Albert Prince Of Saxe Coburg And Gotha - Kingson-upon-Hull, UK
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N 53° 45.547 W 000° 21.303
30U E 674356 N 5959967
This statue of Prince Albert, the Consort of Queen Victoria stands in Pearson Park not far from a similar statue of Queen Victoria herself.
Waymark Code: WM14WVB
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/03/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Prince Albert
"Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; later The Prince Consort; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) 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, with whom he would ultimately have nine children. At first, Albert felt constrained by his position as consort, which did not confer any power or duties upon him. Over time he adopted many public causes, such as educational reform and a worldwide abolition of slavery, and took on the responsibilities of running the Queen's household, estates and office. He was heavily involved with the organisation of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Albert aided in the development of Britain's constitutional monarchy by persuading his wife to show less partisanship in her dealings with Parliament—although he actively disagreed with the interventionist foreign policy pursued during Lord Palmerston's tenure as Foreign Secretary.

He died at the relatively young age of 42, plunging the Queen into a deep mourning that lasted for the rest of her life."
Extracted from Wikipedia

The Statue

The statue of Queen Victoria had been erected to commemorate her visit to the city of Kingston Upon Hull. When Albert died, only three years later, it was fitting that a statue of him should also be erected in the same park, although surprisingly they are not next to each other.

It shows him in a poise as though he is making a public speech. He has a scroll in the right hand, and the right arm is folded upon his breast, whilst with his left hand he is leaning upon the top of a small Corinthian column as emblematic of the fine arts.

The plinth of the statue has carved representations of his coat of arms as Prince Consort, Queen Victoria's coat of arms and the coat of arms of the city of Hull. On the front of the plinth is the following inscription.
Monarch Ranking: Prince / Princess

Proper Title and Name of Monarch: Albert, prince consort of Great Britain and Ireland

Country or Empire of Influence: United Kingdom

Website for additonal information: [Web Link]

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