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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| name = Prince Victor Duleep Singh<br />
| title = Crown Prince of Punjab<br />
| full name = Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh<br />
| image = File:Prince Victor Duleep Singh, 1897.jpg<br />
| caption = Photograph of Victor as Emperor [[Akbar]] of India taken at the [[Devonshire House]] Ball by [[Alexander Bassano]] in 1897.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.npgprints.com/image/1130502/alexander-bassano-walker-boutall-prince-victor-albert-jay-duleep-singh-as-akbar|title = National Portrait Gallery Prints &#124; King & McGaw}}</ref><br />
| succession = Head of the Royal House of Punjab<br />
| reign = 22 October 1893 – 7 July 1918<br />
| reign-type = Period<br />
| predecessor = [[Duleep Singh]]<br />
| successor = [[Frederick Duleep Singh]]<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Lady Anne Coventry]]|1898}}<br />
| father = [[Duleep Singh]]<br />
| mother = [[Bamba Müller]]<br />
|birth_name=Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh| birth_date = {{Birth date|1866|07|10|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[London]], England, United Kingdom<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1918|07|07|1866|07|10|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Monte Carlo]], Monaco<br />
}}<br />
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'''Prince Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh''' (10 July 1866 – 7 June 1918) was the eldest son of [[Maharani]] [[Bamba Müller]] and [[Maharaja]] Sir [[Duleep Singh]], the last Maharaja of [[Lahore]], and of the [[Sikh Empire]], and the grandson of Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]].<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jun27/sunday/head4.htm The Kohinoor, Duleep Singh and his descendants] ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', 27 June 1999.</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Victor Duleep Singh was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Trinity College, Cambridge]],<ref>{{acad|id=DLP884PV|name=Duleep-Singh, Prince Victor Albert Jay}}</ref> where he met Lady Anne Blanche Alice Coventry whom he would later marry. In 1887 he entered the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], with a special Cadetship and left it the following December to be commissioned as Lieutenant into the [[1st (Royal) Dragoons]]. <br />
[[File:Sydney Prior Hall (1842-1922) - Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh (1866-1918) - RCIN 403748 - Royal Collection.jpg|left|thumb|Prince Victor's portrait oil on canvas by [[Sydney Prior Hall]] made in 1879 now a part of the [[Royal Collection]].]]<br />
In 1889 Singh was stationed at [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]], as a member of the staff of [[John Ross (1829–1905)|General Sir John Ross]], commander of British forces in [[British North America]]. In December, he was rumoured to be engaged to marry Jeanne Turnure, daughter of Lawrence Turnure, a [[New York City]] banker, after staying at the Turnure house in [[Newport, Rhode Island]], the previous summer; the rumour was however denied by the banker.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1889/12/02/archives/unlucky-prince-duleep-singh.html Unlucky Prince Duleep Singh] ''[[New York Times]]'', 2 December 1889.</ref> In February the following year, Singh took a three-month leave of absence from the army to meet his father in [[Paris]], when rumours of unpaid creditors in Halifax became current for the first time.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1890/02/15/archives/the-indian-prince-has-fled-victor-duleep-singh-leaves-his-halifax.html The Indian prince has fled.; Victor Duleep Singh leaves his Halifax creditors behind] in ''[[New York Times]]'' dated 15 February 1890.</ref> He continued to serve in the Royal Dragoons until he resigned his commission in 1898.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/asian/servicerecords/britarmy.htm |title=Service Record |publisher=Movinghere.org.uk |access-date=10 August 2009}}</ref><br />
