On This Day In History . 30 July 1900 . Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died . . ⬛ He died of throat cancer on 30 July 1900 in a lodge adjacent to Schloss Rosenau, the ducal summer residence just north of Coburg. He was buried at the ducal family's mausoleum in the public Glockenburg Cemetery of Coburg . Born.6 August 1844, Prince Alfred was the second son & fourth child of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. . ◼ Prince Alfred reigned as Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha from 1893 to 1900. He was known as the Duke of Edinburgh from 1866 until he succeeded his paternal uncle Ernest II as the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha in the German Empire. . ◼ Alfred remained second-in-line to the British throne from his birth until 8 January 1864, when his older brother Edward & his wife Alexandra of Denmark had their first son Prince Albert Victor. Any legitimate children of his older brother took priority in the succession list. Alfred became third-in-line to the throne & as Edward & Alexandra continued to have children, Alfred was further demoted in the order of succession. . ◼ In the Queen's Birthday Honours on 24 May 1866, the Prince was created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Ulster, & Earl of Kent. . ◼ Alfred served in the Royal Navy, from 1856, eventually being promoted to admiral on 18 October 1887, he went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in August 1890. He was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet on 3 June 1893. . ◼ Alfred was the first member of the royal family to visit Australia, the Duke was received with great enthusiasm. During his stay of nearly five months he visited Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane & Tasmania. Adelaide school Prince Alfred College was named in his honour to mark such an occasion. He was also the first member of the Royal Family to visit New Zealand, arriving in 1869 on HMS Galatea. . ◼ The Duke of Edinburgh also became the first European prince to visit Japan & on 4 September 1869, he was received at an audience by the teenaged Emperor Meiji in Tokyo. . Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018 . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d30Jul #theyear1900 (at Schloss Rosenau, Coburg) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jhg_8AT4E/?igshid=cb5bmrvm0hjv