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Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was born on August 26, 1819, at Schloss Rosenau, in Bavaria. He was the younger son of the duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who divorced...

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Albert was born in the Saxon duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld to a family connected to many of Europe's ruling monarchs.

Prince Albert was the consort of Queen Victoria and one of the most famous royal husbands in history. Still, people tend to see him as an obedient, romantic figure next to his powerful, desperately in love wife—but nothing could be further from the truth. From his controlling habits to his tragic end, Prince Albert’s life was one wild, sordid ride.

Albert was given the title ‘Prince Consort’ a few years after his marriage and he became the queen’s trusted advisor and took on the responsibilities of running the queen's household, estates, and office. The queen was left devastated by his premature death at the age of 42. Image Credit Birthday: August 26, 1819 ( Virgo)

Albert was born near Coburg, in Germany. He was the son of Ernest I, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Anhalt. He was a clever child, and liked science, reading and mathematics . He married Queen Victoria, his first cousin, on 10 February 1840.

Prince Albert was born on the 26th August 1819 as the second son of the reigning duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He was raised like a twin with his older brother Ernest after there only was 14 months between them. Albert tells Victoria how his mother ran away from his father and was captured, sent to exile were she died. Victoria