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The Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and their four eldest children (1918) Charles Edward worked for the military staff on the Western Front in the later war years. He contributed 250,000 marks out of his personal wealth as financial support for the families of dead soldiers from his territories.
Alfred (Alfred Ernest Albert; 6 August 1844 – 30 July 1900) was sovereign Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 22 August 1893 until his death in 1900. He was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
The first duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was Ernest I, who reigned from 1826 until his death in 1844. He had previously been Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) from 1806 until the duchy was reorganized in 1826. Ernest's younger brother Leopold became King of the Belgians in 1831, and his descendants continue to serve as Belgian monarchs.
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh (1844–1900), reigned 1893–1900. Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874–1899), predeceased father; Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850–1942) Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883–1938) Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1914–1943)
Members of the royal family claim the titles of Prince (Princess) of Bulgaria and Duke (Duchess) in Saxony, with the style of Royal Highness. [1] Coburg Peak on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the Bulgarian royal house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. [2]
Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn; Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale; Alexandra of Denmark; Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife; Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1672–1674 Ernest I “the Pious”, Duke of Saxe-Gotha; 1674–1680 Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, 1st son of the previous Duke; Saxe-Coburg 1681–1735. 1681–1699 Albert V, 2nd son of Ernest I “the Pious” 1699–1729 Johann Ernest IV, also Duke of Saxe-Saalfeld, 7th and youngest son of Ernest I “the Pious”, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
He was born in Coburg to Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. His father became Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (as Ernest I) in 1826 through an exchange of territories. In 1842, Ernest married Princess Alexandrine of Baden in what was to be a childless marriage. Two years later, he became Duke of ...