Prince Albert Monument (Coburg)

Prince Albert Monument (Coburg)

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Prince Albert Monument (Coburg)

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16. januar 2023

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The monument shows the prince-consort in the regalia of a Knight of the Order of the Trousers. In his hands he holds the blueprint for London's Crystal Palace, a building he designed himself for the first World's Fair in London in 1851, and a marshal's baton.

The larger-than-life statue, cast in bronze, was made from a model by the English sculptor William Theed the Younger.

Source: touren-lutherland-thueringen.de/mobile/de/punkt/denkmal/prinz-albert-denkmal/19383999

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A truly royal gift...

Franz Albrecht August Karl Emanual of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the little brother of Ernst II, who ruled the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha for almost 50 years.

In the summer of 1836 he met his cousin Victoria for the first time while visiting London. She soon fell in love with the young prince from Coburg and wrote in a letter to her uncle King Leopold about her first prospect of "great happiness"

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When the prince stayed in London again on October 10, 1839, Victoria asked for his hand in marriage just five days later. The wedding took place on February 10, 1840. Despite initial conflicts of interest, the marriage of the two turned out to be very happy and Queen Victoria was deeply distressed when Prince Albert died at the age of 42 after 22 years of marriage.
She donated the monument in the middle of Coburg's market square to the city in 1865. She personally traveled to the inauguration with her children.
Source: touren-lutherland-thueringen.de/mobile/de/punkt/denkmal/prinz-albert-denkmal/19383999

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