Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the sovereign ruler of the small German duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a title historically linked to the British royal family and held by members of the House of Wettin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary noble title
sovereign ducal title
appliesToJurisdiction Saxe-Coburg
Saxe-Gotha NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ernestine duchies
personal union of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha
coatOfArms Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
connectedTo British royal family
House of Windsor
country Saxe-Coburg
surface form: Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
countryOfOrigin Germany
dissolvedBy German Revolution of 1918–1919
dynasty House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
surface form: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
endTime 1918
firstHolder Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
follows Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
surface form: Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasCanonicalOrder Ernestine House Order
hasNotableBearer Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
surface form: Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh

Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
surface form: Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria
hasTitleHolder Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
house House of Wettin
inception 1826
languageOfWorkOrName German
lastHolder Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
namedAfter Saxe-Coburg
Saxe-Gotha NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
nobleFamily House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
surface form: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha branch of the House of Wettin
nobleRank duke
partOf German Confederation
German Empire
religion Lutheranism
residence Ehrenburg Palace
Friedenstein Castle
seat Coburg NERFINISHED
Gotha
style His Ducal Highness
His Highness
successor Free State of Coburg
Free State of Gotha
Thuringia NERFINISHED
titleHeldBy male-line descendants of Ernest I

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Paul Julius Reuter awardedBy Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha hasTitleHolder Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duke of Albany laterTitle Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
subject surface form: Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha nativeLabel Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha originalTitle Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha usedBy Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this entity surface form: dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha