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Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha




1874 - 1899






Princess Marie
of Edinburgh,
Queen Marie of Romania


1875 - 1938





Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,

Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia

1876 - 1936
















(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 King George V of the United KingdomKaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.












 (Marie Alexandra Victoria; 29 October 1875 – 18 July 1938[note 1]), also known as Marie of Edinburgh, was the last Queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I.

As queen, she was very popular, both in Romania and abroad. In 1926, Marie and two of her children undertook a diplomatic tour of the United States. They were received enthusiastically by the people and visited several cities before returning to Romania







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Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,

Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

1878 - 1942





1884 – 1966














Princess Alexandra was born on 1 September 1878 at Rosenau Castle, Coburg.[1] Her father was the Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York on 6 July 1893.



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was a member of the British royal family, a male-line granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She later married into the Spanish royal family, and was the wife of Prince Alfonso de Orleans y BorbónInfante of Spain, a first cousin of Alfonso XIII of Spain.


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Queen Victoria´s grandchildren:

The children of

Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh / Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (6 August 1844 - 30 July 1900) &

Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Edinburgh (5 October 1853 - 24 October 1920)

married 23 January 1874