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Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1784–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 JAN 1784

Birth Location: Coburg

Death Date: 29 JAN 1844

Death Location: Gotha

Father: Francis, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Mother: Augusta Ebersdorf

Spouse(s): Princess Saxe-gotha-altenburg

Children(s): Ernest Gotha, Albert, Gotha

In 1784, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha entered the world in Coburg, born to Francis Duke Of Saxe Coburg Saalfeld And Augusta Reuss Of Ebersdorf. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha married Princess Louise Of Saxe Gotha Altenburg, and had children including Albert Prince Of Saxe Coburg And Gotha, Ernest Ii Duke Of Saxe Coburg And Gotha. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha passed away in 1844 in Gotha.

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Biography

  • In 1784, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha entered the world in Coburg, born to Francis Duke Of Saxe Coburg Saalfeld And Augusta Reuss Of Ebersdorf.
  • Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha married Princess Louise Of Saxe Gotha Altenburg, and had children including Albert Prince Of Saxe Coburg And Gotha, Ernest Ii Duke Of Saxe Coburg And Gotha.
  • Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha passed away in 1844 in Gotha.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Gotha's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Gotha
1784–1844
Birth Place: Coburg
Parents
Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
1750–1806
Coburg
Augusta (Reuss Of) Ebersdorf
1757–1831
Saalburg-Ebersdorf
Grandparents
Ernest (Frederick, Duke of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
1724–1800
Saalfeld, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire
Sophie (Antoinette) Brunswick-wolfenbüttel
1724–1802
Wolfenbüttel
Heinrich (Xxiv, Count Reuss of) Ebersdorf
1724–1779
Saalburg-Ebersdorf
Countess (Karoline Ernestine of) Erbach-Schönberg
1727–1796
Gedern
Great-Grandparents
Francis SAXE-COBURG-SAALFELD
1697–1764
Princess Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1700–1780
Ferdinand Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1680–1735
Princess Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1696–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John SAXE-COBURG-SAALFELD
1658–1729

Ernest Gotha's Descendants

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Ernest (I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and) Gotha (2 JAN 1784–29 JAN 1844) m. Princess (Louise of) Saxe-gotha-altenburg (21 DEC 1800–30 AUG 1831)
  1. 1. Ernest (II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and) Gotha 1818–1893
  2. 2. Albert, (Prince of Saxe-Coburg and) Gotha 1819–1861 m. Queen (Victoria Alexandrina) Hanover 1819–1901
    1. 1. Hrh (Princess Royal Victoria (Vicky) Adelaide Mary Louise D'angleterre VON SAXE-COBURG GOTH - HRH PRINCESS VICTORIA OF) ENGLAND 1840–1901
    2. 2. Edward (VII SAXE-COBURG AND) GOTHA 1841–1910 m. Alexandra (Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia) Vonschleswigholsteinsonderburgglucksburg 1844–1925
      1. 1. Albert (Victor Christian Edward Saxe-Coburg Und) Gotha 1864–1892
      2. 2. George (Frederick Ernest Albert Saxe-Coburg and) Gotha 1865–1936
      3. 3. Louise (Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Saxe-Coburg and) Gotha 1867–1931
      4. 4. Victoria (Alexandra Olga Mary Saxe-Coburg and) Gotha 1868–1935
      5. 5. Maud (Charlotte Mary Victoria Saxe-Coburg and) Gotha 1869–1938
      6. 6. Alexander (John Charles Robert Albert Saxe-Coburg Und) Gotha 1871–1871
    3. 3. Princess (Alice Maud Mary SAXE-COBURG AND) GOTHA 1843–1878
    4. 4. Alfred (Ernest Albert of Saxe-Coburg and) Gotha 1844–1900
    5. 5. Princess (Helena Augusta Victoria WETTIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WETTIN, ERNESTINER PRINCESS OF) SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-SONDERBURG-AUGUSTENBURG 1846–1923
    6. 6. Princess (Louisa Caroline Alberta SAXE-COBURG AND) GOTHA 1848–1939
    7. 7. Prince (Arthur William Patrick Alton SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA, DUKE OF) CONNAUGHT 1850–1942
    8. 8. Princess (Beatrice of the United) Kingdom 1857–1944 m. Henry (Maurice VON) BATTENBERG 1858–1896
      1. 1. Alexander (Albert VON) BATTENBURG 1886–1960
      2. 2. Victoria (Eugenie BATTENBERG, QUEEN OF) SPAIN 1887–1969
      3. 3. Leopold (Arthur Louis VON) BATTENBURG 1889–1922
      4. 4. Louise (Alexandra Marie Irene MOUNTBATTEN, QUEEN CONSORT OF) SWEDEN 1889–1965
      5. 5. Maurice (Victor Donald Von) BATTENBERG 1891–1914

Ernest Gotha's Timeline

2 Records

1784
2 JAN 1784
Birth of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Coburg
Coburg
1844
29 JAN 1844
Age 60
Death of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Gotha
Gotha

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 JAN 1784
    Event Place: Coburg

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1844
    Event Place: Gotha

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