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Alfred Ernest Albert Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was born at Windsor Castle on 6 August 1844, the fourth child and second son of Queen Victoria. He pursued a highly successful career in the Royal Navy, ultimately becoming Admiral of the Fleet in 1893. He was the first British prince to visit Australia, where was received with great enthusiasm. However, on his second visit in 1868 he was the subject of an assassination attempt, being shot in the back. The bullet missed his spine, and the prince made a good recovery.
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