Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was a British-born German prince and last reigning duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, whose rule and later life were marked by his support for Germany in World War I and subsequent involvement with the Nazi Party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British prince
German prince
duke
human
birthDate 1884-07-19
birthPlace Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom
burialPlace Callenberg Castle, Coburg
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
deathDate 1954-03-06
deathPlace Coburg, Bavaria, West Germany
linked to: Coburg
familyName Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
linked to: Saxe-Coburg
father Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
fullName Charles Edward George Albert Leopold
givenName Charles
Edward
grandfather Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Queen Victoria
house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
languageSpoken English
German
lastRulingMonarchOf Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
lostBritishTitles 1919
memberOf Nazi Party
Reichstag of Nazi Germany
militaryBranch Sturmabteilung
militaryRank Obergruppenführer
monarchOf Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
linked to: Saxe-Coburg
mother Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont
nobleTitle Duke of Albany
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
occupation military officer
politician
participatedIn World War I
posthumousReputation controversial due to Nazi affiliation
reasonForLossOfBritishTitles Titles Deprivation Act 1917
reignEnd 1918-11-18
reignStart 1900-07-30
relative King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
religion Lutheranism
spouse Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
supported German Empire in World War I
uncle King George V
linked to: George V

Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII)

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Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha hasTitleHolder Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha lastHolder Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany child Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin hasMember Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
linked to: Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
House of Wettin hasNotableMember Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone sibling Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
linked to: Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Leopold George Duncan Albert child Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha fullName Charles Edward George Albert Leopold
linked to: Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha father Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha