1819 - 1861 Person Name: H. R. H. the Prince Consort Hymnal Number: 158 Composer of "GOTHA" in Church Hymnal Albert, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort of Great Britain born at Castle Rosenau, near Coburg, Aug. 26, 1819, died at Windsor Castle, Dec 14, 1861. Pianist, studied music at Coburg and at Brussels. Works: Masses; Anthems; Songs and glees; also an opera, Hedwig von Linden.
Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians by John Denison Camplin, Jr. and William Foster Apthorp (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888)
Albert, Prince Consort