Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
This is a list of Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from the accession of Ernest I to the throne of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1826. Individuals holding the title of prince will usually also be styled "His Highness" (HH). The wife of a Saxon prince will usually take the title and style of her husband.
Styling of Princes
The title Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Saxony and the use of the style "Highness" has generally been used by to the following persons:
Ducal Line
- When Prince Albert married Queen Victoria their children where styled HRH, but Queen Victoria issued two letters patent, first in 1864 which stated that her male-line Grandchildren will be styled HRH and second 1898 which stated that children of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales will be styled HRH.
Koháry Line
- When Prince Ferdinand August married Queen Maria II of Portugal and became King Ferdinand II of Portugal jure uxoris, he founded the House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and their descents were to styled HRH.
- When Prince Ferdinand Maximilian became Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria in 1908, his descents were to be styled HRH.
Belgian Line
- When Prince Leopold became King Leopold I of the Belgians in 1831, his descents were to be styled HRH.
List of Saxon princes since 1826
| Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by the sovereign |
| Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from birth |
| (†) - In Letters Patent dated 20 November 1917, King George V restricted the title of Prince to the children of the sovereign, the children of the sovereign's sons, and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales. |
| (‡) - By an Order in Council dated 28 March 1919, as authorized by the Titles Deprivation Act 1917, King George V suspended the British peerage titles, princely dignities and honours of those who had sided with Germany in World War I. |
| (‡‡) - Had morganatic marriage/morganatic children. |
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| Name | Born | Died | Royal lineage | Notes |
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| First Generation | ||||
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1784 | 1844 | 1st son of Francis I | Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1826–1844 |
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1785 | 1851 | 2nd son of Francis I | Title held from brother's ascension to death. |
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1790 | 1865 | 3rd son of Francis I | Title held from brother's ascension to death. King of the Belgians 1831–1865 |
| Second Generation | ||||
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1818 | 1893 | 1st son of Ernest I | Title held from father's ascension to own ascension in 1844. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1844–1893 |
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1819 | 1861 | 2nd son of Ernest I | Title held from father's ascension until his death. Consort of the United Kingdom 1840–1861 |
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1816 | 1885 | 1st son of Ferdinand | Title held from father's ascension until his death. King of Portugal 1837–1853 |
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1818 | 1881 | 2nd son of Ferdinand | Title held from father's ascension until his death. |
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1824 | 1884 | 3rd son of Ferdinand | Title held from father's ascension until his death. (‡‡) |
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1833 | 1834 | 1st son of Leopold I | Born a Prince of Belgium. |
later, King Leopold II |
1835 | 1909 | 2nd son of Leopold I | Born a Prince of Belgium. King of the Belgians 1865–1909 |
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1837 | 1905 | 3rd son of Leopold I | Born a Prince of Belgium. |
| Third Generation | ||||
later, King Edward VII |
1841 | 1910 | 1st son of Albert | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. King of the United Kingdom 1901–1910 |
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1844 | 1900 | 2nd son of Albert | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1893–1900 |
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1850 | 1942 | 3rd son of Albert | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. |
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1853 | 1884 | 4th son of Albert | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. |
later, King Pedro V |
1837 | 1861 | 1st son of Ferdinand II | Born a Prince of Portugal. King of Portugal 1853–1861 |
later, King Luís I |
1838 | 1889 | 2nd son of Ferdinand II | Born a Prince of Portugal. King of Portugal 1861–1889 |
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1842 | 1861 | 3rd son of Ferdinand II | Born a Prince of Portugal. |
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1846 | 1861 | 4th son of Ferdinand II | Born a Prince of Portugal. |
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1847 | 1889 | 5th son of Ferdinand II | Born a Prince of Portugal. |
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1849 | 6th son of Ferdinand II | Born a Prince of Portugal. | |
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1816 | 7th son of Ferdinand II | Born a Prince of Portugal. | |
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1844 | 1921 | 1st son of August | |
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1845 | 1909 | 2nd son of August | |
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1861 | 1948 | 3rd son of August | Tsar of Bulgaria 1908–1918 |
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1859 | 1869 | Only son of Leopold II | Born a Prince of Belgium. |
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1869 | 1891 | 1st son of Philippe | Born a Prince of Belgium. |
later, King Albert I |
1875 | 1934 | 2nd son of Philippe | Born a Prince of Belgium. King of the Belgians 1909–1934 |
| Fourth Generation | ||||
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1864 | 1892 | 1st son of Edward VII | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. |
later, King George V |
1865 | 1936 | 2nd son of Edward VII | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. King of the United Kingdom 1910–1936 |
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1871 | 3rd son of Edward VII | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. | |
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1874 | 1899 | Only son of Alfred I | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. |
