Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Summary

Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (full name Joseph Ferdinand Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga; 21 May 1869 – 13 August 1888), known in Brazil as Dom José Fernando, was a prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry. Born in Leopoldina Palace, Rio de Janeiro, he was the third son of Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Princess Leopoldina of Brazil. He died of pneumonia at the age of 19 in Wiener Neustadt and is buried at St. Augustin, Coburg.

Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Joseph Ferdinand
BornPrinz Joseph Ferdinand von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Herzog von Sachsen
(1869-05-21)21 May 1869
Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Died13 August 1888(1888-08-13) (aged 19)
Wiener Neustadt, Austria-Hungary
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Names
Joseph Ferdinand Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
FatherPrince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
MotherPrincess Leopoldina of Brazil

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  • (in Portuguese) Lessa, Clado Ribeiro de. O Segundo Ramo da Casa Imperial e a nossa Marinha de Guerra, in Revista do Instituto Historico e Geografico Brasileiro, vol. 211, 1951, p. 118-133 (ISSN 0101-4366)

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