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His royal highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales

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Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front.

The House of Windsor is the royal house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. Founded by Ernest Anton, the sixth duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, it is the royal house of several European monarchies, and branches currently reign in Belgium through the descendants of Leopold I, and in the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms through the descendants of Prince Albert. It succeeded the House of Hanover as monarchs in the British Empire following the death of Queen Victoria. The name was changed from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor in 1917 because of anti-German sentiment in the British Empire during World War I. Windsors were originally a branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha that have provided five British monarchs to date, including four kings and the present queen, Elizabeth II. The name had a long association with the monarchy in Britain.

Victorian Times London. Victoria was born May 24, 1819, Kensington Palace, London, United Kingdom, and was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death, January 22, 1901,

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prince albert of great britain medium full shot three quarter length portrait prince of wales 1860 victorian highness albert edward albert highness wood engravings portrait prints periodical illustrations king of great britain edward 19th century british portrait library of congress facing front portrait
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01/01/1860
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Victorian Times London
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prince albert of great britain medium full shot three quarter length portrait prince of wales 1860 victorian highness albert edward albert highness wood engravings portrait prints periodical illustrations king of great britain edward 19th century british portrait library of congress facing front portrait