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Prince Albert Monument, Coburg
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January 16, 2023
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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
•January 16, 2023
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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"
Source: touren-lutherland-thueringen.de/mobile/de/punkt/denkmal/prinz-albert-denkmal/19383999
•January 16, 2023
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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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Elevation 290 m
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