Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the sovereign ruler of the small German duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a title historically linked to the British royal family and held by members of the House of Wettin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary noble title
sovereign ducal title
appliesToJurisdiction Saxe-Coburg
Saxe-Gotha
associatedWith Ernestine duchies
personal union of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha
coatOfArms Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
connectedTo British royal family
House of Windsor
country Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
linked to: Saxe-Coburg
countryOfOrigin Germany
dissolvedBy German Revolution of 1918–1919
dynasty Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
endTime 1918
firstHolder Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
follows Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasCanonicalOrder Ernestine House Order
hasNotableBearer Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria
hasTitleHolder Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
house House of Wettin
inception 1826
languageOfWorkOrName German
lastHolder Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
namedAfter Saxe-Coburg
Saxe-Gotha
nativeLabel Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
nobleFamily Saxe-Coburg and Gotha branch of the House of Wettin
nobleRank duke
partOf German Confederation
German Empire
religion Lutheranism
residence Ehrenburg Palace
Friedenstein Castle
seat Coburg
Gotha
style His Ducal Highness
His Highness
successor Free State of Coburg
Free State of Gotha
Thuringia
titleHeldBy male-line descendants of Ernest I

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Charles Edward, Duke of Albany laterTitle Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
subject linked to: Duke of Albany
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha originalTitle Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
linked to: Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha hasTitleHolder Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
linked to: Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha nativeLabel Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
linked to: Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Paul Julius Reuter awardedBy Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha usedBy dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
linked to: Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha positionHeld Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
linked to: Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha positionHeld Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha higherRank Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha relatedTitle Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
linked to: Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Saxe-Coburg nobleTitle Duke of Saxe-Coburg
linked to: Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Queen Victoria's descendants hasNotableAncestor Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
linked to: Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh positionHeld Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh title Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha positionHeld Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha title Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Charles Edward, Duke of Albany nobleTitle Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Charles Edward, Duke of Albany positionHeld Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha nobleTitle Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Israel Beer Josaphat awardedBy Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha