Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Dorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha^[1]^[2] (30 April 1881 – 21 January 1967)^[1]^[2] was a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (German: Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) by birth and the duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (German: Herzogin zu Sachsen)^[1]^[2] through her marriage to Ernst Gunther, duke of Schleswig-Holstein. Dorothea was born in Vienna, Austria, the second child and only daughter of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Louise of Belgium.^[1]^[2]

Marriage and children

Dorothea married Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, fifth child and third-eldest son of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, on 2 August 1898 in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.^[1]^[2]

Dorothea and Ernst Gunther had no children. In 1920, they adopted Princess Marie Luise (1908–1969) and Prince Johann Georg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1911–1941), son and daughter of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg und Büdingen. Marie Luise and Johann Georg were grandchildren of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, an older brother of Christian IX of Denmark.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Her Highness Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony (30 April 1881 – 2 August 1898)
Her Highness The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (2 August 1898 – 22 February 1921)
Her Highness The Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (22 February 1921 – 21 January 1967)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

16. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

8. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

17. Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf

4. Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

18. Ferencz József Koháry de Csábrág

9. Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág

19. Maria Antoinetta Josefa von Waldstein-Wartenburg

2. Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

20. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

10. Louis-Philippe I, King of the French

21. Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon

5. Princess Clémentine of Orléans

22. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

11. Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies

23. Maria Carolina of Austria

1. Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

24. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (= 16)

12. Leopold I of Belgium

25. Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf (= 17)

6. Leopold II of Belgium

26. Louis-Philippe I, King of the French (= 10)

13. Marie-Louise of France

27. Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies (= 11)

3. Princess Louise of Belgium

28. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

14. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary

29. Maria Luisa of Spain

7. Marie Henriette of Austria

30. Louis of Württemberg

15. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg

31. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg

Princess Dorothea died at Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, aged 85.

References

1 2 3 4 5 Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Dorothea Marie Henriette Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-14. External link in |publisher= (help)
1 2 3 4 5 Paul Theroff. "SAXONY". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

Sources

La fortune de Dora. Une petite-fille de Léopold II chez les nazis (Olivier Defrance & Joseph van Loon, Racine, Brussels), 2013

Princesses of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by birth

1st generation	None

2nd generation	Princess Victoria, Duchess of Nemours Charlotte, Empress of Mexico*

3rd generation	Victoria, German Empress and Queen of Prussia Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine Princess Helena of Scheswig-Holstein Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (Beatrice) Princess Henry of Battenberg** Archduchess Clotilde of Austria Duchess Amalie in Bavaria Princess Louise of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha* Stéphanie, Crown Princess of Austria* Princess Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme* Princess Josephine Marie of Belgium* Clémentine, Princess Napoléon* Princess Joséphine of Hohenzollern*

4th generation	Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom Queen Maud of Norway Queen Marie of Romania Grand Duchess Victoria Melita, of Russia Alexandra, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Beatrice, Duchess of Galliera Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden Lady Patricia Ramsay Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone Dorothea, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Queen Marie-José of Italy*

5th generation	Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Västerbotten Caroline Mathilde, Countess of Castell-Rüdenhausen** Princess Clementine, Mrs. von Heller Princess Maria Caroline Theresia, Baroness Taxis di Bordogna e Valnigra Princess Leopoldine Princess Maria Immaculata Princess Josephine, Baroness von Baratta-Dragono

6th generation	Princess Claudia, Mrs. Schäfer Princess Beatrice Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen

7th generation	Princess Stephanie Princess Felicitas Franziska, Mrs. Trotzki Princess Isabelle Princess Christine

8th generation	Princess Katharina Princess Franziska Marie

* also a princess of Belgium ** also a princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Princesses of Schleswig-Holstein by marriage

1st Generation	Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg* Princess Helena of the United Kingdom*

2nd Generation	Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha*

3rd Generation	Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg**

4th Generation	Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe**

5th Generation	Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld Barbara Beata Fertsch

6th Generation	none

* also a princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg by marriage ** also a princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg by marriage

Princesses of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg by marriage

1st Generation	Countess Marie Therese von Velbruck Princess Sophie Amalie of Ahlefeldt-Langeland

2nd Generation	Countess Friederike Louise of Danneskiold-Samsøe

3rd Generation	Princess Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön

4th Generation	Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark and Norway

5th Generation	Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe Countess Henriette Danneskjold-Samsøe

6th Generation	Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg* Princess Helena of the United Kingdom*

7th Generation	Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha*

* also a princess of Schleswig-Holstein by marriage

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 232234945 LCCN: no2014006004 GND: 1019685387 SUDOC: 176622780

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