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Note: The current head of the Princely House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha is Prince Andreas. Prince Andreas is a grandson of Prince Charles Edward (Duke of Albany) (himself a grandson of Queen Victoria) who succeeded to the Dukedom of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1900. I have made a conscious decision to show this line of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha on my British Royal Family Web Page rather than on this Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Web Page.

REFERENCE TITLE NAME BORN DIED   TITLE NAME BORN DIED COMMENTS
28 Duke Franz of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1750 1806 Princess Sophie of Saxe-Hildurghausen 1760 1776 Sophie died from influenza at the young age of sixteen just six months after her marriage to Franz. She was a sister to Duke Friedrich of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1763-1834) who in 1826 became the Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
28 Duke Franz of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1750 1806 Countess Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf and Lobenstein 1757 1831  
28.1 Princess Sophia of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1778 1835 Count Emanual von Mensdorff-Pouilly 1777 1852  
28.11 Count Hugo von Mensdorff-Pouilly 1806 1847          
28.12 Count Alfons von Mensdorff-Pouilly 1810 1894 Countess Therese von Dietrichstein-Proskau-Leslie 1823 1856 Countess Therese died from scarlet fever
28.12 Count Alfons von Mensdorff-Pouilly 1810 1894 Countess Maria Theresia "Charlotte" von Lamberg 1833 1876  
28.121 Countess Viktoria von Mensdorff-Pouilly 1844 1918 Count Karl von Oberndorff 1833 1889  
28.122 Countess Sophie von Mensdorff-Pouilly 1845 1909 Count Friedrich Karl Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau 1834 1892 Count Friedrich Karl's sister Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1838-1886) and her husband Count Bohuslav Chotek von Chotkowa (1829-1896) were the parents of Countess Sophia Chotek von Chotkowa .
28.1221 Count Alphons Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau 1865 1878          
28.1222 Countess Maria Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau 1866 1889 Prince Karl zu Schwarzenberg (Fürst zu Schwarzenberg, 4th Prince zu Schwarzenberg (Second Majorat)) 1859 1913 Karl's great grandfather Karel Philipp (1771–1820) was created Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (2. Majorat) in 1804. Their ancester Johann Adolf Wiebelskirchen (1615-1682 was created Fürst zu Schwarzenberg in 1670.
28.12221 Prince Karl zu Schwarzenberg (Fürst zu Schwarzenberg, 5th Prince zu Schwarzenberg (Second Majorat)) 1886 1914 Countess Eleonore von Clam und Gallas 1887 1967  
28.122211 Prince Karl zu Schwarzenberg (Fürst zu Schwarzenberg, 6th Prince zu Schwarzenberg (Second Majorat)) 1911 1986 Princess Antonie zu Fürstenberg 1905 1988 See 32.8422
28.1222111 Princess Marie Eleonore zu Schwarzenberg 1936     Leopold-Bill von Bredow 1933    
28.1222112 Prince Karl Johannes (Fürst zu Schwarzenberg, 7th Prince zu Schwarzenberg (Second Majorat) and 12th Prince zu Schwarzenberg (First Majorat)) and Duke von Krummau 1937 2023 Countess Therese zu Hardegg auf Glatz u.im Machlande 1940   Karl Johannes was adopted by his distant cousin Prince Heinrich zu Schwarzenberg (First Majorat)(Duke von Krummau) (1903-1965) in 1960. Heinrich was a younger brother to Prince Joseph ( Fürst zu Schwarzenberg, 11th Prince zu Schwarzenberg (First Majorat)) (1900-1979) on whose death Karl Johannes succeeded as 12th Prince zu Schwarzenberg (First Majorat) thereby uniting the First and Second Majorats of the Princely House of Schwarzenberg.

Karl Johannes was very active in politics and from 1990 to 1992 was chief of staff to Václav Havel President of Czechoslovakia.
