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Victoria's season three ends in a cliffhanger regarding Prince Albert's health, but here's the true story of his passing.

Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria of Britain, was a German prince who came to wield great influence on British society.

Young Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

William Essex trained as an enamel painter in the workshop of Charles Muss (1779 – 1824), Enamel Painter to William IV. Essex first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1818 and throughout the 1820s and early 1830s built up a successful practice, working chiefly in enamel. William Essex must have had his first introduction to court circles through Charles Muss. He may initially have worked in collaboration with his teacher, but by 1827 was earning his own commissions from George IV. In 1834…

Although some experts still disagree about the cause of Prince Albert’s untimely demise, the most likely culprit seems to be the bacterium Salmonella typhi.

Here are five unknown facts about Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria.

Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Prince Albert (1819-61) seated, facing a quarter to the left. He turns his head towards the camera and gazes upwards, to the right. He poses with his right leg crossed over his left leg. Photograph taken at Buckingham Palace.