Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Summary

This is a list of Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from the accession of Ernest I to the throne of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1826. Individuals holding the title of prince will usually also be styled "His Highness" (HH). The wife of a Saxon prince will usually take the title and style of her husband.

Styling of Princes edit

The title Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Saxony and the use of the style "Highness" has generally been used by to the following persons:

Ducal Line edit

  • When Prince Albert married Queen Victoria their children where styled HRH, but Queen Victoria issued two letters patent, first in 1864 which stated that her male-line Grandchildren will be styled HRH and second 1898 which stated that children of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales will be styled HRH.

Koháry Line edit

Belgian Line edit

  • When Prince Leopold became King Leopold I of the Belgians in 1831, his descents were to be styled HRH.

List of Saxon princes since 1826 edit

Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by the sovereign
Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from birth
(†) - In Letters Patent dated 20 November 1917, King George V restricted the title of Prince to the children of the sovereign, the children of the sovereign's sons, and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales.
(‡) - By an Order in Council dated 28 March 1919, as authorized by the Titles Deprivation Act 1917, King George V suspended the British peerage titles, princely dignities and honours of those who had sided with Germany in World War I.
(‡‡) - Had morganatic marriage/morganatic children.
  - Title in the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  - Title in the Kingdom of Belgium
  - Title in the Empire of Brazil
  - Title in the Kingdom of Bulgaria
  - Title in the Kingdom of Portugal
  - Title in the United Kingdom
List of Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Name Born Died Royal lineage Notes
First Generation
  Ernest I 1784 1844 1st son of Francis I Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1826–1844
  Ferdinand 1785 1851 2nd son of Francis I Title held from brother's ascension to death.
  Leopold
  King Leopold I
1790 1865 3rd son of Francis I Title held from brother's ascension to death.
King of the Belgians 1831–1865
Second Generation
  Ernest II 1818 1893 1st son of Ernest I Title held from father's ascension to own ascension in 1844.
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1844–1893
  Albert
  The Prince Consort
1819 1861 2nd son of Ernest I Title held from father's ascension until his death.
Consort of the United Kingdom 1840–1861
  Ferdinand
  King Ferdinand II
1816 1885 1st son of Ferdinand Title held from father's ascension until his death.
King of Portugal 1837–1853
  August 1818 1881 2nd son of Ferdinand Title held from father's ascension until his death.
  Leopold 1824 1884 3rd son of Ferdinand Title held from father's ascension until his death.
(‡‡)
  Louis Philippe
  The Crown Prince
1833 1834 1st son of Leopold I Born a Prince of Belgium.
  Leopold
  The Duke of Brabant
later, King Leopold II
1835 1909 2nd son of Leopold I Born a Prince of Belgium.
King of the Belgians 1865–1909
  Philippe
  The Count of Flanders
1837 1905 3rd son of Leopold I Born a Prince of Belgium.
Third Generation
  Albert Edward
  The Prince of Wales
later, King Edward VII
1841 1910 1st son of Albert Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
King of the United Kingdom 1901–1910
  Alfred I
  The Duke of Edinburgh
1844 1900 2nd son of Albert Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1893–1900
  Arthur
  The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
1850 1942 3rd son of Albert Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
  Leopold
  The Duke of Albany
1853 1884 4th son of Albert Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
  Peter
  The Prince Royal
later, King Pedro V
1837 1861 1st son of Ferdinand II Born a Prince of Portugal.
King of Portugal 1853–1861
  Louis
  The Duke of Porto and Viseu
later, King Luís I
1838 1889 2nd son of Ferdinand II Born a Prince of Portugal.
King of Portugal 1861–1889
  John
  The Duke of Beja
1842 1861 3rd son of Ferdinand II Born a Prince of Portugal.
  Ferdinand
  Fernando
1846 1861 4th son of Ferdinand II Born a Prince of Portugal.
  Augustus
  The Duke of Coimbra
1847 1889 5th son of Ferdinand II Born a Prince of Portugal.
  Leopold
  Leopoldo
1849 6th son of Ferdinand II Born a Prince of Portugal.
  Eugene
  Eugénio
1816 7th son of Ferdinand II Born a Prince of Portugal.
  Philipp 1844 1921 1st son of August
  Ludwig August 1845 1909 2nd son of August
  Ferdinand
  Tsar Ferdinand I
1861 1948 3rd son of August Tsar of Bulgaria 1908–1918
  Leopold
  The Duke of Brabant
1859 1869 Only son of Leopold II Born a Prince of Belgium.
  Baudouin
  Baudouin
1869 1891 1st son of Philippe Born a Prince of Belgium.
  Albert
  Albert
later, King Albert I
1875 1934 2nd son of Philippe Born a Prince of Belgium.
King of the Belgians 1909–1934
Fourth Generation
  Albert Victor
  The 1st Duke of Clarence and Avondale
1864 1892 1st son of Edward VII Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
  George
  The Prince of Wales
later, King George V
