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Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (16), second son of Queen Victoria, after whom several places and towns in SA are named, e.g. Port
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 1, p. 301
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 20). Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (16), second son of Queen Victoria, after whom several places and towns in SA are named, e.g. Port. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088700
South African History Online (2012) 'Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (16), second son of Queen Victoria, after whom several places and towns in SA are named, e.g. Port', South African History Online, 20 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088700 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
South African History Online, Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (16), second son of Queen Victoria, after whom several places and towns in SA are named, e.g. Port [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088700, (accessed 11 October 2026).
"Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (16), second son of Queen Victoria, after whom several places and towns in SA are named, e.g. Port." South African History Online, 20 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088700. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (16), second son of Queen Victoria, after whom several places and towns in SA are named, e.g. Port." South African History Online. July 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088700.
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