In 1900, a 16-year-old Prince Charles Edward inherited the Dukedom of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Germany, and started going by Karl-Eduard (or, in English, Carl Edward or Carl Eduard). His mission was to improve Anglo-German relations and explore the possibility of a pact between the two countries. During World War II, however, the Duke of Windsor left Paris for Biarritz, France, then for Spain and Libson, Portugal. Alternate titles: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. [29] Hitler also used him to encourage the pro-Nazi sentiments of the Duke of Windsor and his wife. Is Prince Andrew Moving to Frogmore Cottage? (By this point, he was also exiled from the UK.). In 1900 Charles Edward succeeded his uncle Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh as the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Hubertus, Charles Edward's second son, was the favourite child. Cemetery: Set cemetery. [11] Since the 2017 Carnet Mondain, the title "Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha" is again in use for all the descendants of Leopold I, with the exception of King Philippe, his wife, his sister and his brother who keep their title "of Belgium"; therefore the descendants of Astrid of Belgium do not bear this title, but that of "of Austria-Este" of their father. Only on 14 November, later than most other ruling princes, did he formally announce that he had "ceased to rule" in both Gotha and Coburg. Charles Edward immediately inherited his father's title of Duke of Albany, but not of course his hemophilia. Parents. During World War I, he fought on the German side and was therefore deprived of his British titles. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; later The Prince Consort; 26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Princess Caroline Matilda, known in the family as Calma, was born at Callenburg Castle, near Coburg, on 22 June 1912, the fourth child and second daughter of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein. Duke of Albany: Sat, 19 July 1884 - Fri, 28 March 1919. Name Place All. [35], In April 1946, his daughter Sibylla gave birth to a son,[37] the future Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who became, upon birth, third in the line of succession to the Swedish throne. He was 69 years old. However, the "Saxe-Coburg" house name of the Belgian royal family was never officially abolished, and since relations between Belgium and Germany have been normalized for a long time, the use of this family name has been slowly reintroduced since the 2010s (especially since King Philippe of Belgium wants to limit the number of princes and princesses of Belgium, and thus the use of the designation "of Belgium", to only a select group of his family).[3]. [3], In 1899, the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, urged by Kaiser Wilhelm II, decided on how to deal with the succession of Duke Alfred, who was in ill health. The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Kohry is a Catholic cadet branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He was visiting England and France . He was baptised Franz Albert August Karl Emanuel, though the anglicised Albert became his preferred name early on. Family (4) Trivia (6) From the accession of Boris III in 1918 onward, this branch of the family belongs to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. In the .css-gegin5{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#9a0500;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-gegin5:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}fifth season of The Crown, there's a small, but telling moment during the scene when the royal family has learned of Mohammed Al Fayed's renovation of the home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, which he calls "Villa Windsor." Princess Royal; Royal Dukes; Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1884 - 1954. [3], In 1919, his properties and collections in Coburg were transferred to the Coburger Landesstiftung[de], a foundation that still exists today. The first duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was Ernest I, who reigned from 1826 until his death in 1844. When World War I broke out, he decided to support the German Empire, and served in the German army. In 1917, the First World War caused the British king George V to officially change the name from "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" to "Windsor" in the United Kingdom. Omissions? Prince Philipp August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1944-2014), who, on his parents' wedding anniversary in 1968, wed Bettina Pfretzschner (1944-1989). The Gotha foundation was expropriated by the Soviet authorities after 1945. Leopold Charles Edward George Albert von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, was born 19 June 1884 in Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom to Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884) and Helena von Waldeck-Pyrmont (1861-1922) and died 6 March 1954 Coburg, Bavaria, Germany of unspecified causes. He attended the London School of Economics from 1999 to 2000 and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich from 2000 to 2003. