Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Albert, Prince Consort
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Born in the Saxon duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld to a family connected to many of Europe's ruling monarchs, at the age of 20 Albert married his cousin, Victoria; they had nine children.
Initially he felt constrained by his role of prince consort, which did not afford him power or responsibilities.
He gradually developed a reputation for supporting public causes, such as educational reform and the abolition of slavery worldwide, and was entrusted with running the Queen's household, office and estates.
He was heavily involved with the organisation of the Great Exhibition of 1851, which was a resounding success.
Victoria came to depend more and more on Albert's support and guidance.
He aided the development of Britain's constitutional monarchy by persuading his wife to be less partisan in her dealings with Parliament—although he actively disagreed with the interventionist foreign policy pursued during Lord Palmerston's tenure as Foreign Secretary.
Albert died following a long illness at the relatively young age of 42.
Victoria was so devastated at the loss of her husband that she entered into a deep state of mourning and wore black for the rest of her life.
On her death in 1901, their eldest son succeeded as Edward VII, the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, named after the ducal house to which Albert belonged.
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, (Leopold George Duncan Albert; 7 April 185328 March 1884) was the eighth child and youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Leopold was later created Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, and Baron Arklow.
He had haemophilia, which led to his death at the age of 30.
Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897)
William Thomas Smith( born 9 April 1897, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
John Stewart, Duke of Albany
John Stewart, Duke of Albany( 1481 or 14842 July 1536 in Mirfleur, France) was regent of the Kingdom of Scotland, Duke of Albany in peerage of Scotland and Count of Auvergne and Lauraguais in France.
Catherine of Austria, Lady of Coucy
Catherine of Austria (9 February 1320 – 28 September 1349) was the oldest daughter of Leopold I, Duke of Austria and his wife Catherine of Savoy.
She was a member of the House of Habsburg by birth and married the Lord of Coucy.
James Dromgole Linton
Sir James Dromgole Linton( 26 December 1840, St Pancras, London – 3 October 1916, Hampstead, London) was an English painter in oil and watercolour and a lithographer.
He was knighted in 1885.
Linton was educated at Leigh's School of Art.
At the beginning of his career he was an illustrator and lithographer for" The Graphic".
One of his most famous paintings is" The Marriage of H.R.H. the Duke of Albany," which was done in oil in 1885 at the command of Queen Victoria.
( The marriage depicted is that of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany in 1882.)
Charles T. Jacoby, brother of Sir James Alfred Jacoby, commissioned a series of five oil paintings illustrating the' History of a Soldier of the Sixteenth Century' with the titles" The Declaration of War, The Benediction, The Surrender, Victorious," and" The Banquet."
Linton was elected an associate in 1867 and a member in 1870 of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.
He was president of the Royal Institute from 1884 to 1899 and then from 1909 until his death.
In 1897 he won the Jubilee Medal.
Charlotte Zeepvat
Charlotte M. Zeepvat is an author and historian of European royal history.
She has written five books published by Sutton Publishing, including biographies of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and the Romanov Imperial Family.
An avid collector of original historical photographs, Zeepvat has also produced two collections of royal photographs, one about Queen Victoria and the other about the Romanovs.
Zeepvat was the primary contributor to the monthly journal" Royalty Digest" from 1991 to 2005, and contributes to its successor" Royalty Digest Quarterly".
She also has written for" The Independent".
Thomas Scott (diver)
Thomas Scott( 1907- date of death unknown) was an English diver.

Question: When did Prince Leopold, Duke Of Albany's father die?
Answer: 14 December 1861