Princess Alice of Albany

1883 - 1981  (97 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
            b. 15 Jul 1750, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire
            d. 9 Dec 1806, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld  (Age 56 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
  Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont
            b. 17 Feb 1861, Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont
            d. 1 Sep 1922, Tyrol, Austria  (Age 61 years)  (Mother) 

  Birth	25 Feb 1883	Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
  Given names	Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline
  Title	From 1917 to 16 Jan 1957 (33 years old)
  	Countess of Athlone
  Title	From 16 Jan 1957 to 3 Jan 1981 (73 years old)
  	Dowager Countess of Athlone
  Death	3 Jan 1981	Kensington Palace, London, England
  Burial	8 Jan 1981	Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore House, Home Park, Windsor, Berkshire, England
  Origins
  Siblings	1 brother
  	> 01. Princess Alice of Albany           b. 25 Feb 1883, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England           d. 3 Jan 1981, Kensington Palace, London, England  (Age 97 years) └─Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone           b. 14 Apr 1874, Kensington Palace, London, England           d. 16 Jan 1957, Kensington Palace, London, England  (Age 82 years),  m. 10 Feb 1904, St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England   > 02. Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany           b. 19 Jul 1884, Claremont, Surrey, England           d. 6 Mar 1954, Coburg, Bavaria, West Germany  (Age 69 years) └─Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein           b. 31 Dec 1885, Gut Grünholz, Thumby, Schleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire           d. 3 Oct 1970, Greinburg, Austria  (Age 84 years),  m. 11 Oct 1905, Glücksburg Castle, Schleswig
  Person ID	P8290	Europe
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany           b. 7 Apr 1853, Buckingham Palace, London, England           d. 28 Mar 1884, Cannes, France (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont           b. 17 Feb 1861, Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont           d. 1 Sep 1922, Tyrol, Austria (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	27 Apr 1882	St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
  Age at Marriage	Leopold was 29 years old. Helen was 21 years and 2 months old. Their age difference is 7 years and 10 months. They were married for 23 months.
  Family ID	F4039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone           b. 14 Apr 1874, Kensington Palace, London, England           d. 16 Jan 1957, Kensington Palace, London, England (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1904	St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
  Age at Marriage	Alice was 21 years old. Alexander was 29 years and 10 months old. Their age difference is 8 years and 10 months. They were married for 52 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F4064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Princess Alice of Albany(1883 – 1981) 2Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany(1853 – 1884) 4Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1819 – 1861) 8Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1784 – 1844) 16Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1750 – 1806) 17Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf(1757 – 1831) 9Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg(1800 – 1831) 18 19 5Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom(1819 – 1901) 10Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn(1767 – 1820) 20George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland(1738 – 1820) 21Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz(1744 – 1818) 11Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1786 – 1861) 22Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1750 – 1806) 23Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf(1757 – 1831) 3Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont(1861 – 1922) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31