#princealfred

[thebritishmonarchycouk]

On This Day In History . 23rd January 1874 . Prince Alfred married Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. . . ◼ Alfred reigned as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900. He was the second son & fourth child of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert. 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 and Gotha in the German Empire. . ◼ On 23 January 1874, he married the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, the second (& only surviving) daughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia & his wife Marie of Hesse & by Rhine, daughter of Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Hesse & by Rhine & Wilhelmine of Baden, at the Winter Palace, St Petersburg. . ◼ To commemorate the occasion, a small English bakery made the now-internationally-popular Marie biscuit, with the Duchess' name imprinted on its top. The Duke & Duchess of Edinburgh made their public entry into London on 12 March. . ◼ The marriage, however, was not a happy one. She was surprised to discover that she had to yield precedence to the Princess of Wales & all of Queen Victoria's daughters & insisted on taking precedence before the Princess of Wales (the future Queen Alexandra) because she & her father the Tsar considered the Princess of Wales' family (the Danish Royal Family) as inferior to their own. . ◼ Queen Victoria refused this demand, yet granted her precedence immediately after the Princess of Wales. Her father gave her the then-staggering sum of £100,000 as a dowry, plus an annual allowance of £28,000. . ◼ They had five children; Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Marie, Queen of Romania; Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, later Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia; Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; & Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #D23Jan #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1874 #RoyalWedding #PrinceAlfred #GrandDuchess #MariaAlexandrovna #TheWinterPalace #stpetersburg #Russia #Historic #Wedding #Weddings #Duke #Duchess #weddingday #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #History #saintpetersburg #WinterPalace (at Saint Petersburg, Russia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs_lNKaFGN1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gsvt6vtinq4x

[romanov-royalty]

𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐴𝑙𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑎- Princess 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮 (1846-1923) was born #onthisday 25 May 1846 at Buckingham Palace in London, as the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Nicknamed 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 she was described lively, outspoken and something of a tomboy little girl , reacting by punching the bully on the nose against brotherly teasing. Princess 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮 had a very close relationship with her elder brother Prince 𝗔𝗹𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗱, who was the second son and fourth child of the Queen. He considered her younger sister to be his favourite sister. 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗲 described as an extrovert with an enquiring mind and enjoyed learning as well as being great violin player. In fact, of her brothers, only 𝗔𝗹𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗱 was naturally mechanically minded. Being next to each other in age, they were close throughout childhood, and 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 was almost as good as him when it comes to understanding machinery. She enjoyed steering the steam yacht Fairy in all weathers and did so with the calmness of an adult. To her mother's chargin she was quite uninterested in her appearance, tying her hair back with an old piece of ribbon while she spent hours below deck, getting her hands covered with grease, learning exactly how steam worked. It was her father who championed her against teasing on account of her apparently unladylike, practical ways. 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 grew up to be one of the toughest, physically speaking, of the royal sisters. It was hardly surprising that sport appealed to her more than her work in the schoolroom. She was great at swimming and racing and even loved watching the boys playing football. With her deep voice and long striding gait, and her dislike of trailing around in long skirts, she longed to be an athlete, or at least to lead a more outdoor life. In the dramas and tableaux vivants which thé children often staged for their parents' amusement, Princess 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮 generally took the part of a boy. (continued in comments ⬇) __________________ #princesshelena #princealfred #queenvictoria #princealbert #victorian #royalsiblings #royal #family #winterhalter https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd_oBNzM06X/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thebritishmonarchycouk]

Prince Alfred drawing by his mother Queen Victoria, 1849 . Born on this day in 1844, Prince Alfred was the second son & fourth child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom & Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. . 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 and Gotha in the German Empire. . . Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 . #Princealfred #DukeofEdinburgh #Dukeofsaxecoburgandgotha #royalfamily #royal #royalty #windsorcastle #buckinghampalace #britishroyalfamily #royals #EnglishHistory #Britishhistory #britishroyalty #thecrown #britishroyals #crown #britishmonarchy #history #windsor #RoyalHistory #HistoryFacts #British #London #Historic #historyblogger #historyinpictures #Princealbert (at Windsor Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDj_AmJD6vW/?igshid=1s3cpankuxca7

[thebritishmonarchycouk]

Prince Alfred by his father Prince Albert. 1849 . Born on this day in 1844, Prince Alfred was the second son & fourth child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom & Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. . 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 and Gotha in the German Empire. . . Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 . #Princealfred #DukeofEdinburgh #Dukeofsaxecoburgandgotha #royalfamily #royal #royalty #windsorcastle #buckinghampalace #britishroyalfamily #royals #EnglishHistory #Britishhistory #britishroyalty #thecrown #britishroyals #crown #britishmonarchy #history #windsor #RoyalHistory #HistoryFacts #British #London #Historic #historyblogger #historyinpictures #Princealbert (at Windsor Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDj-07GjQSh/?igshid=18zi4ztxmod6s

[thebritishmonarchycouk]

On This Day In History . 6 August 1844 . Prince Alfred was born . . ◼ Alfred was born at Windsor Castle to the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria, & her husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. As a son of the British monarch, he was styled His Royal Highness The Prince Alfred at birth & was second in the line of succession behind his elder brother, Edward, The Prince of Wales. . ▪ He was known to his family as "Affie", after a childhood mispronunciation of the name "Alfred". . ▪ Alfred was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Howley, at the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle on 6 September 1844. His godparents were his mother's first cousin, Prince George of Cambridge (represented by his father, The Duke of Cambridge); his paternal aunt, the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (represented by his maternal grandmother, the Duchess of Kent); & Queen Victoria's half-brother, Carl, Prince of Leiningen (represented by The Duke of Wellington, Conservative Leader in the Lords). . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1844 #PrinceAlfred #DukeofEdinburgh #DukeofSaxeCoburgandGotha #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #Royalty #History #BritishMonarchy #D6Aug #VintagePhoto #VintagePhotography #Heritage #Royal #Royals #Duke #RoyalDuke #British #Picoftheday #onthisday #RoyalHistory #buckinghampalace (at Buckingham Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/B00y7gBgEZ7/?igshid=1rsejwu4wtgeh

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Friday night swim 🏊

[luvrin84]

Exploring Sydney on my own #sydney #princealfred #park #greenery (at Prince Alfred Park)

[melbourne-journal]

Prince Alfred Saying Hello.. #princealfred #hotel #richmond #churchst #red #awnings #architecture #melbourne #melbournejournal #hello #buildings #bluesky #springiscoming #frontdoor #melbournehotels #melbournearchitecture #prettycitymelbourne #discovermelbourne #takemetomelbourne #streetsofmelbourne #streetphotography #melbourneman #sunny (at Prince Alfred Hotel)