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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.
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha), or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha [ˈzaksn̩ ˈkoːbʊʁk ˈɡoːtaː]), was an Ernestine duchy in Thuringia ruled by a branch of the House of Wettin, consisting of territories in the present-day states of Thuringia and Bavaria in Germany. [1]
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.
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
Prince Peter August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1901–1985) Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Philippe of Belgium; Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders; Prince Ernst of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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.
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
Born in Dresden, she was the twelfth of fifteen children born from the first marriage of Augustus, Elector of Saxony and Anna, Princess of Denmark. On 4 May 1584 and without the consent of her father, Anna became engaged to John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach.