Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert; 15 October 1874 – 6 February 1899), was the son and heir apparent of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He died aged 24 under circumstances still not entirely clear. He was a first cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm II, King George V of the United Kingdom and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

Titles and styles

 * 15 October 1874 – 23 August 1893: His Royal Highness Prince Alfred of Edinburgh.
 * 23 August 1893 – 6 February 1899: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Honours

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 * Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Medal, 21 June 1887
 * Knight of Justice of St. John, 25 April 1893
 * Knight of the Garter, 23 April 1894
 * Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Bar, 22 June 1897
 * Prussia
 * Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, June 1889
 * Knight of the Black Eagle, 12 April 1894
 * Hesse and by Rhine: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 19 April 1894
 * Ernestine duchies:
 * Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 1892
 * Duke Alfred and Duchess Marie Silver Wedding Medal (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), 23 January 1899
 * Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 1894
 * Kingdom of Romania: Grand Cross of the Crown of Romania, 10 January 1893
 * Russian Empire:
 * Knight of St. Andrew, 19 April 1894
 * Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky, 19 April 1894
 * Knight of the White Eagle, 19 April 1894
 * Knight of St. Anna, 1st Class, 19 April 1894
 * Knight of St. Stanislaus, 1st Class, 19 April 1894
 * 🇧🇪 Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (military), 22 July 1898