A Czech newspaper report on the death of Karl Johannes
28.1222113 Prince Friedrich Karl zu Schwarzenberg 1940 2014   Regula Brigitta Schlegel 1956    
28.1222114 Princess Anna Maria zu Schwarzenberg 1946   Baron Elmar von Haxthausen 1925 2023; Death Announcement of Elmar Freiherr von Haxthausen
28.122212 Prince Franz zu Schwarzenberg 1913 1992 Princess Amalie von Lobkowicz 1921 2013 See 19.2324.... (not ready yet)
28.1223 Countess Therese Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau 1867 1943 Prince Siegfried von Clary und Aldringen 1848 1929  
28.1224 Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau 1869 1943 Count Edwin Henckel von Donnersmarck 1865 1929  
28.1225 Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau 1874 1946 Prince Aloys zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (7th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg) 1871 1952  
28.12251 Princess Marie Sophie zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg 1900 1982 Count Karl und Edler Herr von und zu Eltz gen. Faust von Stromberg 1896 1922  
28.12252 Princess Marie Agnes zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg 1902 1991          
28.12253 Prince Karl Friedrich zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (8th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg) 1904 1990   Carolina dei Conti Rignon 1904 1975 *** TO BE EXPANDED TO SHOW LINKS TO OTHER PERSONS ON MY WEB SITE ***
In 1954 Prince Karl led the 76th Catholic Convention, to commemorate the 1200th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Boniface, Apostle of the Germans.
28.12254 Princess Maria Monika zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg 1905 1992 Prince Erich August von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (6 th Prince von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg) 1899 1953  
28.122541 Prince Georg of Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg (7th Prince of Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg) 1928 2015 Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria 1931   See 18.151131
28.1225411 Countess Walburga von Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg 1958   Baron Carl von Lerchenfeld 1958    
28.1225412 Countess Marie Gabiele of Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg 1959   Count Bernard de Monseignat 1952    
28.1225413 Countess Monika von Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg 1961   Count Christoph Schenk von Stauffenberg 1950   Christoph Schenk von Stauffenberg grandfather Count Klemens Schenk von Stauffenberg who is a first cousin to Count Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg . Claus and his brother Berthold were leading members of the failed plot on 20 July 1944 to kill Adolf Hitler and it later on 10 August 1944
28.1225414 Prince Erich of Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg (8th Prince of Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg) 1962   Duchess Mathilde of Württemberg 1962   See 22.K311162
28.1225415 Countess Adeleid von Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg 1964   Count Max Emanuel von Rechberg and Rothenlöwen zu Hohenrechberg 1959    
28.1225416 Countess Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg 1966   Prince Engelbert von Croÿ 1962   Engelbert is a first cousin once removed of Karl von Croÿ (14th Duke von Croÿ )
28.12254161 Princess Marie Isabelle von Croÿ 1991            
28.12254162 Prince Constantin Maria von Croÿ 1992            
28.12254163 Prince Carl Georg von Croÿ 1994            
28.12254164 Princess Philippa-Maria von Croÿ 1999            
28.122542 Countess Immakulata Josefine of Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg 1929 1999 Prince Nikolaus von Lobkowicz 1931 2019  
28.122543 Countess Theresia Walburga of Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg 1931 2021 Count Alois von Nostitz-Rieneck 1925 2003 See 19.J3111
28.122544 Count Aloysius Willibald of Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg 1933 2014 Countess; Clarissa von Schönborn-Wiesentheid 1936 2020  
28.122545 Count Karl Wunibald of Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg 1936 2017   Maria Victoria de Verdugo y Peña 1936 2017  
28.122546 Countess Magdalena Sophie of Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg 1938 2016 Count Erwein von Matuschka 1938 1997  
28.122547 Count Eberhard Willibald of Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg 1940 2013 Countess Johanna von Harrach zu Rohrau u.Thannhausen 1944    
28.13 Count Alfred von Mensdorff-Pouilly 1812 1814          
28.14 Count Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly 1813 1871 Countess Alexandrine Maria von Dietrichstein-Proskau-Leslie 1824 1906 Alexander was created Fürst von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg in 1868.
