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Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha), or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha [ˈzaksn̩ ˈkoːbʊʁk ˈɡoːtaː]), was an Ernestine duchy in Thuringia ruled by a branch of the House of Wettin, consisting of territories in the present-day states of Thuringia and Bavaria in Germany.
The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry is a Catholic cadet branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. It was founded with the marriage of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , second son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld , with Princess Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág .
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; [1] 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria. As such, he was consort of the British monarch from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. Victoria granted him the title Prince Consort in 1857.
The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (German: Haus Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) is a German dynasty, the line of the Saxon House of Wettin that ruled the Ernestine duchies including the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
May 14, 2018 · Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was a German duchy and the origin of the British royal house until 1917. Learn about its history, geography, and connection to the Wettin dynasty and Queen Victoria.
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May 15, 2013 · The House of Saxe-Coburg Gotha was made the royal house in 1901 when Queen Victoria died and Edward VII (Albert Edward), who used his fathers family name and herediatary house as his own. Edward VII, Queen Victoria's eldest son, was the first Saxe-Coburg-Gotha monarch.