CHAPTER VII.

EARLY DAYS OF PRINCE ALBERT.

Birth--Melancholy Story of his Mother--Brought up under the Care of his Two Excellent Grandmothers--His Winning Ways as a Child--His Tutor, Florschütz--The Brothers, Ernest and Albert--Visit to Brussels, and its Beneficial Effects--Hard Study--Tour through Germany, &c.--First Visit to England, and Meeting with Victoria--Studies at Brussels--Enters the University of Bonn--Tour to Switzerland and Italy--Public Announcement of Betrothal--Leaves Coburg and Gotha for his Marriage 52