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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dynasty
noble family
royal house
associatedWith Belgium
surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Kingdom of Bulgaria
Portugal
surface form: 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 monarchy
surface form: 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 of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
surface form: Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria
notableMember Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
surface form: 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 Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
surface form: Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
parentHouse House of Wettin
partOf House of Wettin
producedTitleHolder British monarchs (Edward VII line)
Bulgarian royal family
surface form: Kings of Bulgaria

Kings of Portugal
King of the Belgians
surface form: Kings of the Belgians
providedMonarchTo Belgium
Bulgaria
Portugal
United Kingdom
reasonForNameChange anti-German sentiment in World War I
religion Protestantism
startTime 1826
territoryRuled Saxe-Coburg
surface form: Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
usedAsDynasticNameIn United Kingdom
yearOfBritishNameChange 1917

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn memberOf House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie royalHouse House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Josias of Coburg memberOf House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: House of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Princess Maud of Wales house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess of Belgium associatedDynasty House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (historical)
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld nobleFamily House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: House of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich nobleFamily House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll memberOf House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess of Wales historicallyAssociatedHouse House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Elisabeth Theresia Maria Helena dynasty House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Belgian line)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh royalHouse House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha memberOf House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Baudouin Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave dynasty House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Alexander John of Wales house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Alexander John of Wales royalHouse House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Albert Léopold Clément Marie Meinrad house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Victoria, Princess Royal (German Empress) house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
subject surface form: Princess Victoria, Princess Royal
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders memberOf House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Coburg formerSeatOf House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Coburg historicallyAssociatedWith House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
House of Battenberg connectedTo House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Carlota of Mexico house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders memberOf House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Patricia of Connaught nobleFamily House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Leopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor royalHouse House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz maritalAlliance House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
royal crypt of the Belgian royal family associatedWith House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Belgian branch)
Prince George, Duke of York house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Louise of Belgium memberOf House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Charles Edward, Duke of Albany familyName House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Charles Edward, Duke of Albany memberOf House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernestine House Order awardingBody House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernestine House Order associatedWith House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium memberOf House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Friedenstein Castle ownedBy House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (historically)
Princess Clémentine of Belgium memberOfDynasty House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Alice Maud Mary nobleFamily House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Charlotte of Belgium memberOfDynasty House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Leopold George Duncan Albert memberOf House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Baron Arklow hasAssociatedDynasty House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Baron Arklow house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
subject surface form: Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Baron Arklow house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
subject surface form: Prince Alexander of Teck
Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Earl of Macduff (in the peerage of the United Kingdom) linkedRoyalHouse House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
subject surface form: Earl of Macduff
Ehrenburg Palace usedBy House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha