Queen isabel ii biography of albert

A German man by ethnicity and by birth, Prince Albert was born in the Saxon ducal holding of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, which existed within the grander realm of the German Confederation. The family from which Albert, Prince Consort was descended was large and extensive; the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha family had various members installed as monarchs throughout Europe – one being Queen Victoria herself. Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert were first cousins: their parents were siblings. His wife ruled Great Britain from 1837-1901; the second-longest of any British sovereign surpassed only by her great-great-granddaughter Queen Elizabeth (r. 1952-present.)

When Albert Became Prince Albert

Albert married Queen Victoria in 1840, three years into her reign. Seeing as royal custom prevented a reigning monarch from being proposed to, Victoria proposed to her future husband herself. The couple had met as early as 1836 and pursued a fo