1865 1936 2nd son of Edward VII Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
King of the United Kingdom 1910–1936
  Alexander John
  Alexander John
1871 3rd son of Edward VII Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
  Alfred
  Alfred
1874 1899 Only son of Alfred I Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
  Arthur
  Arthur
1883 1938 Only son of Arthur Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
  Charles Edward I
  The Duke of Albany
1884 1954 Only son of Leopold Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1900–1918
(‡)
  Charles
  The Prince Royal
later, King Carlos I
1863 1908 1st son of Luís I Born a Prince of Portugal.
King of Portugal 1889–1908
  Afonso
  The Duke of Porto
1865 1920 2nd son of Luís I Born a Prince of Portugal.
  Leopold Clement 1878 1916 Only son of Philipp
  Peter
  Dom Pedro Augusto
1866 1934 1st son of Ludwig August
  August Leopold
  Dom Augusto Leopoldo
1867 1922 2nd son of Ludwig August
  Joseph Ferdinand
  Dom José Fernando
1869 1888 3rd son of Ludwig August
  Ludwig Gaston
  Dom Luís Gastão
1870 1942 4th son of Ludwig August
  Boris
  The Prince of Tarnovo
later, Tsar Boris III
1894 1943 1st son of Ferdinand I Born a Prince of Bulgaria.
Tsar of Bulgaria 1918–1943
  Kiril
  The Prince of Preslav
1895 1945 2nd son of Ferdinand I Born a Prince of Bulgaria.
  Leopold
  The Duke of Brabant
later, King Leopold III
1901 1983 1st son of Albert I Born a Prince of Belgium.
King of the Belgians 1934–1951
  Charles
  The Count of Flanders
1903 1983 2nd son of Albert I Born a Prince of Belgium.
Fifth Generation
  Edward
  The Prince of Wales
later, King Edward VIII
1894 1972 1st son of George V Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
King of the United Kingdom 1936
  Albert
  The Duke of York
later, King George VI
1895 1952 2nd son of George V Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
King of the United Kingdom 1936–1952
  Henry
  The Duke of Gloucester
1900 1974 3rd son of George V Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
  George
  The Duke of Kent
1902 1942 4th son of George V Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
  John
  John
1905 1919 5th son of George V Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
  Alastair
  The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
1914 1943 Only son of Arthur Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
  Johann Leopold
  Johann Leopold
1906 1972 1st son of Charles Edward I Born a Prince of the United Kingdom. (‡‡)
  Hubertus
  Hubertus
1909 1943 2nd son of Charles Edward I Born a Prince of the United Kingdom.
  Friedrich Josias 1918 1998 3rd son of Charles Edward I
  Louis Philip
  The Prince Royal
1887 1908 1st son of Carlos I Born a Prince of Portugal.
  Manuel
  The Duke of Beja
later, King Manuel II
1889 1932 2nd son of Carlos I Born a Prince of Portugal.
King of Portugal 1908–1910
  August Clemens 1895 1908 1st son of August Leopold
  Rainer 1900 1945 2nd son of August Leopold
  Philipp 1901 1985 3rd son of August Leopold (‡‡)
  Ernst 1907 1978 4th son of August Leopold (‡‡)
  Antonius 1901 1970 Only son of Ludwig Gaston
  Simeon
  The Prince of Tarnovo
later, Tsar Simeon II
1936 Only son of Boris III Born a Prince of Bulgaria.
Tsar of Bulgaria 1943–1946
  Baudouin
  The Duke of Brabant
later, King Baudouin I
1930 1993 1st son of Leopold III Born a Prince of Belgium.
King of the Belgians 1951–1993
  Albert
  The Prince of Liège
later, King Albert II
1934 2nd son of Leopold III Born a Prince of Belgium.
King of the Belgians 1993–2013
  Alexander
  Alexander
1942 2009 3rd son of Leopold III Born a Prince of Belgium.
Sixth Generation
  Andreas 1943 1st son of Friedrich Josias
  Adrian 1955 2011 2nd son of Friedrich Josias (‡‡)
  Johannes Heinrich 1931 2010 Only son of Rainer
  Kardam
  The Prince of Tarnovo
1962 2015 1st son of Simeon II Born a Prince of Bulgaria.
  Kyril
  The Prince of Preslav
1964 2nd son of Simeon II Born a Prince of Bulgaria.
  Kubrat
  The Prince of Panagyurishte
1965 3rd son of Simeon II Born a Prince of Bulgaria.
  Konstantin-Assen
  The Prince of Vidin
1967 4th son of Simeon II Born a Prince of Bulgaria.
  Philippe
  The Duke of Brabant
later, King Philippe I
1960 1st son of Albert II Born a Prince of Belgium.
King of the Belgians 2013–
  Laurent
  Laurent
1963 2nd son of Albert II Born a Prince of Belgium.
Seventh Generation
  Hubertus 1975 1st son of Andreas
  Alexander 1977 2nd son of Andreas
  Johannes 1969 1987 Only son of Johannes Heinrich
  Boris
  The Prince of Tarnovo
1997 1st son of Kardam Born a Prince of Bulgaria
  Beltran
  Beltran
1999 2nd son of Kardam Born a Prince of Bulgaria
  Tassilo
  Tassilo
2002 Only son of Kyril Born a Prince of Bulgaria
  Mirko
  Mirko
1995 1st son of Kubrat Born a Prince of Bulgaria
  Lukás
  Lukás
1997 2nd son of Kubrat Born a Prince of Bulgaria
  Tirso
  Tirso
2002 3rd son of Kubrat Born a Prince of Bulgaria
  Umberto
  Umberto
1999 Only son of Konstantin-Assen Born a Prince of Bulgaria
  Gabriel
  Gabriel
2003 1st son of Philippe Born a Prince of Belgium.
  Emmanuel
  Emmanuel
2005 2nd son of Philippe Born a Prince of Belgium.
  Nicolas
  Nicolas
2005 1st son of Laurent Born a Prince of Belgium.
  Aymeric
  Aymeric
2005 2nd son of Laurent Born a Prince of Belgium.
Eighth Generation
  Prince Philipp 2015 Only son of Hubertus

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