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George was born during the reign of his paternal grandfather, King George II, as the first son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Following his father's death in 1751, Prince George became heir apparent and Prince of Wales .
The first duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was Ernest I, who reigned from 1826 until his death in 1844. He had previously been Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) from 1806 until the duchy was reorganized in 1826. Ernest's younger brother Leopold became King of the Belgians in 1831, and his descendants continue to serve as Belgian monarchs.
King George III, born Prince George William Frederick of Wales on June 4, 1738, was the eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. His grandfather was King George II. When ...
As her eldest son came of age, the King attempted to arrange a marriage. His favoured choice was a princess of Brunswick-Wolffenbüttel or a princess of Prussia, but Augusta refused, favouring a member of her own family, the House of Saxe-Gotha. [8] On 25 October 1760, her son succeeded his grandfather as George III.
Netflix's "Queen Charlotte" is based on the true story of Queen Charlotte and King George III. The couple had 15 children. ... and in 1818 Prince William married Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meinigen ...
married 1858 Frederick III, German Emperor and King of Prussia; had issue Edward VII: 9 November 1841: 6 May 1910: married 1863, Princess Alexandra of Denmark; had issue Princess Alice: 25 April 1843: 14 December 1878: married 1862, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by the Rhine; had issue Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: 6 August 1844: ...
The royal house was founded by Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who on 9 April 1836 married Queen Maria II of Portugal.Members of the royal house held the Portuguese title of Infante/Infanta of Portugal, as well as the German titles of Prince/ss of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke/Duchess of Saxony. [4]
John George III: Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach: John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach : 13 April 1662 17 April 1692 27 April 1694 husband's death: 9 September 1696 John George IV: Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth: Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Hohenzollern) 19 December 1671 20 January 1693 27 April 1694