(1844-1900), second son of Queen Victoria, also earl of Ulster, earl of Kent, duke of Saxony and duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He was educated by special tutors, and at the age of fourteen he joined the royal navy and served in various foreign stations. In 1862 he declined the offer of the throne of Greece. In 1867 he was appointed to the command of the frigate Galatea; in 1882 he was made vice admiral and in 1886 he became admiral of the squadron in the Mediterranean. He married in 1874 the grand duchess Marie, only daughter of the emperor of Russia.