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He was the eldest son of Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt . Ernest Frederick succeeded his father in the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld when he died in 1764 and established his definitive residence shifted in Coburg. Because of the high indebtedness of the duchy he was compelled by Emperor ...
Lutheranism. Ernest I (German: Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig; 2 January 1784 – 29 January 1844) served as the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) from 1806 to 1826 and the first sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1826 to 1844. He was the father of Prince Albert, who was the husband of Queen Victoria.
Francis was born on 15 July 1750. He is the eldest son of Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Duchess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Francis received a private, careful and comprehensive education and became an art connoisseur.
NameDate Of BirthDate Of DeathAge At Death19 August 1778, in Coburg8 July 1835, in Tušimice, Bohemia56 years28 August 1779, in Coburg14 March 1824, in St. Petersburg44 yearsJuliane Henriette Ulrike (upon her ...23 September 1781, in Coburg15 August 1860, in Elfenau, near Berne, ...78 yearsStillborn son17821782–Jun 17, 2024 · Ernest II (born June 21, 1818, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld [Germany]—died August 22, 1893, Reinhardsbrunn, Thuringia) was the duke of Saxe- Coburg - Gotha, brother of Prince Albert (consort of Queen Victoria of England ), and a strong supporter of German unification. Ernest was the eldest son of Duke Ernest I and his first wife, Louise of ...
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The sitter was the eldest son of Francis Josias, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Anne Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt; he succeeded his father as duke in 1764. He was the great-grandfather of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Depicted wearing a richly embroidered red coat and waistcoat with a jabot and over his left shoulder, a blue ermine-lined mantle with the Star of the Order of the White ...
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Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (in German, Ernst Friedrich, Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld, 8 March 1724, in Saalfeld – 8 September 1800, in Coburg ), was a Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German.