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Prince Leopold

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The Resume

    (April 7, 1853-March 28, 1884)
    Born in London, United Kingdom
    Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, and Baron Arklow
    Fourth and youngest son of Son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
    Hemophiliac
    Died at age 30 of a cerebral hemorrhage following a fall

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a Freemason.
    He at one point considered marrying a cousin, Princess Frederica of Hanover.
    His death inspired a really awful poem by William Topaz McGonagall.
    He also thought of marrying Daisy Maynard, who later became a mistress to his brother, King Edward VII.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He inherited the hemophilia gene from his mother.
    He was friends with Alice Liddell, the real life inspiration for 'Alice in Wonderland.'
    He went to Oxford University.
    He may have had epilepsy as well as hemophilia.

Credit: Truffle


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 37 Votes: 32.43% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 76 Votes: 60.53% Annoying