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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.
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]
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
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.
Marie of Württemberg (Antoinette Friederike Auguste Marie Anna Herzogin von Württemberg; 17 September 1799 – 24 September 1860) was a daughter of Duke Alexander of Württemberg and Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1832 to 1844 as the second wife of Duke Ernest I.
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]
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: 4. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: 9. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg: 2. Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: 10. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn: 5. Victoria of the United Kingdom: 11. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld: 1. Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and ...
She was the elder daughter and second child of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein. Her father was a posthumous son of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the youngest son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Prince Charles Edward had, at ...