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Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the husband of Queen Victoria. He was born in the Saxon duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, to a family connected to many of Europe's ruling monarchs. At the age of 20, he married his first cousin, Queen Victoria; they had nine children. Initially he felt constrained by his role of prince consort, which did not afford him power or responsibilities. He gradually developed a reputation for supporting public causes, such as educational reform and the abolition of slavery worldwide, and was entrusted with running the Queen's household, office and estates. He was heavily involved with the organisation of the Great Exhibition of 1851, which was a resounding success. Victoria came to depend more and more on his support and guidance. He aided the development of Britain's constitutional monarchy by persuading his wife to be less partisan in her dealings with Parliament—although he actively disagreed with the interventionist foreign policy pursued during ... • Find on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=U... • ____________________________________ • Shortcuts to chapters: • 00:01:38 Early life • 00:03:54 Marriage • 00:08:25 Consort of the Queen • 00:13:09 Reformer and innovator • ____________________________________ • • Copyright WikiVidi. • Licensed under Creative Commons. • Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert,...

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