328 HRH Prince Albert of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha

HRH Prince Albert of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha

✶ 26 August 1819 at the Palace of Rosenau at Coburg
✟ 14 December 1861 at Windsor castle, England

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 28 January 1856

motto

Treu und fest (Faithful and steadfast)

shield

Painted 1862 by C G Sjöblom.

other awards

None

Biography

Second son of Duke Ernst I. Married his cousin Queen Victoria of Great Britain in 1840. He was granted the style of Royal Highness on 6 February 1840, and given the title of Prince Consort on 25 June 1857.

Placement

Not on display.