List of heirs to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
In the redistribution of land among the Ernestine duchies that followed the death of the last Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg on 11 February 1825, the late Duke's nephew-in-law, Duke Ernst III of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, received Gotha, while he ceded Saalfeld to the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. On 12 November 1826 he thus became Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha remained in personal union until 1852, when a political union was effected.
This article is a list of those men who were heir-apparent or heir-presumptive to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1826 until the abolition of the monarchy on 14 November 1918.
Heir to Ernest I, 1826–1844
| Person | Name | Relation | Birth | Became Hereditary Prince |
Ceased to be Hereditary Prince |
Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hereditary Prince Ernest | Son | 21 June 1818 | 12 November 1826 | 29 January 1844 acceded to throne as Ernest I |
22 August 1893 |
Heirs to Ernest II, 1844–1893
| Person | Name | Relation | Birth | Became Hereditary Prince |
Ceased to be Hereditary Prince |
Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prince Albert The Prince Consort |
Brother | 26 August 1819 | 29 July 1844 | 14 December 1861 | |
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Prince Albert The Prince of Wales |
Nephew | 26 August 1819 | 14 December 1861 | 19 April 1863 | 6 May 1910 |
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Prince Alfred The Duke of Edinburgh |
Nephew | 6 August 1844 | 19 April 1863 | 22 August 1893 acceded to throne as Alfred I |
30 July 1900 |
Heirs to Alfred I, 1893–1900
| Person | Name | Relation | Birth | Became Hereditary Prince |
Ceased to be Hereditary Prince |
Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hereditary Prince Alfred | Son | 15 October 1874 | 22 August 1893 | 6 February 1899 | |
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Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught and Strathearn |
Brother | 19 July 1884 | 6 February 1899 | 15 July 1899 | 16 January 1942 |
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Prince Charles Edward Duke of Albany |
Nephew | 19 July 1884 | 15 July 1899 | 30 July 1900 acceded to throne as Charles Edward I |
6 March 1954 |
Heirs to Charles Edward I, 1900–1918
| Person | Name | Relation | Birth | Became Hereditary Prince |
Ceased to be Hereditary Prince |
Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prince Arthur | Cousin | 13 January 1883 | 30 July 1900 | 2 August 1906 | 12 September 1938 |
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Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold | Son | 2 August 1906 | 14 November 1918 Monarchy abolished |
4 May 1972 | |
Heirs to Carl Eduard in pretense, 1918-1954
- Johann Leopold continued his title of heir-apparent in pretense following the German Revolution of 1918–19.
This lasted until his morganatic marriage on 9 March 1932 to Feodora von der Horst forcing Johann Leopold to cede his succession rights. The heir then became his brother.
Hubertus predeceased his father without children on 26 November 1943 during battle in World War II. His youngest brother then became heir.
- Friedrich Josias Carl Eduard Ernst Kyrill Harald was Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until Carl Eduard's death.
Heirs to Friedrich Josias in pretense, 1954-1998
- Friedrich Josias' son, Andreas Michael Friedrich Hans Armin Siegfried Hubertus was Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha for the entirety of his father's tenure.
Heirs to Andreas in pretense, 1998-present
- Andreas' son, Hubertus Michael has held the title of Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha since his grandfather's death.
See also
Sources
- http://www.heraldica.org/topics/royalty/HGSachsen-CG.htm
- Theroff, Paul. "saxony". www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/ (Paul Theroff’s Royal Genealogy Site).
- http://www.worldstatesmen.org/German_States4.html