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Family and children. In Altenburg on 24 October 1636, Ernst married his cousin Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg. As a result of this marriage Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg were unified, when the last duke of the line (Elisabeth's cousin) died childless in 1672. Ernst and Elisabeth Sophie had eighteen children:
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861), who married Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom on 10 February 1840. They had nine children. The marriage was unhappy because both husband and wife were promiscuous.
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Ernest I was the duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) from 1806 and then, from 1826, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He was the uncle of Queen Victoria and the father of her husband, Prince Albert. When Ernest succeeded to the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld on the death of his father (Francis) in.
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Mar 31, 2024 · Ernest I was the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) and, from 1826, the first sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (as Ernest I). He was the father of Albert, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria and is thus a patrilineal ancestor and great-great-great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II.
- Coburg, Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld
- January 02, 1784
- "Wettin", "Ernstiner"
Quick Facts. German Celebrities Born In January. Also Known As: Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld. Died At Age: 60. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Duchess Marie of Württemberg (m. 1832), Princess Louise of Saxe Gotha Altenburg (m. 1817–1826) father: Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. mother: Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf.
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784–1844) reigned 1826–1844. Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818–1893) reigned 1844–1893; Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819–1861), Prince Consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1840–1861
Ernest I (born Dec. 25, 1601, Altenburg, Saxony [Germany]—died March 26, 1675, Gotha, Saxe-Gotha) was the duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, who, after the ravages of the Thirty Years’ War, sought to rebuild and reform his country.
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