Ernst II, Duke o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha
Ernst II, Duke o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha (Ernst August Karl Johann Leopold Alexander Eduard; 21 Juin 1818 – 22 August 1893) wis the sovereign duke o the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 29 Januar 1844 to his daith. He wis born in Coburg; his faither Ernest III, Duke o Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, became Duke Ernest I o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha in 1826 through exchange o territories. He wis also a brither-in-law o Queen Victoria who haed mairit Ernest's brither Prince Albert o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha.
Ernst II | |||||
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Duke o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha | |||||
Ring | 29 January 1844 – 22 August 1893 | ||||
Predecessor | Ernst I | ||||
Successor | Alfred | ||||
Born | 21 Juin 1818 Ehrenburg Pailace, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, German Confederation | ||||
Dee'd | 22 August 1893 Reinhardsbrunn Castle, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, German Empire | (aged 75)||||
Spouse | Princess Alexandrine o Baden | ||||
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Hoose | Saxe-Coburg an Gotha | ||||
Faither | Ernest I, Duke o Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
Mither | Luise o Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | ||||
Releegion | Lutheranism | ||||
MairiageEedit
Ane possibility wis Princess Clémentine o Orléans, a dochter o Keeng Louis Philippe I o the French, but the union niver occurred. wis also considered bi Dowager Queen Maria Christina as a possible husband for her young dochter Infanta Isabel o Spain, an bi Queen Victoria for her cousin Princess Augusta o Cambridge. Instead he would mairy Princess Alexandrine o Baden on 13 Mey 1842 . She wis a dochter o Leopold, Grand Duke o Baden an Princess Sophie o Swaden. They haed nae issue.
Teetles an stylesEedit
- 21 Juin 1818 – 12 November 1826 His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince o Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
- 12 November 1826 – 29 Januar 1844 His Highness The Hereditary Prince o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha.
- 29 Januar 1844 – 22 August 1893 His Highness The Duke o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha.