26 August 1819 - Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born at Schloss Rosenau, Coburg in Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. The 2nd child and 2nd son of Ernest I Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Albert's future wife, HM Queen Victoria was born earlier in the same year with the assistance of the same midwife.