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On the death of his father, Maharaja Sir [[Duleep Singh]], on 23 October 1893, Victor succeeded him as Head of the Royal House of the Punjab.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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On 4 January 1898, Prince Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh married Lady Anne Coventry, a daughter of [[George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry|the 9th Earl of Coventry]], who was eight years younger than himself. The marriage created a sensation: it was the first time an Indian prince had married an English noblewoman, and the marriage was made possible primarily due to the intervention of [[Edward VII|the Prince of Wales]] (subsequently King Edward VII). The wedding took place at [[St Peter's Church, Eaton Square]], London, where [[Queen Victoria]] was also represented.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1902/09/05/archives/hindu-prince-bankrupt-victor-duleep-singhs-marriage-to-lady-anne.html Hindu Prince Bankrupt; Victor Duleep Singh's Marriage to Lady Anne Coventry in 1898 Caused a Sensation.] ''[[New York Times]]'', 5 September 1902.</ref><br />
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Singh was declared [[bankrupt]] on 4 September 1902, with debts totaling £117,900 (approximately £{{formatprice|{{Inflation|UK-GDP|117900|1902}}}} in today's value), despite his £8,250 annual allowance and his wife's income of £2,500. The bankruptcy was attributed to bad investments and to gambling, something that plagued him for the rest of his life.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1902/09/19/archives/indian-princes-bankruptcy.html Indian Prince's Bankruptcy] ''[[New York Times]]'' , 19 September 1902.</ref><br />
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He died, without legitimate issue, aged 51, on 7 June 1918, and was buried at the Anglican Cemetery above [[Monte Carlo]]. Beside him is the grave of his wife who died aged 82, on 2 July 1956.<ref>[http://www.duleepsingh.com/PlaceToVisit.aspx Places to Visit] ''[[Duleep Singh]]''.</ref><br />
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==Honours==<br />
===National dynastic honours===<br />
* [[File:Sikh Empire Flag.png|25px]][[Sikh Empire|House of Punjab]]: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Propitious Star of Punjab{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
* [[File:Sikh Empire Flag.png|25px]] [[Sikh Empire|House of Punjab]]: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Ranjit Singh{{cn|date=August 2020}}<br />
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===National honours===<br />
* {{flag|United Kingdom}}: Recipient of the [[King Edward VII Coronation Medal]]<br />
* {{flag|United Kingdom}}: Recipient of the [[King George V Coronation Medal]]<br />
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==Ancestry==<br />
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|1= 1. '''Crown Prince Victor Duleep Singh'''<br />
|2= 2. [[Duleep Singh|High King Duleep Singh of Punjab]]<br />
|3= 3. [[Bamba Müller]]<br />
|4= 4. [[Ranjit Singh|High King Ranjit Singh of Punjab]]<br />
|5= 5. [[Jind Kaur|Jind Kaur Aulakh]]<br />
|6= 6. Ludwig Müller<br />
|7= 7. Sofiá<br />
|8= 8. [[Maha Singh|Sardar Maha Singh]]<br />
|9= 9. Raj Kaur<br />
|10= 10. Manna Singh Aulakh<br />
|16= 16. [[Charat Singh|Sardar Charat Singh]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*Cross, William. ''Prince Victor Duleep Singh & the Curse of the Carnarvons ''. [Book Midden Publishing]. 2019. {{ISBN|978-1-905914-35-7}}<br />
*Cross, William. ''Lordy! Tutankhamun's Patron As A Young Man. ''Book Midden Publishing, 2012 ({{ISBN|978-1-905914-05-0}})<br />
*Cross, William. ''The Life and Secrets of Almina Carnarvon. 5th Countess of Carnarvon of Tutankhamun Fame.''Book Midden Publishing, 3rd Edition. 2011. ({{ISBN|978-1-905914-08-1}}).<br />
* ''The Duleep Singh's: The Photograph Album of Queen Victoria's Maharajah'', by Peter Bance. Sutton Publishing, {{ISBN|0-7509-3488-3}}.<br />
* ''Soveriegn, Squire & Rebel: Maharajah Duleep Singh and the Heirs of a Lost Kingdom'', by Peter Bance. Coronet House Publishing,<br />
* [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=059-msseur_6&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18 Letters to Prince Victor Duleep Singh as a schoolboy from his parents and others. Also copies of Prince Victor's letters of 1897 to Queen Victoria and the Secretary of State for India on the subject of his engagement to Lady Anne Coventry.]<br />
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== Forthcoming Books ==<br />
*Cross, William. '' More on Prince Victor Duleep Singh & the Curse of the Carnarvons: The Final Twists ''. [[Book Midden Publishing]]. {{ISBN|978-1-905914-73-9}} 2022.<br />
*Cross, William. '' Highclere Insider-David Sox : The Man Who Knew Too Much '' [[Book Midden Publishing]] {{ISBN|9781905914746}} 2022.<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.duleepsingh.com/Biography.aspx?evid=26 The Official Biography of Prince Victor Duleep Singh]<br />
* [http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/l/lahore.html Genealogy of Lahore (Princely State)] ''[[Queensland University]]''<br />
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