert ... He possesses every quality that could be desired to render me perfectly happy." Although the parties did not undertake a formal engagement, both the family and their retainers widely assumed that the match would take place.
Victoria came to the throne aged just eighteen on 20 June 1837. Her letters of the time show interest in Albert`s education for the role he would have to play, although she resisted attempts to rush her into marriage. In the winter of 1838–39 the prince visited Italy, accompanied by the Coburg family`s confidential adviser, Baron Stockmar.
Albert returned to England with Ernest in October 1839 to visit the Queen, with the object of settling the marriage. Albert and Victoria felt mutual affection and the Queen proposed to him on 15 October 1839. Victoria`s intention to marry was declared formally to the Privy Council on 23 November, and the couple married on 10 February 1840 at the Chapel Royal, St. James`s Palace. Just before the marriage, Albert was naturalised by Act of Parliament, and granted the style of Royal Highness by an Order-in-Council. At first, he was not popular with the British public. He was perceived to be from an impoverished and undistinguished minor state, barely larger than a small English county. The British Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, advised the Queen against granting her husband the title of "King Consort". Parliament even refused to make Albert a peer, partly because of anti-German feeling and a desire to exclude Albert from any political role. Melbourne led a minority government and the opposition took advantage of the marriage to weaken his position further. They opposed the ennoblement of Albert and granted him a smaller annuity than previous consorts, £30,000 instead of the usual £50,000. Albert claimed that he had no need of a British peerage; he wrote, "It would almost be step downwards, for as a Duke of Saxony, I feel myself much higher than as a Duke of York or Kent." For the next seventeen years Albert was formally titled "HRH Prince Albert" until, on 25 June 1857, Victoria formally granted him the title Prince Consort.
They had 9 children: The Princess Victoria (1840-1901), Edward VII (1841-1910), The Princess Alice (1843-1878), The Prince Alfred (1844-1900), The Princess Helena (1846-1923), The Princess Louise (1848-1939), The Prince Arthur (1850-1942), The Prince Leopold (1853-1884) and The Princess Beatrice (1857-1944).

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Relationship Timeline

- Breakup

14th April, 1857 - Child

7th April, 1853 - Child

1st May, 1850 - Child

18th March, 1848 - Child

25th May, 1846 - Child

6th August, 1844 - Child

25th April, 1843 - Child

9th November, 1841 - Child

21st November, 1840 - Child

10th February, 1840 - Marriage

10th February, 1840 - Marriage

15th October, 1839 - Engagement

15th October, 1839 - Engagement

- Hookup

Couple Comparison

Name
Prince Albert of Monaco
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert of Monaco
Queen Victoria
Age (at start of relationship)
20
20
Height
Male
5' 10" (178 cm)
Female
5' 0" (152 cm)
Zodiac
Virgo
Gemini
Occupation
Royalty
Royalty
Hair Color
Brown - Light
Brown - Dark
Eye Color
Blue
Brown - Light
Nationality
German
British
Religion
Lutheran
Anglican / Episcopalian
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Children

NameGenderBornAge
Victoria Adelaide Mary LouisaFemale21st November, 1840183 years old
Albert EdwardMale9th November, 1841182 years old
Alice Maud MaryFemale25th April, 1843180 years old
Alfred Ernest AlbertMale6th August, 1844179 years old
Helena Augusta VictoriaFemale25th May, 1846177 years old
Louise Caroline AlbertaFemale18th March, 1848176 years old
Arthur William Patrick AlbertMale1st May, 1850173 years old
Leopold George Duncan AlbertMale7th April, 1853170 years old
Beatrice Mary Victoria FeodoreFemale14th April, 1857166 years old

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