c. 1860, Photograph, B 6502
Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh 1844-1900, second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was known as the Duke of Edinburgh from 1866 until he succeeded his paternal uncle Ernest II as the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in the German Empire. During his naval career, while in command of the 'Galatea', he visited Glenelg on 31 October, 1867. He was the first member of the Royal Family to visit Australia. Prince Alfred College was named in his honour to mark such an occasion.