H.R.H. the Prince of Wales
A BENCHER OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE.
THE most high, puissant, and illustrious Prince Albert Edward, Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Wales, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,[1] Great Steward of Scotland, Duke of Cornwall and Rothsay, Earl of Chester, Carrick, and Dublin, Baron Renfrew, and Lord of the Isles, K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., P.C, personal A.D.C. to Her Majesty, a field-marshal of the forces, col.-in-chief of 1st life guards, 2nd life guards, and royal horse guards, col. 10th hussars, capt.-genl. of the Hon. Artillery Company, hon. col. of the Oxford and of the Cambridge university corps, of the Middlesex Civil Service corps of rifle volunteers, of the 3rd batt. Gordon highlanders, and of the Sutherland Highland rifle volunteers, hon. capt. of the Royal Naval Reserve, field-marshal in the German army, and col. of the Blucher hussars 1883, admitted to the Middle Temple, called to the bar and to the bench of that society 31 Oct., 1861, educated at Christ Church, Oxford, D.C.L. 1868, and at Trin. Coll., Camb., LL.D., also LL.D. Dublin 1868 and Calcutta 1875, an Elder Brother of Trinity House, also Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Freemasons of England, president of the Society of Arts and of St. Bartholomew's Hospital; His Royal Highness was born at Buckingham Palace 9 Nov., 1841, created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, by patent under the Great Seal, 4 Dec, 1841, baptized at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, 25 Jan., 1842, married there 10 March, 1863, H.R.H. the Princess Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia (v.a., c.i.), eldest dau. of Christian IX., King of Denmark, born 1 Dec, 1844, and has had 3 sons and 3 daus.
(1) Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, K.G., 1883, a bencher of the Middle Temple 10 June, 1885, of Trin. Coll., Camb., 1883, lieut. Prince of Wales's own Norfolk artillery militia and hon. sub. lieut. Royal Naval Reserve 1883 ; born 8 Jan., 1864, baptized at Buckingham Palace.
(2) Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert, K.G. 1884, acting sub. lieut. R.N.; born 3 June, 1865, baptized at Windsor Castle.
(3) Prince Alexander John Charles Albert, born 6, died 7 April, 1871.
(4) Princess Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar, born 20 Feb., 1867.
(5) Princess Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary, born 6 July, 1868.
(6) Princess Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria, born 26 Nov., 1869.
Arms— Quarterly : 1st and 4th, gu. three lions passant-guardant or, England; and, or, a lion rampant within the royal treasure gu. Scotland; 3rd, az. a harp or, stringed arg. Ireland; a label of three points arg. for difference; on an inescutcheon, Barry of ten or and sa. a rue crown in bend vert. Saxony.
Crest — On the coronet of the Prince of Wales a lion guardant or, crowned with the like coronet, and differenced as the arms.
Badge— A plume of three ostrich feathers arg. enfiled by a coronet, with the motto "Ich Dien."
Supporters — Dexter, a lion guardant or, crowned with the Prince of Wales's coronet. Sinister, an unicorn arg. gorged with a coronet, therefrom a chain reflexed over the back or, each differenced as in the arms.
Motto— Ich Dien, I serve.
Seats — Sandringham, Norfolk.
London Residence — Marlborough House, St. James's, S.W.
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- ↑ H.R.H. resigned, Oct., 1863, on behalf of himself and his descendants, all right and title to the reigning dukedom of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in favour of the Duke of Edinburgh and his descendants.
