Born Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, Germany, as Albert Francis Augustus Charles Emanuel. Married his first cousin, Victoria, in 1840. President of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition. Generally in charge of any large and/or cultural project around, such as the 30 year rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament after the fire of 1834.
The picture is a watercolour by Victoria.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Prince Albert
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Albert Memorial - Prince Albert
Albert is shown holding the catalogue of the Great Exhibition, held in this p...
Coburg Dwellings
Coburg Dwellings This block was built by the Mercers Company in 1904. It was ...
Cromwell Buildings
The Prince Regent (later King George IV) had died more than twenty years befo...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Prince Albert
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Jenner statue
{On a red granite panel laid into the front of the stone plinth:} Jenner {On...
Prince Albert's words of wisdom
What do you think Albert might be on about? We doubt many people would guess ...
Other Subjects
Silver Wedding of Queen & Prince Philip
At the time of their wedding Philip's title was Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, not Prince, and the Queen was still Princess Elizabeth. If their family names had not been Anglicised earlier ...
2 memorials
Napoleon III of France
Last monarch of France. Son of Louis Bonaparte (Napoleon I's brother) and Hortense de Beauharnais, he was known as Louis Napoleon. He grew up in Switzerland and Germany, but due to involvement in r...
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Royalty, France, Switzerland
2 memorials
1 memorial
Queen Caroline of Brunswick
Queen Consort. Born Caroline Amelia Elizabeth in Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in modern-day Germany. She was engaged to the future King George IV, even though he was illegally married to Maria Fitzherber...
1 memorial
Coronation of King Edward VII
King Edward VII. Originally scheduled for 26 June but delayed due to the main player needing to have his appendix out, an innovative operation at the time. The elderly Archbishop Temple officiated ...
9 memorials
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Queen Mother Rose Walk
SW1, St James's Park
This Rose Walk has been given by friends of the National Gardens Scheme to mark the 80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. 4...
2 subjects commemorated
Alfred George Stevens
Sculptor. Born Blandford Forum. Spent most of his life and energy creating the Wellington memorial in St Paul's Cathedral. The railings with lions (also by Stevens) around this were originally, 185...
2 memorials
Antonio Lacovara
Graphic designer killed in the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster, aged 24. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out further research: Antonio Lacovara was born on 28 May 1975 in Nottingham. He was the son o...
1 memorial
T. Dickinson
Church warden of Holy Trinity, Sloane Square in 1889.
1 memorial
Baroness Garden of Frognal
LibDem politician. Created a Life Peer in 2007.
1 memorial
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