Prince Alfred of Saxe Coburg and Gotha was a grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and the only son of Prince Alfred, the second son of Victoria and Albert. Young Alfred died in 1899, possibly the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His death devastated his parents, Alfred and Maria Alexandrovna.

Prince Alfred of Saxe Coburg and Gotha was a grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and the only son of Prince Alfred, the second son of Victoria and Albert. Young Alfred died in 1899, possibly the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His death devastated his parents, Alfred and Maria Alexandrovna.