Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany

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Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha (Wettin, Ernestiner), Duke of Albany

German: Leopold George Duncan Albert von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Duke of Albany u. Prinz von Großbritannien und Irland
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Buckingham Palace, London, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
Death: March 28, 1884 (30)
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (Morphine and alcohol / haemophilia)
Place of Burial: St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
Husband of Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Duchess of Albany
Father of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone and Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Brother of Victoria, Princess Royal, German Empress & Queen of Prussia; princess Alice of the United Kingdom; Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; princess Helena of the United Kingdom; Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll and 3 others

Occupation: Prince, Duke of Albany, Aristokrat
Managed by: Noah Tutak
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About Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany

mtDNA haplogroup H (16111T, 16357C, 263G, 315.1C)

Wikipedia: English

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, born Leopold George Duncan Albert, on April 7, 1853, at Buckingham Palace, London, died March 28, 1884, at Cannes, France, Buried St George's Chapel, Windsor.

Prince Leopold was the eighth child and fourth son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Leopold was later created Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, and Baron Arklow. He had haemophilia, which led to his death at age 30.

Married:

  1. Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Prince Leopold and Princess Helena had two children:

  1. Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
  2. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany's Timeline

1853
April 7, 1853
Buckingham Palace, London, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
April 7, 1853
- May 24, 1881
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
June 20, 1853
Buckingham Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, ENG
June 20, 1853
Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
June 28, 1853
Buckingham Palace, St. James's, London, United Kingdom
June 28, 1853
Bagshot Park , England
1872
1872
- 1876
Age 18
Christ Church, Oxford University, England
1876
May 30, 1876
Age 23
May 30, 1876
Age 23
1881
May 24, 1881
- March 28, 1884
Age 28
London, Greater London, United Kingdom