Portrait Of Prince Albert Of Saxe-coburg-gotha, 19th Century Gouache Drawing

Portrait of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha wearing the order of the House of Ernestine. French school of the 19th century, charcoal drawing with gouache, dimensions without frame H16 cm x W12.5 cm, dimensions with frame H19.5 cm x W16 cm, good condition (small chip at the bottom right of the glass). Shipping costs, contact us. Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (26 August 1819 at Rosenau Castle near Coburg – 14 December 1861 at Windsor Castle) was Prince Consort of the United Kingdom as the husband of Queen Victoria from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. Born in the German Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld into a sovereign house related to several European reigning houses, he married his first cousin, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, at the age of 20, with whom he had nine children. Although he had to wait fifteen years before officially becoming Prince Consort, which did not bring any particular power, he quickly supported several causes such as educational reform and the abolition of slavery and took responsibility for the management of the Queen's estates. Victoria increasingly depended on Albert's support and advice. He thus contributed to the development of the British 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 Lord Palmerston's tenure as Foreign Secretary. The death of the Prince Consort in 1861, at the age of 42, deeply affected the Queen, who sank into a state of deep mourning and wore black for the rest of her life. Thirty-nine years later, in 1901, the Queen's death brought their eldest son to the throne, who took the name Edward VII, becoming the first monarch of the United Kingdom from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.