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Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-HBoase, Frederic
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Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H
Boase, Frederic
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ALBANY, LEOPOLD GEORGE DUNCAN ALBERT, 1 Duke of (_8 child and 4 son
of Queen Victoria_). _b._ Buckingham palace 7 April 1853. K.G. 24
May 1869, K.T. 24 May 1871; matric. at Univ. of Ox. (Ch. Ch.)
1872; D.C.L. 1876; P.C. 1874; admitted by patrimony to freedom of
city of London 25 Oct. 1875; a younger brother of the Trinity
House 1875; an elder brother 1878; G.C.S.I. 25 Jany. 1877; a
bencher of Lincoln’s Inn 18 June 1877; G.C.M.G. 24 May 1880;
created Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, and Baron Arklow 24 May
1881. _d._ Villa Nevada, Cannes at 2 a._m._ 28 March 1884. _bur._
royal tomb, St. George’s chapel, Windsor 5 April. _Graphic_,
_xxix_, 317–22 and 341–61 (1884) 2 _portraits_; _I.L.N. lxxxiv_,
313–29 (1884), 4 _portraits_.
ALBEMARLE, AUGUSTUS FREDERICK KEPPEL, 5 Earl of. _b._ 2 June 1794;
M.P. for Arundel (whig) as Viscount Bury 8 March 1820 to 2 June
1826; succeeded as 5 Earl 30 Oct. 1849, but never took his seat in
House of Lords; declared to be of unsound mind on an inquisition
Dec. 1849. _d._ Blacklands house asylum, King’s Road, Chelsea 15
March 1851.
ALBERT, PRINCE CONSORT OF QUEEN VICTORIA. _b._ the Rosenau near
Coburg 26 Aug. 1819; baptised in the Marble hall at the Rosenau 19
Sep. 1819 when he received the following names in the order in
which they are given, Franz Karl August Albrecht Immanuel; ed. at
Brussels and Bonn 1836–38; invested with the order of the Garter
at Gotha 23 Jany. 1840; received the title of Royal Highness by
patent 6 Feb. 1840; naturalized by act of parliament 3 and 4 Vict.
cap. 2, 7 Feb. 1840; Field Marshal 8 Feb. 1840. _m._ at the chapel
royal, St. James’s Palace, London 10 Feb. 1840 Queen Victoria;
G.C.B. 6 March 1840, acting great master 31 May 1843; Colonel 11
Hussars 30 April 1840 to 25 April 1842; appointed Regent 4 Aug.
1840; admitted to the freedom of city of London 28 Aug. 1840; P.C.
11 Sep. 1840; ranger of Windsor park 6 April 1841; pres. of fine
arts commission 22 Nov. 1841; lord warden of the Stannaries, and
chief steward of the Duchy in Cornwall and Devon 16 April 1842;
colonel Scots Fusilier guards 25 April 1842 to 25 Sep. 1852;
governor and constable of Windsor castle 18 May 1843 to death;
captain general and colonel of the Artillery company 20 Sep. 1843;
elected chancellor of Univ. of Cam. 27 Feb. 1847, by a majority of
112 over Earl Powis, installed chancellor 6 July 1847; organised
the Great Exhibition of 1851; colonel in chief of 60th or King’s
Royal rifle corps 15 Aug. 1850 to 23 Sep. 1852; of the Rifle
brigade 23 Sep. 1852 to death; master of the Trinity house 19 Oct.
1852 to death; colonel of Grenadier guards 23 Sep. 1852 to death;
created Prince Consort by patent 25 June 1857; pres. of British
Association at Aberdeen 14 Sep. 1859; G.C.S.I. 25 June 1861;
composed many songs and chorales; the “Athalie” and “Œdipus” of
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