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1883 | 1938 | Only son of Arthur | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. |
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1884 | 1954 | Only son of Leopold | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1900–1918 (‡) |
later, King Carlos I |
1863 | 1908 | 1st son of Luís I | Born a Prince of Portugal. King of Portugal 1889–1908 |
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1865 | 1920 | 2nd son of Luís I | Born a Prince of Portugal. |
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1878 | 1916 | Only son of Philipp | |
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1866 | 1934 | 1st son of Ludwig August | |
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1867 | 1922 | 2nd son of Ludwig August | |
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1869 | 1888 | 3rd son of Ludwig August | |
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1870 | 1942 | 4th son of Ludwig August | |
later, Tsar Boris III |
1894 | 1943 | 1st son of Ferdinand I | Born a Prince of Bulgaria. Tsar of Bulgaria 1918–1943 |
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1895 | 1945 | 2nd son of Ferdinand I | Born a Prince of Bulgaria. |
later, King Leopold III |
1901 | 1983 | 1st son of Albert I | Born a Prince of Belgium. King of the Belgians 1934–1951 |
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1903 | 1983 | 2nd son of Albert I | Born a Prince of Belgium. |
| Fifth Generation | ||||
later, King Edward VIII |
1894 | 1972 | 1st son of George V | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. King of the United Kingdom 1936 |
later, King George VI |
1895 | 1952 | 2nd son of George V | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. King of the United Kingdom 1936–1952 |
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1900 | 1974 | 3rd son of George V | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. |
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1902 | 1942 | 4th son of George V | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. |
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1905 | 1919 | 5th son of George V | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. |
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1914 | 1943 | Only son of Arthur | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. |
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1906 | 1972 | 1st son of Charles Edward I | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. (‡‡) |
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1909 | 1943 | 2nd son of Charles Edward I | Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. |
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1918 | 1998 | 3rd son of Charles Edward I | |
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1887 | 1908 | 1st son of Carlos I | Born a Prince of Portugal. |
later, King Manuel II |
1889 | 1932 | 2nd son of Carlos I | Born a Prince of Portugal. King of Portugal 1908–1910 |
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1895 | 1908 | 1st son of August Leopold | |
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1900 | 1945 | 2nd son of August Leopold | |
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1901 | 1985 | 3rd son of August Leopold | (‡‡) |
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1907 | 1978 | 4th son of August Leopold | (‡‡) |
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1901 | 1970 | Only son of Ludwig Gaston | |
later, Tsar Simeon II |
1936 | Only son of Boris III | Born a Prince of Bulgaria. Tsar of Bulgaria 1943–1946 | |
later, King Baudouin I |
1930 | 1993 | 1st son of Leopold III | Born a Prince of Belgium. King of the Belgians 1951–1993 |
later, King Albert II |
1934 | 2nd son of Leopold III | Born a Prince of Belgium. King of the Belgians 1993–2013 | |
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1942 | 2009 | 3rd son of Leopold III | Born a Prince of Belgium. |
| Sixth Generation | ||||
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1943 | 1st son of Friedrich Josias | ||
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1955 | 2011 | 2nd son of Friedrich Josias | (‡‡) |
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1931 | 2010 | Only son of Rainer | |
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1962 | 2015 | 1st son of Simeon II | Born a Prince of Bulgaria. |
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1964 | 2nd son of Simeon II | Born a Prince of Bulgaria. | |
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1965 | 3rd son of Simeon II | Born a Prince of Bulgaria. | |
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1967 | 4th son of Simeon II | Born a Prince of Bulgaria. | |
later, King Philippe I |
1960 | 1st son of Albert II | Born a Prince of Belgium. King of the Belgians 2013– | |
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1963 | 2nd son of Albert II | Born a Prince of Belgium. | |
| Seventh Generation | ||||
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1975 | 1st son of Andreas | ||
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1977 | 2nd son of Andreas | ||
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1969 | 1987 | Only son of Johannes Heinrich | |
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1997 | 1st son of Kardam | Born a Prince of Bulgaria | |
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1999 | 2nd son of Kardam | Born a Prince of Bulgaria | |
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2002 | Only son of Kyril | Born a Prince of Bulgaria | |
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1995 | 1st son of Kubrat | Born a Prince of Bulgaria | |
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1997 | 2nd son of Kubrat | Born a Prince of Bulgaria | |
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2002 | 3rd son of Kubrat | Born a Prince of Bulgaria | |
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1999 | Only son of Konstantin-Assen | Born a Prince of Bulgaria | |
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2003 | 1st son of Philippe | Born a Prince of Belgium. | |
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2005 | 2nd son of Philippe | Born a Prince of Belgium. | |
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2005 | 1st son of Laurent | Born a Prince of Belgium. | |
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2005 | 2nd son of Laurent | Born a Prince of Belgium. | |
| Eighth Generation | ||||
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2015 | Only son of Hubertus | ||
References
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