The title of Fürst von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg was originally held by Alexandrine Maria's family. Her father Joseph Franz being the 9th Fürst von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg (1798-1858) who on his death was succeeded as 10th (and last) Fürst von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg by his uncle Moritz (1775-1864).
It was following Moritz's death that the title was re-created for Alexander.
An obituary on Alexander, Fürst von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg
28.141 Countess Marie von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein 1858 1889 Count Hugo Kálnoky von Koröspatak 1844 1928  
28.142 Prince Hugo (Fürst) von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg) 1858 1920 Princess Olga Dolgoruky 1873 1946  
28.143 Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein 1861 1945          
28.144 Countess Klothilde von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein 1867 1943 Count Albert Apponyi de Nagy Appony 1846 1938 A report on the death of Count Apponyi de Nagy Appony
28.15 Count Leopold Emanuel von Mensdorff-Pouillyl 1815 1821          
28.16 Count Arthur von Mensdorff-Pouilly 1817 1904   Magdalene Kremzow 1835 1899  
28.16 Count Arthur von Mensdorff-Pouilly 1817 1904 Countess Bianca Albertina von Wickenburg 1837 1912  
28.2 Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1779 1824 Duke Alexander of Württemberg 1771 1833 See 22.K
28.3 Princess Julianna of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1781 1860 Grand Duke Constantine of Russia 1779 1831 See 4.2 - Constantine renounced his succession rights in 1822 in favour of his younger brother Nicholas on account of his second marriage to Joann Grudna-Grudzinski being morganatic. Julianna took the name "Anna Feodorovna" on her marriage.
A newspaper article on Constantine published some months after his death which was critical of his despot actions with regards to his command of the military.
A short report on the death of Julianna (you will need to scroll through the page to locate the article)
28.4 Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (from 1826 Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) 1784 1844 Princess Luise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1800 1831 See 23.21 - Luise's father Duke Emil Leopold of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1772-1822) was succeeded as Duke by his brother Friedrich (1774-1825). The death of Luise's uncle Friedrich as the last duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg resulted in a rearrangement of the Saxony Duchies.
Ernst was in the process of divorcing his wife at the time and negotiations were set in train for him to receive Gotha although the other branches objected to this. A compromise was reached with Ernst receiving Gotha and ceding Saalfeld to Saxe-Meiningen. Luise married her lover Alexander von Hanstein (1804-1884) in 1826, Alexander was created Graf von Pölzig just before their marriage. Luise died at a young age from cancer of the womb.
28.4 Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (from 1826 Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) 1784 1844 Duchess Maria of Württemberg 1799 1860 See 22.K1 - The uncle of Ernst's first wife Luise's was the last duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg who died in 1826 which resulted in a rearrangement of the Saxony Duchies.
Ernst was in the process of divorcing Luise at the time and negotiations were set in train for him to receive Gotha although the other branches objected to this. A compromise was reached with Ernst receiving Gotha and ceding Saalfeld to Saxe-Meiningen.
A report on the death of Duke Ernst.
28.41 Duke Ernst II of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1818 1893 Princess Alexandrine Luise of Baden 1820 1904 See 32.51 - Ernst was succeeded as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by his nephew Prince Alfred of Great Britain (Duke of Edinburgh).
Obituary of Duke Ernst II and of his subsequent funeral
28.42 Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1819 1861 Queen Victoria of Great Britain 1819 1901 See 1 & 28.61 - Albert died from Typhoid most probably due to the inadequate plumbing at Windsor Castle.
