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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 House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry is a Catholic cadet branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. It was founded with the marriage of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, second son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, with Princess Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág.
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
One of his descendants, Queen Victoria, married a German prince, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and changed the family's royal name from Hanover to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Queen Victoria, one of his descendants, married a German prince, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and changed the royal family’s name from Hanover to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. In fact, Queen ...
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1826–1918. 1826–1844 Ernest I; ... Together with those Related Questions of Genealogy to Explain the Political History, ...
The Coburg family are bright, happy children who lead a natural life, spending a great deal of their time in the open air in the fine grounds of their castle. They are very fond of riding. In the winter, which is a severe one in Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, they delight in ski-ing and other outdoor amusements suitable to snowy weather. [70]
It was also the residence of Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld), who lived there from 1824 until her death in 1831. Divorced in 1826, she was the mother of Prince Ernest , the future Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Prince Albert , the future husband of Queen Victoria , who both spent some of their childhood in ...