Ernest I served as the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld from 1806 to 1826 and the first sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1826 to 1844. He was the father of Prince Albert, who wa
Portrait by George Dawe, c. 1819
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
Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
…Württemberg (m. 1832) Issue Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom House Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (until 1826) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (from 1826) Father Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Mother Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf Religion Lutheranism Ernest I (German: Ernst Anton…
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