Death Registration of Prince Albert (Prince Consort)
28.5 Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (from 1826 Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) 1785 1851 Princess Antonia of Kohary 1797 1862 This branch of the family is commonly referred as Saxe-Coburg-Kohary. Antonia was the only child of Prince Joseph Kohary, Chancellor of the Austrian Emperor and a member of one of the richest families in Hungary.
An interesting account of the religious ancestors of Antonia and of her descendants.
28.51 Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1816 1885 Queen Maria II of Portugal 1819 1853 See 12.41 - Ferdinand became King Consort of Portugal. Queen Maria died giving birth to her stillborn daughter, Infanta Eugenio
28.51 Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1816 1885   Elise Friederike Hensler 1836 1929 Elise was created Countess of Elda in 1869.
New York Times Report of death of Prince Ferdinand. Another report on the death of Ferdinand.
Report on the death of Elise, Countess of Elda
28.52 Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1818 1881 Princess Clementine of Orleans (France) 1817 1907 See 13.6 - A brief report on the death of Prince August.
Report on the death of Princess Clementine
28.521 Prince Philip of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1844 1921 Princess Louise of Belgium 1858 1924 See 14.21 - Louise eloped to Nice 1898 with her husband's chamberlain Géza Mattachich (1868-1923). She was eventually captured and returned to Vienna and placed in a lunatic asylum at the instigation of her husband. Prince Philip was considered one of the most dissolute princes and his drunken and violent behaviour towards his wife led to her attachment to Géza Mattachich. Louise managed to escape in 1904 and fled to France with her lover Géza Mattachich, she obtained her divorce from her husband Philip in 1906 (one source mentions 1907) and lived the rest of life with Géza Mattachich although they never married. Géza Mattachich was the stepson of Count Oskar Keglewitch (or Keglevich) and unofficially assumed the countly title of his stepfather (i.e. assumed title Count Keglewitch).
It was reported in 1905 that two eminent specialist jointly appointed by friends of Louise and Philip after examination pronounced her sane. However in 1923 it was reported that Louise who was in financial straits was allowed by her sister Princess Stephanie to spend the rest of her life in the castle of Oraszvar, in Hungary, on condition that she parted from Géza Mattachich which she apparently agreed.
An interesting article from The New York Times which includes the introduction to a book by Géza Mattachich.
It was reported that Prince Philip offered a reward of £3,000 in 1904 for the recapture of his wife Louise.
According to The New York Times 31 December 1905 Prince Philip was to pay Princess Louise $211,000 a year as alimony plus $1,000,000 by instalments as part of the settlement for their divorce.
A report on the civil marriage of Louise and Philip.
A report following the death of Princess Louise.
A report on the death of Count Mattachich
28.5211 Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1878 1916         Leopold was shot and then had acid thrown at him by his scorned mistress Camilla Rybika. However, contrary to popular belief, Leopold did not die after the attack. He survived for several agonizing months and died in a Vienna hospital, "while undergoing an operation" to repair the damage. Camilla Rybika committed suicide by gun shot in Leopold presence. (additional information came from a discussion on Leopold of Saxe-Coburg on The Alexander Palace Discussion Board).
The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times (Tas. : 1899-1919) article of the tragic event
28.5212 Princess Dorothea "Dolly" of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1881 1967 Duke Ernest-Gunther of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 1863 1921 See 36.255 - Ernest-Gunther was an unsavory character, he was a hard drinking course mannered cavalry officer as well as a gambler and womaniser.
Announcement of the wedding of Ernest-Gunther and Dorothea
28.522 Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1845 1907 Princess Leopoldina Teresa of Brazil 1847 1871 See 12.473 - Leopoldina died from typhoid.
A brief report on the death of Leopoldina.
28.5221 Prince Peter of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1866 1934          
28.5222 Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1867 1922 Archduchess Karoline of Austria (Tuscany Line) 1869 1945 See 20.384 - Karoline died of natural causes although some sources indicate she was shot in 1945 by the occupying Russian forces in Budapest. It's likely this misconception arose because she died at about the same time as her son Rainer who died in tragic circumstances and some genealogists assumed she followed the same fate.
