Biography of Prince Alfred Windsor 1844-1900
Paternal Family Tree: Wettin
Maternal Family Tree: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 1610-1684
1837 Death of King William IV Succession of Queen Victoria
1840 Wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
1874 Wedding of Prince Alfred and Grand Duchess Maria of Russia
On 20 Jun 1837 King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 71) died at Windsor Castle [Map]. His niece [his mother] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 18) succeeded I Queen Great Britain and Ireland. His brother Ernest Augustus King Hanover (age 66) succeeded King Hanover. Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover (age 59) by marriage Queen Consort Hanover.
At 5am Francis Nathaniel Conyngham 2nd Marquess Conyngham (age 40) and Archbishop William Howley (age 71) went to Kensington Palace to inform the Princess she was now Queen. Francis Nathaniel Conyngham 2nd Marquess Conyngham (age 40) was the first to address her as 'Your Majesty'.
On 10 Feb 1840 [his father] Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 20) and [his mother] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 20) were married by Archibishop Charles Longley (age 45) at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She the daughter of Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn and Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn (age 53). He the son of Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 56) and Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg. They were first cousins. She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 06 Aug 1844 Prince Alfred Windsor was born to Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 24) and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 25) at Windsor Castle [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.16%.
In 1858 George Phipps 2nd Marquess Normanby (age 38) was appointed Governor of Nova Scotia. During his term he hosted [his brother] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 16) and Prince Alfred Windsor (age 13) at Government House.
On 14 Dec 1861 [his father] Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 42) died at Windsor Castle [Map]. His wife, [his mother] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 42) never recovered from his death spending, more or less, the remainder of her life in mourning.
On 10 Jun 1863 Prince Alfred Windsor (age 18) was appointed 736th Knight of the Garter by [his mother] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 44).
On 24 May 1866 Prince Alfred Windsor (age 21) was created 1st Duke Edinburgh.
On 09 Nov 1866 [his future brother-in-law] Tsar Alexander III of Russia (age 21) and Dagmar aka Maria Feodrovna Glücksburg (age 18) were married. She the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark (age 48) and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 49). He a great x 5 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. 
On 23 Jan 1874 Unknown Painter. The Wedding of Prince Alfred Windsor (age 29) and [his wife] Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 20).
On 23 Jan 1874 Prince Alfred Windsor (age 29) and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 20) were married. He the son of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 54). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
The Times. 02 Feb 1874. THE MARRIAGE FESTIVITIES IN RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURIG. Jan 31 Yesterday the Duke (age 29) and [his wife] Duchess of Edinburgh (age 20), the [his brother] Prince (age 32) and Princess of Wales (age 29), and [his brother] Prince Arthur (age 23) were present with all the Imperial family at the ball given by the Cesarewvitch. The Prince of Wales (age 32) wore the uniform of the Norfolk Militia and Prince Arthur (age 23) that of the Rifle Brigade. This evening a grand dinner, to which 400 guests are invited, will be given by the British Ambassador to the Crown Prince and Princess of Germany and Prince Arthur. Later on in the evening all the English Princes will go to the ball given at the Hall of the Nobles at 9:30.
On 28 Aug 1874 [his brother-in-law] Vladimir Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 27) and Marie Pavlona were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 15 Oct 1874 [his son] Alfred Windsor was born to Prince Alfred Windsor (age 30) and [his wife] Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 20) at Buckingham Palace [Map]. He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 29 Oct 1875 [his daughter] Marie Windsor was born to Prince Alfred Windsor (age 31) and [his wife] Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 22) at Eastwell Park, Kent. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 25 Nov 1876 [his daughter] Victoria Melita Windsor was born to Prince Alfred Windsor (age 32) and [his wife] Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 23). She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 01 Sep 1878 [his son] Stillborn Windsor was born to Prince Alfred Windsor (age 34) and [his wife] Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 24). He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 01 Sep 1878 [his daughter] Alexandra Windsor Princess was born to Prince Alfred Windsor (age 34) and [his wife] Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 24). She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 13 Mar 1881 [his father-in-law] Tsar Alexander II of Russia (age 62) was assassinated. He died at the Winter's Palace, St Petersburg. His son [his brother-in-law] Tsar Alexander III of Russia (age 36) succeeded III Tsar Russia. Dagmar aka Maria Feodrovna Glücksburg (age 33) by marriage Tsarina Russia.
As he was known to do every Sunday for many years, the emperor went to the Mikhailovsky Manège for the military roll call. A young member of the Narodnaya Volya ("People's Will") movement, Nikolai Rysakov, threw a bomb which explosion Alexander survived. A second young member of the Narodnaya Volya, Ignacy Hryniewiecki, threw a second bomb killing the Tsar.
In 1884 [his brother-in-law] Sergei Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 26) and Elisabeth Feodorovna were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 20 Apr 1884 [his daughter] Beatrice Windsor Duchess Galliera was born to Prince Alfred Windsor (age 39) and [his wife] Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 30) at Eastwell Park, Kent. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
In 1889 [his brother-in-law] Paul Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 28) and Alexandra Glücksburg (age 19) were married. She the daughter of George I King Greece (age 43) and Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 37). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 06 Feb 1889 [his son] Alfred Windsor (age 14) died.
On 10 Jan 1893 [his son-in-law] Ferdinand "The Unfier" Hohenzollern Sigmaringen (age 27) and [his daughter] Marie Windsor (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Prince Alfred Windsor (age 48) and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 39). She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 19 Apr 1894 [his son-in-law] Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 25) and [his daughter] Victoria Melita Windsor (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Prince Alfred Windsor (age 49) and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 40). He the son of Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha. They were first cousins. He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 01 Nov 1894 [his brother-in-law] Tsar Alexander III of Russia (age 49) died. His son Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (age 26) succeeded II Tsar Russia.
On 20 Apr 1896 [his son-in-law] Ernst Hohenlohe Langenburg II Prince (age 32) and [his daughter] Alexandra Windsor Princess (age 17) were married at Ehrenburg Palace. She the daughter of Prince Alfred Windsor (age 51) and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 42). She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 30 Jul 1900 Prince Alfred Windsor (age 55) died. Duke Edinburgh extinct.
On 24 Oct 1920 [his former wife] Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 67) died.
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Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
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Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Johanna Waldeck Wildungen Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Louis Frederick I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Rudolph 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
Great x 1 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg
Great x 2 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Christian Count of Stolberg Gedern
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Mecklenburg Güstrow 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernst Ludwig I Duke of Saxe Meiningen
Great x 3 Grandmother: Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernhard I Duke of Saxe Meiningen
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anton Ulrich Duke of Saxe Meiningen
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
GrandMother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Johann August Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Prince Alfred Windsor Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England
14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg I Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe Gotha Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
GrandFather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Katharina 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Johanna Waldeck Wildungen Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Louis Frederick I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Rudolph 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
Great x 1 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg
Great x 2 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Christian Count of Stolberg Gedern
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Mecklenburg Güstrow 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
