Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, consort of Queen Victoria mb-height 5717 A busy scene with people

A busy scene with people

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Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, consort of Queen Victoria mb-height 5717 A busy scene with peoplePrince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, husband and consort of Queen Victoria, c1840 1861 (1910). Prince Albert (1819 1861) married his first cousin, Queen Victoria, in 1840. In 1857 he was given the title Prince Consort and became the Queen's private advisor. He was interested in arts, science and industry and planned the Great Exhibition of 1851. His death in 1861, from typhoid fever, was a crushing blow to Queen Victoria, who wore mourning dress