28.52221 Prince August Clemens of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1895 1909          
28.52222 Princess Clementine of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1897 1975   Eduard von Heller 1877 1970  
28.52223 Princess Karoline of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1899 1941         Karoline suffered from a mental problem and as a consequence was imprisoned by the Nazi health authorities in an institution where she subsequently died.
28.52224 Prince Rainer of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1900 1945   Johanna Karolyi de Karoly-Paty 1906 1992 Prince Rainer disappeared without trace in Budapest in 1945.He was declared officially dead in 1961 with effect from 31 December 1945
28.52224 Prince Rainer of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1900 1945   Edith Kozol 1913 1997 Prince Rainer disappeared without trace in Budapest in 1945.He was declared officially dead in 1961 with effect from 31 December 1945
28.522241 Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1931 2010 Baroness Gabriele von Fürstenberg 1921 2007  
28.522241 Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1931 2010 Princess Mathilde of Saxony 1936 2018 See 26.665425
28.5222411 Princess Felicitas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1958     Segey Trotzky 1948   Princess Felicitas was adopted by her great uncle Prince Ernst of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
28.5222412 Prince Johannes Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1969 1987         Prince Johannes died in a skiing accident at Mount Ortler Austria having previously been chosen by his uncle, the Margrave of Meissen as the heir to the Royal House of Saxony
28.52225 Prince Philipp Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1901 1985   Sarah Aurelia Halasz 1914 1994 A strange report on Prince Philipp Josias being required to marry before his 21 st birthday to a woman of equal rank otherwise he would lose his inheritance to large estates. He managed to obtain an extension to his marriage requirement to 1926 and again to 1929. He finally married morganatically in 1944 to Sarah Aurelia Halasz
28.522251   Philip August Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha 1944 2014   Bettina von Pfretschner 1944 1989  
28.522251   Philip August Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha 1944 2014   Rosemarie Jäger 1952    
28.5222511   Isabelle Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha 1969     Michael Treimer 1958    
28.5222512   Maximilian Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha 1972     Christina Schnell 1969    
28.52225121   Franziska Marie Princesessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha 2009            
28.5222513   Alexander Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha 1978            
28.5222514   Christina Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha 1995            
28.52226 Princess Theresa of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1902 1990 Baron Lamoral Taxis von Bordogna and Valnigra 1900 1966 The children of Princess Theresa and Baron Lamoral in 1950 assumed the surname of Saxe-Coburgo e Braganca
28.522261 Baron Carl-Eduard Tasso de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança 1931     Denyse Paes de Almeida 1936    
28.522261 Baron Carl-Eduard Tasso de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança 1931   Archduchess Walburga of Austria (Tuscany Line) 1942   See 20.35534 
28.522262 Baroness Alice Caroline Tasso de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança 1936 2013 Count Michele Formentini di Tolmino e Biglia 1929    
28.522263 Baron Philippe Tasso de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança 1939     Anna Maria Duarte Nunes 1939     
28.522264 Baroness Maria Cristina Tasso de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança 1945   Nobile Raimondo Dettori 1943     
28.52227 Princess Leopoldine of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1905 1978          
28.52228 Prince Ernst of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1907 1978   Irmgard Roll 1912 1976 Prince Ernst adopted his great niece Princess Felicitas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha  
28.5223 Prince Joseph of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1869 1888          
28.5224 Prince Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1870 1942 Princess Mathilde of Bavaria 1877 1906 See 18.1516
28.5224 Prince Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1870 1942 Countess Anna von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg 1873 1948  
28.52241 Prince Anthony of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1901 1970   Luise Mayrhofer 1903 1974  
28.52242 Princess Marie Immaculate of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1904 1940          