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. He became president of the German Red Cross in 1933, and was extremely involved with the Nazi government during World War II. Since Gotha was part of Thuringia and therefore in the Soviet occupation zone, the Soviet Army confiscated much [] Which, again, was the point.". Instead of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII of the United Kingdom) inheriting the duchy, it was diverted to his next brother, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. Family tree. However the custom of royals and nobles stipulated that a wife can never gain the membership of her husband's house, but must remain a member of her own. Taking an interest in Zeppelin and aeroplane technology, Charles Edward supported the newly created aircraft industry at Gotha (see Gothaer Waggonfabrik). While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Although the ducal branch is eponymous with the dynasty, its head is not the senior member of the family genealogically or agnatically. The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward was related to royalty throughout Europe. "I wish we could stop the fighting," Essentially, if Germany defeated England, they would reinstall Edward on the British throne. A male-line grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he was also until 1919 a Prince of the United Kingdom and from birth held the British titles of Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence and Baron Arklow.[1]. Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert, German: Leopold Carl Eduard Georg Albert; 19 July 1884 - 6 March 1954) was the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, from 30 July 1900 until 1918. 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 Kohry de Csbrg. "I am very sorry if I caused any offense or embarrassment to anyone. The former Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha spent the last . Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, Leopold Saksen-coburg-gotha, Van, Helena Saksen-coburg-gotha, Van (geboren Waldeck-pyrmont), Victoria Adelheid Saksen-coburg-gotha, Van (geboren Sleeswijk-holstein), Sybilla Zweden, Van (geboren Saksen-coburg-gotha, Van), Friedhof Des Hauses Sachsen-Coburg Und Gotha, Coburg, Bayern, Germany. In addition, he did not inherit the arms of his father, since British royal arms, as a differenced version of Arms of Dominion, are granted individually and not inherited. His youngest sister, Princess Sophie, married Prince Christoph of Hesse, an Oberfhrer in the Nazi Party and a director in the Third Reich's Ministry of Air Forces. [32], When World War II ended, the American Military Government in Bavaria, under the command of General George S. Patton, placed Charles Edward under house arrest at his family's vast Veste Coburg, because of his Nazi sympathies. The young Duke was raised in England, and attended Eton until the death of his uncle Alfred Duke of Edinburgh on the 30th July 1900. When World War II ended Charles Edward was placed by the Americans under house arrest in Germany because of his Nazi sympathies. 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Mount Vernon, Virginia 22121 After this, he drifted towards far-right politics, and later became involved in the Nazi regime. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, from 30 July 1900 until 1918. [10], Charles Edward met Adolf Hitler for the first time on 14 October 1922, at the Nazis' second Deutscher Tag[de] held at Coburg. The name Saxe Coburg and Gotha came to the British Royal Family in 1840 with the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert . . Charles Edward's uncle Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and his male line had renounced their claim. Hubertus was born on 16 September 1975 in Hamburg, the elder son of Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and of his wife, Carin Dabelstein. Prince Charles Edward was born at Claremont House near Esher, Surrey. Among his Schloss Friedenstein, Ehrenburg Palace, and Schloss Callenberg residences, he favoured the last. He died on March 6, 1954 in Coburg, Bavaria, West Germany. The most famous British royal sympathetic to the Nazis was King Edward III, who abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture site. A male-line grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he was also until 1919 a Prince of the United Kingdom and from birth held the British titles of Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence and Baron Arklow. For the Court Theater, two almost identical buildings had to be built in 1840 in Gotha (destroyed in World War II) and Coburg (now the Coburg State Theater) and thereafter maintained at the same time. ", In 1997, former U.S. Foreign Service officer Paul Sweet published "The Windsor File," wherein he wrote, "His pro-German feelings frequently found expression in indiscreet remarks that were not only insensitive to the brutalities of the Nazi regime but critical of 'slip-shod democracy.' On 29 April 1964, Katharine gave birth to a daughter named Helen Marina Lucy. [3], Urbach also said she found evidence of Charles Edward donating generously to the Nazi party for years, financing political murders and being aware of the death camps in Buchenwald. The family mainly spoke English at home, though the children learnt to speak German fluently. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Media in category "Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. [2][10] Incapable of active combat due to a lame leg,[3] Charles Edward served on the staff of an infantry division of the German army at the beginning of the war, fighting Russians in East Prussia. [43] Charles Edward's younger daughter, Princess Caroline Mathilde, claimed that her father had sexually abused her. Gotha was part of Thuringia, and therefore situated in the Soviet occupation zone. 1 Catherine, Princess of Wales; 2 William, Prince of Wales; 3 List of members of the British Royal Family; Explore Wikis [2][10] His uncle, King Edward VII, made him a Knight of the Garter on 15 July 1902, just prior to his 18th birthday. While the line may have been missed by viewers, it's a small glimpse into the Duke of Windsor's controversial historynamely, his association with Nazi Germany, which was unpacked a bit in season two, episode six of the Netflix series. Following Leopold's conversion to Catholicism to take the newly-created Belgian throne, this line of the house is Catholic. Daugther Sybilla married Crown Prince of Sweden. "I phoned Willy and Kate, asked what they thought. Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince of the United Kingdom 1906 - Charles Edward. He had previously been Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) from 1806 until the duchy was reorganized in 1826. On his accession as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, he used the arms of that duchy, both the greater and lesser versions. In July 1933, he told former Kaiser Wilhelm IIs grandson, Prince Louis Ferdinand, that it was 'no business of ours to interfere in Germanys internal affairs either re Jews or re anything else.' 1939 and 1940. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/topic/house-of-Windsor, The Home of the Royal Family - The House of Windsor, House of Windsor - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11), house of Windsor - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). Prince Philip marched with their relatives who wore Nazi uniforms. They married in February 1840. They stood for some time on the terrace looking down into Austria, with the border town of Salzburg framed between the mountains.". In addition to the residential castles, Friedenstein Palace in Gotha and Ehrenburg Palace in Coburg, the ducal family also used the Schloss Reinhardsbrunn in Gotha, as well as the Schloss Rosenau and Callenberg Castle in Coburg, and a hunting lodge, Greinburg Castle, in Grein, Austria. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. [61] Various international historians commented on the events and issues revolving around his life, reminding the public of his existence and reviving public debate. In 1918, following the German Revolution, he lost his German titlesbut not his wealth or property. He supported Hermann Ehrhardt, both morally and financially, after the Freikorps' commander's participation in the failed Kapp Putsch. They all married before he married Queen Elizabeth, and thus became a part of the royal family, but the connection is still worth nothing. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. [10], Effectively exiled from the UK, and fearful of the communist threat, Charles Edward started looking for a new political home. It was a poor choice of costume and I apologize," Harry said in a statement shared by Clarence House. In fact, the German foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, wrote to his ambassador in Madrid, "Germany is determined to force England to peace by every means of power and upon this happening would be prepared to accommodate any desire expressed by the Duke, especially with a view to the assumption of the English throne by the Duke and Duchess." The current head of the House of Bulgaria, the former Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who was deposed and exiled after World War II, goes by the name of Simeon Sakskoburggotski and served as Bulgaria's prime minister from 2001 to 2005. Birth of Karoline Mathilde von Sachsen-Coburg und Go His Highness The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. (One sister, Princess Theodora married Berthold, Margrave of Baden; they tried to keep their distance from Nazism.) 'Dictators are very popular these days,' Edward had added. Prince Philip had four sisters, all of whom married members of the German aristocracythree of those men became Nazis. Nationality: german. Juli 1884 in Claremont House, Esher; 6. so when Duke Alfred died in 1900, he was succeeded by his nephew, Charles Edward the Duke of Albany, the sixteen-year-old son of Queen Victoria's youngest . Father of Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold of Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha; Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Karoline Mathilde von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Princess of Great Britain, Grfin zu Castell-Rdenhausen and Friedrich Josias Carl Eduard Ernst Kyrill Harald von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Prinz Brother of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone. "The fact that the palace has issued an apology indicates that this was a mistake by the prince," Rabbi Jonathan Romain, a spokesman for the Reform Synagogues of Great Britain, said at the time. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. August's youngest son became Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. [19][20] That same year, Charles Edward took part in the creation of the Harzburg Front, through which the German National People's Party became associated with the Nazi Party. In 1900, a 16-year-old Prince Charles Edward inherited the Dukedom of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Germany, and started going by Karl-Eduard (or, in English, Carl Edward or Carl Eduard).. [12] Duke Alfred (who was then still alive) wanted to separate the boy from his mother so she took him to stay with her brother-in-law Wilhelm of Wrttemberg and found him a tutor. Husband of Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein Therefore, the whole ducal court, including the court theatre, had to move twice a year: from Gotha to Coburg for the summer and from Coburg to Gotha for the winter. [2][10][3] Upon coming of age on 19 July 1905, Charles Edward assumed full constitutional powers. [10] Although Charles Edward was too old for active service during World War II, his three sons served in the Wehrmacht. [2][10] On holiday in England when the war started, he told his sister that he wanted to fight for Great Britain but felt obligated to return his duchies where public opinion was turning against the Duke due to his English origins. On 12 