Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was a 19th-century German sovereign duke known for his liberal political views, patronage of the arts and sciences, and role as head of the ducal house after the death of his more famous brother, Prince Albert.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German sovereign ⓘ
duke ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of nobility ⓘ
brother Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
burialPlace Mausoleum in the Glockenberg Cemetery, Coburg ⓘ
linked to: Mausoleum in Coburg
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
linked to: Saxe-Coburg
dateOfBirth 1818-06-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1893-08-22 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Bonn ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
father Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
fullName Ernst II Bernhard Karl August ⓘ
givenName Ernst ⓘ
headOfGovernment Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
linked to: Saxe-Coburg
hobby hunting ⓘ
music composition ⓘ
house Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
knownFor liberal political views ⓘ
patronage of the arts ⓘ
patronage of the sciences ⓘ
role as head of the ducal house after the death of Prince Albert ⓘ
support for constitutional government ⓘ
languageSpoken German ⓘ
memberOf House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
militaryRank general of cavalry (Prussian Army) ⓘ
mother Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg ⓘ
nobleTitle Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
notableRelative Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Queen Victoria
occupation composer ⓘ
writer ⓘ
participatedIn Austro-Prussian War ⓘ
placeOfBirth Coburg ⓘ
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ⓘ
linked to: Saxe-Coburg
placeOfDeath Gotha ⓘ
Reinhardsbrunn Castle ⓘ
politicalAlignment liberalism ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
predecessor Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
reignEnd 1893-08-22 ⓘ
reignStart 1844-01-29 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
residence Callenberg Castle ⓘ
Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg ⓘ
linked to: Ehrenburg Palace

Reinhardsbrunn Castle ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria ⓘ
spouse Princess Alexandrine of Baden ⓘ
successor Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
title Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
uncleOf Edward VII ⓘ

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Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha → sibling → Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha → hasTitleHolder → Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha → child → Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha → successor → Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg → child → Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha → predecessor → Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
David Oakes → portrayedCharacter → Ernest, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Victoria ⓘ
linked to: Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha → heldByMarriageTo → Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Alfred Ernest Albert → predecessor → Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Ernst II Bernhard Karl August → alsoKnownAs → Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Ernst II Bernhard Karl August → regnalName → Ernest II ⓘ
linked to: Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Louise Dorothea Pauline Charlotte Fredericka Auguste → child → Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld → motherOf → Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Princess Alexandrine of Baden → spouse → Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