Prince Alexander John of Wales
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| Prince John | |
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| Prince Alexander John of Wales | |
| Full name | |
| Alexander John Charles Albert | |
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| HRH Prince Alexander John of Wales | |
| Royal house | House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
| Father | Edward VII |
| Mother | Alexandra of Denmark |
| Born | 6 April 1871 Sandringham House, Norfolk |
| Baptised | 7 April 1871 Sandringham House, Norfolk |
| Died | 7 April 1871 (aged 0) Sandringham House, Norfolk |
| Burial | Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sandringham |
Prince Alexander John Charles Albert of Wales (6 April, 1871 - 7 April, 1871) was the youngest son and sixth child of Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and his wife Princess Alexandra, Princess of Wales.
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[edit] Life
Prince Alexander John Charles Albert of Wales was born prematurely at 2:45 p.m. on 6 April, 1871 at Sandringham House. As a result of his premature birth, he was a sickly baby and he died twenty-four hours after his birth. He was christened privately in the evening after his birth by Reverend W. Lake Onslow. Both the Prince and Princess of Wales, a lady-in-waiting and a doctor who had been at the birth attended the christening.[1] Although he was christened Alexander John Charles Albert, his family always referred to him as John. Forty-eight years later, when his brother (who by then was George V) buried his youngest son The Prince John, the king recorded in his diary (21 January 1919): "dear little Johnnie was laid in the churchyard next to brother John." Similarly, Queen Alexandra also wrote, "now our two darling Johnnies lie side by side." The prince was buried below the wall of Sandringham Church (the Church of St Mary Magdalene), Norfolk.
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| British Royalty |
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| House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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| Edward VII |
| Albert, Duke of Clarence |
| George V |
| Louise, Princess Royal |
| Princess Victoria |
| Maud, Queen of Norway |
| Prince Alexander John |
| Maternal grandchildren |
| Alexandra, Duchess of Fife |
| Maud of Fife |
For the royal family, the name John has brought bad luck upon the bearer. Buried beside Alexander John at Sandringham is his nephew, The Prince John, the youngest son of George V. Also buried at Sandringham is John Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, who died within ten hours of his birth on 12 January 1960.
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- Marlene A. Eilers, "Queen Victoria's Descendants". Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987
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| 6th Generation | |
| 7th Generation | Albert, Duke of Clarence · George V of the United Kingdom · John of Wales · Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · George of Hanover · Arthur of Connaught · Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Christian of Hanover · Ernest, Duke of Brunswick |
| 8th Generation | Edward VIII of the United Kingdom · George VI of the United Kingdom · Henry, Duke of Gloucester · George, Duke of Kent · The Prince John · John Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover · Alastair, Duke of Connaught · George of Hanover |
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