November 1826 Ernst III of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld became Ernst I Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Jlich . Biography British-born German royalty, the second child and only son of Prince Leopold of England and Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1900 until his death in 1954, and until 1919, a Prince of the United Kingdom and held the British title of Duke of Albany. [14], The Russian Revolution of 1917 caused Charles much concern, and he watched anxiously during the ensuing power struggles between the left- and right-wing parties in Germany. She married Karl Otto Andree (10 February 1912 1984) on 23 December 1946 and divorced on 10 October 1949. Find out more > ", In summer 1937, soon after their wedding, the Windsors traveled to Nazi Germany, where they met many leadersincluding Hitler himself, Goering, Himmler, and Goebbels. [15] His second son, Hubertus, was killed in action in 1943 in a plane crash on the Eastern Front near Mosty. Albert's father and Victoria's mother were brother and sister (as shown in the tree above), meaning Victoria and Albert were cousins. [10] In Britain, he was denounced as a traitor. "I felt so ashamed afterwards.". [1] Albert was born on 26 August 1819, the second son of Ernest I (1784-1844), Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha after 1826) and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800-1831). So, Churchill's solution? The Sun says the film shows Edward VIII showing Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret how to do the salute. On the morning of 9 November 1918, during the German Revolution, the Workers' and Soldiers' Council of Gotha declared him deposed. [7], Charles Edward died of cancer in his flat in Elssser Strae, Coburg, on 6 March 1954, at the age of 69,[41] a "penniless criminal", according to one report. He had previously been Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) from 1806 until the duchy was reorganized in 1826. Get the Duke of Windsor out of Europe. The future Edward VII, then the Prince of Wales, was one of his godparents, and the future George V was his first cousin. Alena Repkina George V belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which ascended the British throne in 1901 with his father Edward VII (1841-1910), the son of Queen Victoria. One hundred years ago, King George V changed the name of the British royal family from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor Richard Nelsson Mon 17 Jul 2017 07.31 EDT Last . The current head of the ducal branch is Andreas, the grandson of Charles Edward. Duke; Leopold Charles Edward George Albert; Lived 69 years, 7 . When the Wiking joined Der Stahlhelm, Charles Edward became a member of the Stahlhelm's national board. He was condemned by many, and soon apologized. In 1893, the reigning duke Ernest II died childless, whereupon the throne would have devolved, by male primogeniture, upon the descendants of his brother Prince Albert. He was a first cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, King George V of the United Kingdom and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. However, he soon deviated from his early liberal views and gave in to autocratic impulses, also becoming dependent on advisers at his two courts at Gotha and Coburg, between which political differences and rivalries had developed. house of Windsor, formerly (190117) Saxe-Coburg-Gotha or Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the royal house of the United Kingdom, which succeeded the house of Hanover on the death of its last monarch, Queen Victoria, on January 22, 1901. The ducal house consisted of all male-line descendants of John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld legitimately born of an equal marriage, males and females (the latter until their marriage), their wives in equal and authorised marriages, and their widows until remarriage. The first duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was Ernest I, who reigned from 1826 until his death in 1844. [34], Charles Edward was imprisoned until 1946, and was originally charged with crimes against humanity. Presidential Visits First Ladies The British Royal Family Post World War II Diplomacy at Mount Vernon. His eldest sister, Princess Margarita, married Gottfried, the 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburga German aristocrat who joined the Nazi party and served in World War II. "But having being given, the apology should now be accepted. Charles Edward was never granted arms in the United Kingdom. Media related to Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at Wikimedia Commons. Charles Edward (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert, German: Leopold Carl Eduard Georg Albert; 19 July 1884 - 6 March 1954) was the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, from 30 July 1900 until 1918.A male-line grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he was also until 1919 a Prince of the United Kingdom and from birth held the British titles of Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence . Prince Albert thus is the progenitor of the United Kingdom's current royal family, called the House of Windsor since 1917.[4]. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Charles Edward was born on July 19, 1884 in Esher, Surrey, England, UK. Their second son Prince August inherited the estates of the House of Kohry in Hungary and Austria. Most recently, a 20-year-old Prince Harry wore a Nazi uniform to a costume party. [30] "Carl Edward's British network was very useful for Hitler," according to the German historian Karina Urbach. Charles Edward was a controversial figure in the United Kingdom due to his status as the sovereign Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which was part of the German Empire, during World War I. On June 19, 1917, during the third year of World War I, Britain's King George V orders the British royal family to dispense with the use of German titles and surnames, changing the surname of . Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). One agnatic branch currently reigns in Belgiumthe descendants of Leopold Iand another reigned until the death of Elizabeth II in the United Kingdomthe descendants of Albert, Prince Consort. Wilhelm II chose Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, the niece of his wife, Empress Augusta Victoria, as the bride of Charles Edward, who was her first cousin. Like all Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, he divided his time between the two towns. In 1946, he was sentenced to a 'de-nazification' court and heavily fined. Sophie said in her memoir of Hitler, "I have to say here, that, although Chri [Prince Chrisoph] and I changed our political view fundamentally some years later, we were impressed by this charming and seemingly modest man, and by his plans to change and improve the situation in Germany.". She was the eldest daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. His sister, Princess Alice, learning of his incarceration, came to Germany with her husband, the Earl of Athlone (then Governor General of Canada), to plead with his American captors for his release. Charles Edward was the last ''Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,'' who later became a patron of Hitler's 'Nazi Party,' which eventually led to his downfall. l Harald WETTIN, ERNESTINER, Sibylla Calma Marie Alice Bathildis Feodora WETTIN, ERNESTINER, Karoline Mathilde WETTIN, ERNESTINER, Johann July 19 1884 - Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Leopold George Duncan Albert WETTIN ERNESTINER VON SACHSEN COBURG GOTHA ALBANY, Helen Fredericka Augusta VON WALDECK UND PIRMONT, Viktoria Adelheid Helene Luise Marie Friederike OLDENBURG VON SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN SNDERBORG GLCKSBORG, old William Albert Ferdinand Victor WETTIN ERNESTINER VON SACHSEN COBURG GOTHA, Karoline Mathilde WETTIN ERNESTINER VON SACHSEN COBURG GOTHA, Alice WETTIN ERNESTINER VON SACHSEN COBURG GOTHA ATHLONE, Claremont House, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom, Schloss Callenberg, Coburg, Bavaria, Germany, Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein Gotthard-Schule, Gotha, Sachsen-Gotha-Coburg, Deutschland(DKR], Reinhardsbrunn, Friedrichroda, Thuringia, Germany, Schlo Callenberg, Coburg, Bayern, Deutschland (DWR), German: Carl Eduard Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (Duke of Albany u. Prinz von Grobritannien und Irland), Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Duchess of Albany, Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold of Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Karoline Mathilde von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Princess of Great Britain, Grfin zu Castell-Rdenhausen, Friedrich Josias Carl Eduard Ernst Kyrill Harald von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Prinz, Carl Eduard Herzog Von Sachsen-Coburg Und Gotha, Charles Edward Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Carl Eduard Georg Albert Luitpold WETTIN, ERNESTINER, Charles Edward WETTIN ERNESTINER VON SACHSEN COBURG GOTHA, Birth of Charles Edward Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Baptism of Charles Edward Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, His Royal Highness The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He was the son of Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Founded in 1826 by Ernest Anton, the sixth duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, it is a cadet branch of the Saxon House of Wettin. [2][10], His sister Alice wrote: "It was a very great heartbreak for my mother that my brother had to succeed to Coburg. The last British monarch of the House of Hanover, she was succeeded by her son Edward VII of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Following World War II, he was imprisoned for holding Nazi sympathies and was heavily fined. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Philip, notably, served for the British during World War II, and his mother, Princess Alice of Greece is recognized as a "Righteous Among Nations" by Israel's Holocaust Museum, Yad Vashem, for sheltering a Jewish family during the war. His elder son, Prince William, duke of Cambridge, is heir apparent. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's docuseries, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. mother Charles Edward Duke of Saxe-Cobu. The engagement was announced on 16 June 1932 and the wedding was celebrated on 19 October 1932. [2][10] He was always supportive of soldiers from those territories and his attitudes would become in general more sincerely pro-German as the war years progressed. Dietmar Hubertus Friedrich Wilhelm Philip Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha was born on 24 August 1909 at Reinhardsbrunn Castle, Germany. On 14 November 1918, however, after a revolution in Germany, he was forced to abdicate as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and lost his rights to the ducal throne. "No-one at that time had any sense how it would evolve. March 6, 1954 Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died today in Coburg after a long illness, reports the Associated Press. Buckingham Palace said it was "disappointing that film, shot eight decades ago has been obtained and exploited. Agnatic branches currently reign in Belgiumthe descendants of Leopold I, and in the United Kingdomthe descendants of Albert, Prince Consort. 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