Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
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Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin. Established in 1699, the Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield line lasted until the reshuffle of the Ernestine ter
Schloss Saalfeld, built after 1677 as the ducal residence
Coburg Castle
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the husband of Queen Victoria and consort of the British monarch from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. Victoria granted him the ti
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…and the Tsar in 1908. In addition, the heir to the throne of Saxe-Coburg was Prince Ernst, who became Duke Ernest III in 1806. He was the father of Prince Albert, who married his cousin, Queen Victoria, in 1840 and became The Prince Consort of Great Britain and Ireland. On 15 December 1806, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld…
Albert (left) with his elder brother, Ernest, and mother, Louise, shortly before her exile from court
Portrait by John Partridge, 1840
Armorial bookplate of Prince Albert
Portrait by Winterhalter, 1842