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    Alfred Ernest Albert Saxe-Coburg

    Birth: 8-6-1844

    Death: 7-31-1900

    Nickname: Duke of Edinburgh

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He was the fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. In May of 1866, he was created the Duke of Edinburgh. He later received the title of Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha after his uncle's death in 1893. WHS wrote to FWS in 1871 that other countries like Japan, China, and Hong Kong viewed a visit from WHS with equal "distinction as a visit from the Duke of Edinburg"

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He was the fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. In May of 1866, he was created the Duke of Edinburgh. He later received the title of Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha after his uncle's death in 1893. WHS wrote to FWS in 1871 that other countries like Japan, China, and Hong Kong viewed a visit from WHS with equal "distinction as a visit from the Duke of Edinburg"
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