453 HRH Prince Leopold of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Albany, Prince of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha

HRH Prince Leopold of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Albany, Prince of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha

✶  7 April 1853 in Buckingham Palace, London
✟  28 March 1884 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes), France

Appointed

London 24 May 1881

motto

Missing

shield

Painted 1884 by Carl Högberg.

other awards

None

Biography

Fourth son of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. Grandfather of Princess Sibylla, consort of Prince Gustav Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (mother to the current King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf).
Received the order at King Oscar II’s visit to England.

Placement

Not on display.