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What country was Prince Albert, Prince Arthur's father, originally from?
France
Germany
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
England
Answer
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was a principality in what is now the German state of Thuringia. It was created in 1826 by the merger of the duchies of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Prince Albert, Prince Arthur's father, was born in Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1819. He was the son of Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. In 1840, Albert married Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
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