28.52243 Princess Josephine of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1911 1997 Baron Richard von Baratta Dragono 1901 1998  
28.523 Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1846 1927 Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria (Palatine of Hungary) (Hungarian Line) 1833 1905 See 21.7 - The New York Time report on the death of Archduke Joseph Karl
28.524 Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1848 1894 Duke Maximilian in Bavaria 1849 1893 See 18.K9
28.525 Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1861 1948 Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Parma 1870 1899 See 17 & 38.1 - Ferdinand was elected Prince of Bulgaria 7 July 1887 and proclaimed himself King of Bulgaria on 5 October 1908. Maria Luisa fell victim to pneumonia and died 24 hours after the birth of her daughter Nadejda
28.525 Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1861 1948 Princess Eleanor Reuss of Köstritz 1860 1917 See 17 - Ferdinand was elected Prince of Bulgaria 7 July 1887 and proclaimed himself King of Bulgaria on 5 October 1908
28.53 Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1822 1857 Prince Louis of Orleans (France) (Duke of Nemours) 1814 1896 See 13.4 - Louis was elected by the Belgian National Congress on 3 February 1831 as the King of the Belgiums. His father Louis Phillip was induced to reject the election. The Belgians then sought another candidate and eventually elected Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as King of the Belgians on 4 June 1831.
Obituary on the Duke of Nemours.
Death Registration of Princess Viktoria
28.54 Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1824 1884   Constance Geiger 1835 1890 Constance was created Baroness von Ruttenstein on 24 July 1862.
The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas. : 1835-1880) on the pomp and circumstances surrounding the marriage of Prince Leopold and Constance Geiger
An interesting account of Constance Geiger published shortly after her death.
28.6 Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1786 1861 Prince Emich Carl of Leiningen (2nd Prince of Leiningen) 1763 1814 See 39 - Emich Carl was firstly married to Viktoria's aunt Countess Henriette Reuss-Ebersdorf (who was a sister to Viktoria's mother Countess Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf). Emich Carl died from pneumonia
28.6 Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1786 1861 Duke Edward of Kent 1767 1820 Edward died from pneumonia.
South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839-1900) report on the death and funeral arrangements of the Duchess of Kent.
Death Registration of Princess Viktoria (Duchess of Kent)
Obituary on Duke of Kent
28.61 Queen Victoria of Great Britain 1819 1901 Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1819 1861 See 1 & 28.42 - A report on the marriage of Victoria and Albert.
Prince Albert died from Typhoid most probably due to the inadequate plumbing at Windsor Castle.
However Helen Rappaport in the research for her book Magnificent Obsession has come up with an alternative theory that Albert died from Crohn’s Disease.
Death Registration of Prince Albert (Prince Consort)
28.7 Princess Marianne of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1788 1794          
28.8 Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (from 1826 Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) 1790 1865 Princess Charlotte of Great Britain 1796 1817 Prince Leopold was created King of the Belgians in 1831. Princess Charlotte died shortly after the still birth of a son.
A detailed report on the death of Princess Charlotte.
A further tragedy was to occur about four months after the death of Princess Charlotte. Sir Richard Croft an accoucheur (male midwife and obstetrician) who had attended Princess Charlotte during the birth of her stillborn son committed suicide by gun shot to his head. He carried out this sad occurrence whilst attending to another patient who was in the final stage of giving birth. The death of Princess Charlotte had played heavily on his mind.
28.8 Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (from 1826 Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) 1790 1865 Princess Louise Marie of Orleans (France) 1812 1850 See 13.2 & 14 - Prince Leopold was created King of the Belgians in 1831.
Leopold had been offered and initially accepted the new throne of Greece following the war of independence between Greece and Turkey. Leopold thought the position of King of Greece to precarious and withdrew his acceptance, and instead accepted the throne of the newly constituted kingdom of Belgium
28.81   Stillborn son (son of Princess Charlotte of Great Britain and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) 1817 1817          
28.9 Prince Maximilan of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1792 1793          

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