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GOT(H)-ə; [1] German: Haus Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) is a European royal house. It takes its name from its oldest domain, the Ernestine duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and its members later sat on the thrones of Belgium, Bulgaria, Portugal, and the United Kingdom and its dominions.
In 1917, the name of the British royal house was changed from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor, taking its name from the royal residence in Berkshire. [3] "A Good Riddance"; cartoon from Punch, Vol. 152, 27 June 1917, commenting on the King's order to relinquish all German titles held by members of his family
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] It lasted from 1826 to 1918.
The last Bulgarian royal family (Bulgarian: Българско царско семейство, romanized: Balgarsko tsarsko semeystvo) is a line of the Koháry branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which ruled Bulgaria from 1887 to 1946.
Charles Edward responded by introducing a legal change that would stop his British relatives from ever inheriting his other property. The British royal family later changed its name from the German-sounding Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the House of Windsor. [105] The Titles Deprivation Act 1917 began the process of removing his British titles. [106]
Coburg castle, Schladming, built in 1885 for Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, today the city hall of the municipality. Vrana Palace in Sofia , Bulgaria . Built in the beginning of the 20th century, it is now owned by the Bulgarian royal Family and the park was donated to Sofia municipality.
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria; 20 April 1884 – 13 July 1966) was a member of the British royal family, a male-line granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She later married into the Spanish royal family , and was the wife of Prince Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón , Infante of Spain, a first cousin of Alfonso ...
Inherited Gotha from Frederick IX, but had to cede Saafeld to Saxe-Meiningen. The duchy changed its name to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: Frederick IV: 28 November 1774: 1822–1825: 11 February 1825: Ernestine Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg: Unmarried: Brother of Augustus. Left no male descendants. The land was divided between Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Saxe ...