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Reviewer: J Milburn (talk · contribs) 12:23, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting subject, and it's always going to be an interesting article, as there is so little to say. Review coming soon. J Milburn (talk) 12:23, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Do we have any idea why he was called "Alfred"?
  • "Alfred was buried at Westminster Abbey, though his remains were later moved to St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1820." Family crypt? Why were they moved?
  • "and the sight of Alfred's posthumous portrait" Is this the one used in the article? Who was it by?
  • Are the unlinked people on the family tree worth redlinks?
  • Can we perhaps have a page ref for ref 17?
  • There really isn't an explicit statement that says Alfred is also unique among their first fourteen children for never being an older sibling while he was alive, as the only child younger than him was born after his death. Anyone looking at a George III family tree displaying the birth/death years can see a source for the above statement. Ruby 2010/2013 03:43, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Memorials of St. James's palace, Volume 2" Palace?
  • What was he in line for the throne upon his birth? Ninth, as the ninth son? (Probably obvious)
  • "his early death at the age of nearly two, along with the demise of his brother Prince Octavius six months later, was a shock to their parents. In his later bouts of madness King George would have imagined conversations with both of his youngest sons." You don't mention the shock of Octavius's death elsewhere in the article. Perhaps mention that Alfred's death was a shock, then introduce Octavius in the next sentence?
  • Looking for further sources, I can barely find a mention of him. Here there's a mention of how he preferred his children while they were young, and a different year is given for the conversations with the dead princes. This mentions the grief of the king, but agrees with your date for the conversations. A search through some scholarly articles throws up nothing much.
  • I also noticed the differences in year (1811 versus 1812). The king's last bout of illness began in 1811 til his death, so any hallucinations could have occurred in either year. On further inspection I'm inclined to go with Black's date (he's a more established historian). Will fix in article. Ruby 2010/2013 05:04, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hope these thoughts have been helpful. J Milburn (talk) 12:51, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You've raised some good points. The sources I use unfortunately don't answer the above questions, but I'll do some more research in the next few days. Because of his age, Prince Alfred is naturally not the focus of most historians and biographers, limiting the info out there. :/ Thanks, Ruby 2010/2013 21:29, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]