Callenberg Castle
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Callenberg Castle is a schloss on a wooded hill in Beiersdorf, an Ortsteil of Coburg, Germany, 6 kilometres from the town centre. It was a hunting lodge and summer residence and has long been the prin
An aerial view of Callenberg Castle
The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, known until 1826 as the House of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, is a European royal house of German origin. It takes its name from its oldest domain, the Ernestine duchy of
Callenberg Castle
…Coburg, Germany, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the town centre. It was a hunting lodge and summer residence and has long been the principal residence of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. It was owned by Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who created the Ducal Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House Order. A large and architecturally important…
Coat of arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1736) in the stucco ceiling of the Holy Cross Church, Coburg.
Prince Albert was the link through which the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha came to the British throne in 1901, when his son Edward VII ascended the throne. The dynasty was later renamed the House of Windsor by George V in 1917.
Queen Victoria in Coburg in April 1894 reunited with all her extended family, ranging from Nicholas II (soon-to-be tsar of Russia in the same year) to the Kaiser Wilhelm II and other relatives of the House. (click to view the photo on Commons and read about every person in detail)
Veste Coburg, ancestral seat of the House of Saxe-Coburg