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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.
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.
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.
Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1724-1800) c.1770 Description 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.
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.
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Duke Ernest Frederick (1724-1800) is wearing a steel cuirass (a piece of body armour) and the star and blue ribbon of the White Eagle of Poland. He succeeded his father as duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in 1764 and this miniature is probably based on a large-scale portrait painted to commemorate his accession.
