Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (full name Joseph Ferdinand Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga; 21 May 1869 – 13 August 1888), known in Brazil as Dom José Fernando, was a prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry. Born in Leopoldina Palace, Rio de Janeiro, he was the third son of Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Princess Leopoldina of Brazil. He died of pneumonia in Wiener Neustadt and is buried at St. Augustin, Coburg.

Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Joseph Ferdinand
Born(1869-05-21)21 May 1869
Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Died13 August 1888(1888-08-13) (aged 19)
Wiener Neustadt, Austria-Hungary
Burial
St. Augustin, Coburg
Full name
Joseph Ferdinand Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
FatherPrince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
MotherPrincess Leopoldina of Brazil

Bibliography
  • (in Portuguese) Lessa, Clado Ribeiro de. O Segundo Ramo da Casa Imperial e a nossa Marinha de Guerra, in Revista do Instituto Historico e Geografico Brasileiro, vol. 211, 1951, p. 118-133 (ISSN 0101-4366)

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