Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Braganza, known in Brazil as Dom Augusto Leopoldo, was a prince of the Empire of Brazil and of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry. He was the second of four sons born to German Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Leopoldina of Brazil.
Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
August's mother (standing), holding him, and aunt Isabel (seated), holding his brother Peter August (Rio de Janeiro, 1866)
Prince Augusto (seated on the left) as Admiral Wandenkolk's helper in the center
The Prince in typical Japanese costumes during the Almirante Barroso Cruiser scale in Japan in 1889
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry is the Catholic cadet branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, founded after the marriage of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág. Among its descendants were the last four kings of Portugal and the last three Tsars of Bulgaria. After the change of the “House laws” by King Simeon, the present head of the house is his sister Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria, Princess of Koháry.
Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1785–1851)
Princess Maria Antonia Koháry (1797–1862)
Ferdinand of Portugal, Prince August and Princess Victoria with a bust of their father, Prince Ferdinand
Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818–1881)
