Charles Edward, Duke of Albany

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Charles Edward, Duke of Albany, was the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a grandson of Queen Victoria whose German allegiance during World War I led to the loss of his British titles and enduring controversy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duke ⓘ
human ⓘ
last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
allegiance Imperial German Army ⓘ
burialPlace Callenberg Castle, Coburg ⓘ
causeOfLossOfTitle service on German side in World War I ⓘ
child Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship German Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1884-07-19 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1954-03-06 ⓘ
educatedAt Bonn University ⓘ
linked to: University of Bonn

Eton College ⓘ
endTime 1918-11-18 ⓘ
familyName Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
Edward ⓘ
grandparent Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Queen Victoria ⓘ
languageSpoken German ⓘ
legalEvent deprived of British peerages under Titles Deprivation Act 1917 ⓘ
memberOf British royal family ⓘ
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Albany ⓘ
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
Prince of the United Kingdom ⓘ
notableFor controversial role in Anglo-German relations during early 20th century ⓘ
loss of British titles due to German allegiance in World War I ⓘ
parent Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany ⓘ
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont ⓘ
participantIn World War I ⓘ
placeOfBirth Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom ⓘ
placeOfDeath Coburg, Bavaria, West Germany ⓘ
linked to: Coburg
politicalAlignment pro-German ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
reasonForEndOfPosition abdication following German Revolution of 1918–1919 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Princess Alice of Albany ⓘ
spouse Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
startTime 1900-07-30 ⓘ
titleRevokedBy British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

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Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha → hasNotableBearer → Charles Edward, Duke of Albany ⓘ
Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart → alsoKnownAs → Prince Charles Edward ⓘ
linked to: Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Palazzo Guadagni → associatedWith → Charles Edward, Duke of Albany ⓘ
Palazzo Guadagni → notableResident → Charles Edward, Duke of Albany ⓘ
Ed Macauley → givenName → Charles Edward ⓘ
subject linked to: Easy Ed
linked to: Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Palazzo Guadagni → formerResident → Charles Edward, Duke of Albany ⓘ
Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont → child → Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany ⓘ
linked to: Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha → father → Charles Edward, Duke of Albany ⓘ
Charles Edward Horsley → givenName → Charles Edward ⓘ
subject linked to: Horsley
linked to: Charles Edward, Duke of Albany