" This person faced mistrust because he was an ancestor of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
This person presided over the first public meeting of the Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade at Exeter Hall. This person had the governess Louise Lehzen exiled in a power struggle. This person defeated the Earl of Powis to become Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. Lord Palmerston claimed that only himself, a mad German professor, and this person understood the Schleswig-Holstein problem. This non-head of state was advised by Baron Stockmar. As chief organizer of the Great (*) Exhibition, this person commissioned Charles Fox and Joseph Paxton to create a building known as the "Crystal Palace." This person faced mistrust because he was an ancestor of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. This person's wife wore black for the rest of her life due to grief over his death. For 10 points, name this Prince consort of Queen Victoria.
This person presided over the first public meeting of the Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade at Exeter Hall.
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha