Born: 1841
Married: Louise of Hohenlohe-Oehringen (1867-1945)
Died: 1897
Albert Edward (‘Bertie’), King Edward VII of Great Britain
Born: 1841
Son of: Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819-1861) & Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
Married: Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925)
Children: Albert Victor, George, Louise, Victoria, Maud
Died: May 1910, Buckingham Palace
“With King Edward’s passing we lost a loveable, wayward and human monarch. He was one who came to decisions by instinct and not by logic and rarely made a mistake in his judgement of men…The king’s great attraction was that he was a very good listener…All his personal Household loved him and his friends were deeply attached to him…He never posed and never pretended to be any better than he was.” (Frederick Ponsonby)
“…This brilliant young man, who even as a child already showed signs of the charm that later on endeared him to all who had the privilege of knowing him. “ (Princess Marie Louise)
“The systematic idleness, laziness - disregard of everything is enough to break one’s heart, and fills me with indignation.” (Queen Victoria)
Albert, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg
Born: 1843
Son of: Edward (1804-1852) & Louise Reuss of Griez (1822-1875)
Married: Marie of Prussia (1855-1888)
Children: Olga, Marie
Albert, Duke of St. Elena
Born: 1854
Son of: Henry of Seville (1823-1870) & Helen of Castella (1821-1863)
Married: Margaret d’Ast y de Castellviu
Died: 1939
Albrecht, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
Born: 1863
Son of: Frederick (1814-1885) & Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe (1821-1897)
Married: 1) Ortrud of Isenberg (1879-1918)
Children: Marie Louise*, Frederick Wilhelm, Johan Georg*, Frederick Ferdinand (*Marie Louise & Johann Georg were adopted by Ernst Gunther)
2) Hertha of Isenberg (1883-1972)
Died: 1848
Albert Victor (‘Eddy’), Duke of Clarence and Avondale
Born: 1864
Son of: King Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark
Died of influenza: January 1892
“He is very much to be liked, has most excellent manners, thoughtful for others & always anxious to do the right thing. He is however young for his age and requires to be brought out.” (Lord Wolesley)
“His was such a gentle, kind and affectionate nature, that everyone was devoted to him, and it is some consolation to me to know that his memory will be cherished by all his relations and friends. We are all heartbroken and I am sure we shall never quite get over it.” (His sister, Princess Louise)
Albrecht, Prince of Wurttemberg
Born: 1865
Son of: Philipp (183801917) & Marie of Austria (1845-1927)
Married: Margarethe Sophie of Austria (1870-1902)
Children: Philipp Albrecht, Albrecht Eugen, Karl, Marie Amelia, Marie Theresia, Marie Elizabeth, Margarethe
Died: 1939
Albert, Prince of Thurn & Taxis
Born: 1867
Son of: Maximilian (1831-1969) & Helene in Bavaria (1834-1890)
Married: Margaret of Austria (1870-1955)
Children: Franz Josef, Karl August, Ludwig Philipp, Maximilian, Elizabeth, Raphael Ranier, Philipp
Died: 1952
Reputedly very arrogant, very unpopular an very rich.
Albert (‘Abby’), Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Born: 1869
Son of: Christian, and Helena of Great Britain
Children: Valerie (mother unknown)
Died: 1931
Albrecht, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born: 24 October 1869, Ratiboritz
Son of: Wilhelm Karl (1834-1906) & Bathildis of Anhalt (1837-1902)
Married: 1) Elsa of Wurttemberg (1876-1936)
Children: Maximilian, Franz Josef, Alexander, Bathildis
2) Maria Herget (1897-1942)
Died: 25 December 1942, Linz
Albert Wilhelm, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Born: 1886
Son of:
Died: Killed in action 1918
Albert, Prince of Saxony
Born: 25 February 1895, Dresden
Son of: George (1832-1904) & Maria Ana of Portugal (1843-1884)
Died: 1900
Albert I, King of the Belgians
Born: 8 April 1875, Brussels
Son of: Philip of Flanders (1837-1905) & Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1845-1912)
Married: Elizabeth of Bavaria (1876-1965)
Children: Leopold, Charles, Marie-Jose
Died: Killed in a climbing accident 17 February 1934, Marche-les-Dammes
Albrecht Eugen, Prince of Wurttemberg
Born: 8 January 1895, Stuttgart
Son of: Albrecht (1865-1939) & Margarethe Sophie of Austria (1870-1902)
Married: Nadeja of Bulgaria (1899-1958)
Children: Ferdinand, Margarethe, Eugen, Alexander, Sophie
Died: 24 June 1954
Albert (‘Bertie’), King George VI of Great Britain
Born: 1895
Son of: George V (1865-1936) & May of Teck
Married: Elizabeth Bowes-Lion (1900-2002)
Children: Elizabeth, Margaret
Died: 1952
Albrecht, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born: 17 October 1900, Ludwigsburg
Son of: Maximilian (1871-1904) & Olga of Wurttemberg (1876-1932)
Married: Walburga von Hirschberg (1906-1986)
Died: 20 March 1984, Eugendorf
Albrecht, Prince of Urach
Born: 1903
Son of: William (1864-1928) & Amelie of Bavaria (1865-1912)
Married: Ute Waldchmidt (1922-1984)
Died: 1969
Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
Born: 1905
Son of: Crown Prince Rupert (1869-1955) & Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria (1878-1912)
Married: 1) Maria vo Trakostjan (1904-1969)
Children: Marie Gabrielle
2) Eugenie von Buzlin (1921-1983)
Died: 1996
Alexander, Prince of Wurttemberg
Born: 1802
Son of: Alexander (1771-1833) & Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1779-1824)
Married: Marie of Orleans (1813-1839)
Children: Philipp
Alexander, Duke of Wurttemberg
Born: 1804
Son of: Ludwig (1756-1817) & Henriette of Nassau (1780-1857)
Married: Claudine, Countess Rhedey (1812-1841)
Children: Amelie, Claudine, Franz
Died: 1885
Alexander Karl, Prince of Anhalt Bernburg
Born: 1805
Married: Frederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg (1811-1902)
Died: 1863
Alexander, Prince of Serbia
Born: 1806
Married: Persida Nenadovich
Children: Polexia, Cleopatra, Alexander, Svetozec, Peter, Arsen
Died: 1885
Alexander II, Tsar of Russia
Born: 1818
Son of: Nicholas I (1796-1855) & Charlotte of Prussia (1798-1860)
Married: 1) Marie of Hesse (1824-1880)
Children: Alexandra, Nicholas, Alexander, Vladimir, Alexei, Serge, Pavel
2) Ekaterina Dolgorukaya (1847-1922) Morganatic marriage
Children: George, Olga, Boris, Catherine
Murdered: March 1881, St. Petersburg
“The mildest and best sovereign Russia had.” (Queen Victoria)
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