Schloss Ketschendorf is a Gothic Revival residence, located in Ketschendorf, at the foot of the Buchberg, in the town of Coburg, in the state of Bavaria, Germany.
Schloss Ketschendorf with the park
Villa at Obere Klinge 3
Victorine Noël/Rosine Stoltz, circa 1850
Schloss Ketschendorf
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest II was Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 29 January 1844 to his death in 1893. He was born in Coburg to Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. His father became Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1826 through an exchange of territories.
Ernest II, c. 1863
Ernest (right) with his younger brother Albert and mother Louise, shortly before her exile from court
A lithograph of Ernest, 1842
Ernest's wife Princess Alexandrine of Baden. She would remain fiercely devoted to Ernest during their marriage, believing that their childlessness was her fault.