House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is a European royal dynasty of German origin that has provided monarchs to several countries, including Belgium, the United Kingdom (as the ancestral name of the current British royal family), Portugal, and Bulgaria.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf dynasty
noble family
royal house
associatedWith Kingdom of Belgium
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Kingdom of Portugal
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
cadetBranchOf Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin
coatOfArms Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
countryOfOrigin Germany
ducalSeat Coburg
Gotha
dynasticNameChangedTo House of Windsor
ethnicOrigin German
foundedBy Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
hasBranch Belgian royal family
British royal family
Bulgarian royal family
Portuguese royal family
hasMatrilinealConnectionsTo many European royal families
houseStyle German princely house
language German
namedAfter Saxe-Coburg
Saxe-Gotha
notableConsort Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria
notableMember Albert, Prince Consort
Boris III of Bulgaria
Edward VII
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Leopold I of Belgium
Leopold II of Belgium
Manuel II of Portugal
Queen Victoria
originalTitle Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
parentHouse House of Wettin
partOf House of Wettin
producedTitleHolder British monarchs (Edward VII line)
Kings of Bulgaria
Kings of Portugal
Kings of the Belgians
providedMonarchTo Belgium
Bulgaria
Portugal
United Kingdom
reasonForNameChange anti-German sentiment in World War I
religion Protestantism
startTime 1826
territoryRuled Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
usedAsDynasticNameIn United Kingdom
yearOfBritishNameChange 1917

Referenced by (70)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Christian Eugène Marie
Albert I of Belgium
Boris III of Bulgaria
Boris III of Bulgaria ("Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry branch")
Bulgarian royal family
Edward VII
George V
Leopold III of Belgium
Louise, Princess Royal
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Prince Laurent of Belgium
Princess May
Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom
Queen Alexandra
Queen Victoria
house
Belgian monarchy
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ("Saxe-Coburg and Gotha")
King Baudouin of Belgium
King of the Belgians
Prince Gabriel of Belgium ("House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Belgian line)")
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
Princess Eléonore of Belgium ("Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Belgian line)")
dynasty
Leopold II of Belgium
Paola Ruffo di Calabria ("House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Belgian branch)")
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
Prince John of the United Kingdom
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
royalHouse
Albert II of Belgium
Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Maud of Wales
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium ("House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Belgian branch)")
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
memberOf
Albert II of Belgium ("Saxe-Coburg and Gotha")
Leopold I of Belgium ("Saxe-Coburg and Gotha")
Leopold II of Belgium ("Saxe-Coburg and Gotha")
Leopold III of Belgium ("Saxe-Coburg and Gotha")
familyName
House of Hesse-Darmstadt
House of Teck
Welf
dynasticConnection
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ("Saxe-Coburg and Gotha branch of the House of Wettin")
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Leopold I of Belgium
nobleFamily
Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ("German ducal house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha")
Baron of Renfrew
usedBy
Duke of Albany
Duke of Fife
associatedDynasty
Philippe of Belgium
Princess Astrid of Belgium
memberOfHouse
House of Windsor
House of Windsor
replaces
Royal Archives
archivesFrom
Duke of Brabant
associatedWith
Portuguese royal family ("House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha")
cadetBranch
Bulgarian royal family ("Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry")
dynasticHouseBranch
House of Hanover
followedBy
Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin ("British royal family (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha line)")
gaveRiseTo
House of Wettin ("Saxe-Coburg and Gotha")
hasBranch
Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin
hasCadetBranch
Duchess of Fife
linkedHouse
Prince of Belgium ("House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Belgian line)")
linkedToDynasty
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
memberOfDynasty
Princess Margaret of Connaught
memberOfRoyalHouse
Coronation of Edward VII
monarchHouse
British royal family
predecessorHouse
Edward VIII
previousHouse
Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
represents
Kingdom of Bulgaria
rulingDynasty
Portuguese royal family
unionWith

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