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Prince Alfred, 1856 (c)

Photograph by John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1903), 1856 (c).

A portrait photograph of Prince Alfred Ernest Edward (1844-1900), the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Alfred joined the Royal Navy in 1858 and eventually captained his own vessel, the frigate HMS 'Galatea' before becoming Admiral. Titled as the Duke of Edinburgh from 1866, he later succeeded his paternal uncle as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

From a photograph album previously owned by General Sir Sam Browne VC.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1999-09-42-136

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1999-09-42-136