Albert was married to Queen Victoria - but some believe he may have been illegitimate Who was Prince Albertâs father and was Albert illegitimate? Officially, Prince Albertâs father was Ernest I Duke Of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, however his marriage to Albertâs mother, Princess Louise Of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, was an unhappy one. The pair married in 1817, and they quickly had two children: Ernest II and Albert.