Leopold George Duncan Albert (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) of Albany (1853 - 1884)

Born 7 Apr 1853 in Buckingham Palace, Westminister, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Helene Friederike Auguste Waldeck und Pyrmont — married 27 Apr 1882 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1884 at age 30 in Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Biography

Leopold (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) of Albany is a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Prince Leopold was born on 7 Apr 1853 ^[1] in Buckingham Palace.^[2] He was christened Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert, on 28 June 1853 in London, England.^[3]

As a child, he spent time with his family at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight,^[4] and at Windsor Castle in Berkshire. ^[5] He continued to reside at Windsor Castle as a young man, with his widowed mother Queen Victoria.^[6]

He became a Freemason on 1 May 1874 while at Oxford.^[7]

He suffered from hemophilia yet lived to age 31.^[8] In 1882, he married Helene Waldeck und Pyrmont.^[9] In 1884, while en route to Darmstadt for the marriage of his neice, Princess Victoria Alberta of Hesse, he stopped in Cannes, France for about two weeks. After attending a festival at the Nautical Club while leaving he fell on the grand staircase which soon after resulted in his death.^[9][10]

Leopold George Duncan Albert Duke Albany died on 28 March 1884 in Cannes, France, and his estate passed probate on 1 July 1884.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915"
   England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Page: 221; Volume: 1a
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8912 #43042450 (accessed 6 May 2023)
   Leopold George Duncan Albert birth registered Apr-May-Jun 1853 in St George Hanover Square.
2. ↑ Queen Victoria, from her birth to the death of the Prince Consort by Woodham Smith, Cecil, 1896-1977. Publisher: New York, Knopf. Publication date: 1972. Page 333. Source: url: https://archive.org/details/queenvictoriafro00wood/page/332/mode/2up?q=leopold
3. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1864427
   Ancestry uk Record 9841 #94161741 (accessed 6 May 2023)
   Leopold George Duncan Albert Prince baptism on 28 Jun 1853, son of Albert Prince & Victoria Queen, in London, England.
4. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: Rg 9; Piece: 653; Folio: 48; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542679; ED, institution, or vessel: 12a; Household schedule number: 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8767 #7925626 (accessed 6 May 2023)
   Leopold Geo Duncan Albert (7) son in household of Victoria R (41) in Whippingham in Isle of Wight registration district in Hampshire, England. Born in London, Middlesex, England.
5. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1302; Folio: 103; Page: 1; GSU roll: 838775; ED, institution, or vessel: Windsor Castle; Household schedule number: 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #169477 (accessed 6 May 2023)
   Leopold George Duncan Albert His Royal Highness Prince Leopold (17) son in household of Her Majesty the Queen (51) in New Windsor in Windsor registration district in Berkshire, England.
6. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 1325; Folio: 98; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1341322; ED, institution, or vessel: Windsor Castle
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #26627061 (accessed 6 May 2023)
   H R H Prince Leopold (27), son, in household of The Queen (61) in Windsor Castle Berks, Windsor Castle in Windsor registration district in Berkshire, England. Born in London, London, Middlesex, England.
7. ↑ Freemason Membership: "England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921"
   Library and Museum of Freemasonry; London, England; Freemasonry Membership Registers; Description: Register of Contributions: Country and Foreign Lodges, 421-588 (1832); 336-407 (1863)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 60620 #1276348 (accessed 6 May 2023)
   Gender: Male; Lodge: Apollo University Lodge; Profession: Christchurch; First Payment Year on Register: 1874; Lodge Number: 357, 460; Year range: 1863-1887; Name: Prince Lepold His Royal Highnes; Initiation Date: 1 May 1874; Folio Number: 278; Lodge Location: Oxford.
8. ↑ Queen Victoria, from her birth to the death of the Prince Consort by Woodham Smith, Cecil, 1896-1977. Publisher: New York, Knopf. Publication date: 1972. Page 419. Source: url: https://archive.org/details/queenvictoriafro00wood/page/418
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} 1884 - The Morning News: "Newspapers.com"
   "Death of a Prince Queen Victoria's Youngest Son Dies Suddenly - Leopold Duke of Albany, Expires in a Fit at Cannes - His Life". The Morning News (Wilmington, Delaware) Sat, Mar 29, 1884, page 1
   Newspapers Clip: 124133123 (accessed 5 May 2023)
10. ↑ Standard Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    "Death of the Duke of Albany". The Standard (London, Greater London, England) Sat, Mar 29, 1884, page 5
    Newspapers Clip: 124134246 (accessed 6 May 2023)
11. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
    Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #4143266 (accessed 6 May 2023)
    Leopold George Duncan Albert Duke Albany probate on 1 Jul 1884 in Principal Registry. Died 28 Mar 1884 in Surrey, England.

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