LIST OF SOVEREIGNS OF SAXE-COBURG 1680-1918

 

DUCHY OF SAXE-COBURG-SAALFELD 1680-1826 (SAXE-SAALFELD 1680-1735):

HOUSE OF WETTIN (Haus Wettin)

1680-1729: JOHN ERNEST (Johann Ernst)

Born in 1658 at Gotha.

Father: Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Gotha. Mother: Duchess Elizabeth Sophia of Saxe-Altenburg.

Married firstly in 1680 Princess SOPHIA HEDVIG of Saxe-Merseburg (*1660,+1686).

Married secondly in 1690 Countess CHARLOTTE JOANNA of Waldeck-Wildungen (*1644,+1699).

His issue who reigned:

-CHRISTIAN ERNEST (*1683,+1745; son of Sophia Hedvig),

-Sophia Wilhelmina (*1693,+1727; Duchess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt; daughter of Charlotte Joanna),

-FRANCIS JOSIAS (*1697,+1764; son of Charlotte Joanna).

Died in 1729 at Saalfeld.

Buried with his both consorts in St John's Church at Saalfeld.

 

 

1729-1745: CHRISTIAN ERNEST (Christian Ernst; reigned with his brother Francis Josias)

Born in 1683 at Saalfeld.

Father: Duke John Ernest of Saxe-Saalfeld. Mother: Duchess Sophia Hedvig of Saxe-Merseburg.

Married morganatically in 1724 at Naitschau Christiane Friederike von Koss (+1743).

Died in 1745 at Saalfeld.

Buried in St John's Church at Saalfeld.

 

 

1729-1764: FRANCIS JOSIAS (Franz Josias; until 1745 reigned with his brother Christian Ernest)

Born in 1697 at Saalfeld.

Father: Duke John Ernest of Saxe-Saalfeld. Mother: Duchess Charlotte Joanna of Waldeck.

Married in 1723 Princess ANNE SOPHIA of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (*1700,+1780).

His issue who reigned: ERNEST FREDERICK (*1724,+1800).

Died in 1764 at Rodach.

Buried with his consort Duchess Anna Sophia in the Church of St Maurice at Coburg (no tomb).

 

 

1764-1800: ERNEST FREDERICK (Ernst Friedrich)

Born in 1724 at Saalfeld.

Father: Duke Francis Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Mother: Duchess Anna Sophia of Schwarzburg.

Married in 1749 at Wolfenbüttel Princess SOPHIA ANTONIA of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (*1724 Wolfenbüttel,+1802 Coburg).

His issue who reigned: FRANCIS (*1750,+1806).

Died in 1800 at Coburg.

Buried with his consort Duchess Sophia Antonia in the Church of St Maurice at Coburg (no tomb).

 

 

1800-1806: FRANCIS (Franz)

Born in 1750 at Coburg.

Father: Duke Ernest Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Mother: Duchess Sophia Antonia of Brunswick.

Married firstly in 1776 at Hildburghausen Princess Sophia of Saxe-Hildburghausen (*1760 Hildburghausen,+1776 Coburg).

Married secondly in 1777 at Ebersdorf Countess AUGUSTA of Reuss-Ebersdorf (*1757 Ebersdorf,+1837 Coburg).

His issue who reigned:

-ERNEST I (*1784,+1844; son of Augusta),

-Leopold I (*1790,+1865; King of the Belgians; son of Augusta).

Died in 1806 at Coburg.

Buried with his second consort Duchess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf in the Court Garden Mausoleum at Coburg.

His first consort Princess Sophia was buried in the Church of St Maurice in Coburg (no tomb).

 

 

1806-1826: ERNEST (Ernst; from 1826 Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as Ernest I)

 

DUCHY OF SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA 1826-1918:

HOUSE OF WETTIN (Haus Wettin)

1826-1844: ERNEST I (Ernst I.; 1806-1826 Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld)

Born in 1784 at Coburg.

Father: Duke Francis of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Mother: Duchess Auguste of Reuss-Ebersdorf.

Married firstly in 1817 at Gotha Princess LOUISE of Saxe-Gotha (*1800 Gotha,+1831 Paris). Divorced in 1826.

Married secondly in 1832 at Coburg Princess MARIE of Württemberg (*1799 Coburg,+1860 Gotha).

His issue who reigned:

-ERNEST II (*1818,+1893; son of Louise),

-Albert (*1819,+1861; Prince-Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain; son of Louise).

Died in 1844 at Gotha.

Buried with his both consorts in the Glockenberg Mausoleum in Coburg.

 

 

1844-1893: ERNEST II (Ernst II.)

Born in 1818 at Coburg.

Father: Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Mother: Duchess Louise of Saxe-Gotha.

Married in 1842 at Karlsruhe Princess ALEXANDRINE of Baden (*1820 Karlsruhe,+1904 Callenberg).

Died in 1893 at Reinhardsbrunn.

Buried with his consort Duchess Alexandrine of Baden in the Glockenberg Mausoleum in Coburg.

 

 

1893-1900: ALFRED

Born in 1844 at Windsor, England.

Father: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Mother: Queen Victoria of Great Britain.

Married in 1874 at St Petersburg Grand Duchess MARIA of Russia (*1853 Tsarskoye Selo,+1920 Zürich).

His issue who reigned:

-Marie (*1865,+1938; Queen of Rumania),

-Victoria (*1876,+1936: Grand Duchess of Hesse).

Died in 1900 at Rosenau.

Buried with his consort Duchess Maria of Russia in the Glockenberg Mausoleum in Coburg.

 

 

1900-1918: CHARLES EDWARD (Carl Eduard)

Born in 1884 at Esher, Surrey, England.

Father: Duke Leopold of Albany. Mother: Duchess Helena of Waldeck-Pyrmont.

Married in 1905 at Glücksburg Princess VICTORIA ADELAIDE of Schleswig-Holstein (*1885 Grünholz,+1970 Coburg).

Abdicated in 1918.

Died in 1954 at Coburg.

Buried with his consort Duchess Victoria Adelaide in the Ducal Cemetery Waldfriedhof near Callenberg Castle at Coburg-Beiersdorf.

 

 

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