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.
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Prince Albert
The bronze statue of Albert was originally gilded but this was removed in WW1...
Coburg Dwelllings This block was built by the Mercers Company in 1904. It was...
The Prince Regent (later King George IV) had died more than twenty years befo...
Designed by Joseph Durham with modifications by Sydney Smirke. Inaugurated by...
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Prince Albert
{On a red granite panel laid into the front of the stone plinth:} Jenner {On...
What do you think Albert might be on about? We doubt many people would guess ...
The last of 12 Eleanor Crosses erected to celebrate Eleanor's last journey. ...
