BURIAL PLACES OF SOVEREIGNS OF SAXE-COBURG FROM A TO Z

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COBURG-BEIERSDORF (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE DUCAL CEMETERY WALDFRIEDHOF
(Beiersdorf, Waldfriedhof, Callenberg):

01. Duke CHARLES EDWARD (+1954)
02. Duchess VICTORIA ADELAIDE (+1970), consort of Duke Charles Edward

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COBURG (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE GLOCKENBERG MAUSOLEUM (Coburg, Mausoleum auf dem Glockenberg, Hinterer Glockenberg):

01. Duke ERNEST I (+1844)
02. Duchess LOUISE OF SAXE-GOTHA (+1831), consort of Duke Ernest I
03. Duchess MARIE OF WÜRTTEMBERG (+1860), consort of Duke Ernest I
04. Duke ERNEST II (+1893)
05. Duchess ALEXANDRINE OF BADEN (+1904), consort of Duke Ernest I
06. Duke ALFRED (+1900)
07. Duchess MARIA OF RUSSIA (+1920), consort of Duke Alfred

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COBURG (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE COURT GARDEN MAUSOLEUM
(Coburg, Hofgarten Mausoleum, Hofgarten, Schlossplatz):

01. Duke FFRANCIS OF SAXE-COBURG-SAALFELD (+1806)
02. Duchess AUGUSTA OF REUSS-EBERSDORF (+1837), consort of Duke Francis

Photo courtesy of Mr Jörg Heinrich

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COBURG (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CHURCH OF ST MAURICE
(Coburg, Morizkirche, Kirchhof):

01. Duke FRANCIS JOSIAS OF SAXE-COBURG-SAALFELD (+1764)
02. Duchess ANNE SOPHIA OF SCHWARZBURG-RUDOLSTADT (+1780), consort of Duke Francis Josias
03. Duke ERNEST FREDERICK OF SAXE-COBURG-SAALFELD (+1800)
04. Duchess SOPHIA ANTONIA OF BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBÜTTEL (+1802), consort of Duke Ernest Frederick II.

Buried in a sealed vault under the church.

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SAALFELD (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CHURCH OF ST JOHN
(Saalfeld, Johanneskirche, Kirchplatz):

01. Duke JOHN ERNEST OF SAXE-COBURG-SAALFELD (+1729)
02. Duchess SOPHIA HEDVIG OF SAXE-MERSEBURG (+1686), consort of Duke John Ernest
03. Duchess CHARLOTTE JOANNA OF WALDECK (+1699), consort of Duke John Ernest
04. Duke CHRISTIAN ERNEST OF SAXE-COBURG-SAALFELD (+1745)

LIST OF SOVEREIGNS OF SAXE-COBURG 1680-1918

DUCHY OF SAXE-COBURG-SAALFELD 1680-1826
(SAXE-SAALFELD 1680-1735):
HOUSE OF WETTIN
(Haus Wettin)
1680-1729: JOHN ERNEST (Johann Ernst)
Born in 1658 at Gotha.
Father: Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Gotha. Mother: Duchess Elizabeth Sophia of Saxe-Altenburg.
Married firstly in 1680 Princess SOPHIA HEDVIG of Saxe-Merseburg (*1660,+1686).
Married secondly in 1690 Countess CHARLOTTE JOANNA of Waldeck-Wildungen (*1644,+1699).
His issue who reigned:
-CHRISTIAN ERNEST (*1683,+1745; son of Sophia Hedvig),
-Sophia Wilhelmina (*1693,+1727; Duchess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt; daughter of Charlotte Joanna),
-FRANCIS JOSIAS (*1697,+1764; son of Charlotte Joanna).
Died in 1729 at Saalfeld.
Buried with his both consorts in St John's Church at Saalfeld.

1729-1745: CHRISTIAN ERNEST (Christian Ernst; reigned with his brother Francis Josias)
Born in 1683 at Saalfeld.
Father: Duke John Ernest of Saxe-Saalfeld. Mother: Duchess Sophia Hedvig of Saxe-Merseburg.
Married morganatically in 1724 at Naitschau Christiane Friederike von Koss (+1743).
Died in 1745 at Saalfeld.
Buried in St John's Church at Saalfeld.

1729-1764: FRANCIS JOSIAS (Franz Josias; until 1745 reigned with his brother Christian Ernest)
Born in 1697 at Saalfeld.
Father: Duke John Ernest of Saxe-Saalfeld. Mother: Duchess Charlotte Joanna of Waldeck.
Married in 1723 Princess ANNE SOPHIA of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (*1700,+1780).
His issue who reigned: ERNEST FREDERICK (*1724,+1800).
Died in 1764 at Rodach.
Buried with his consort Duchess Anna Sophia in the Church of St Maurice at Coburg (no tomb).

1764-1800: ERNEST FREDERICK (Ernst Friedrich)
Born in 1724 at Saalfeld.
Father: Duke Francis Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Mother: Duchess Anna Sophia of Schwarzburg.
Married in 1749 at Wolfenbüttel Princess SOPHIA ANTONIA of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (*1724 Wolfenbüttel,+1802 Coburg).
His issue who reigned: FRANCIS (*1750,+1806).
Died in 1800 at Coburg.
Buried with his consort Duchess Sophia Antonia in the Church of St Maurice at Coburg (no tomb).

1800-1806: FRANCIS (Franz)
Born in 1750 at Coburg.
Father: Duke Ernest Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Mother: Duchess Sophia Antonia of Brunswick.
Married firstly in 1776 at Hildburghausen Princess Sophia of Saxe-Hildburghausen (*1760 Hildburghausen,+1776 Coburg).
Married secondly in 1777 at Ebersdorf Countess AUGUSTA of Reuss-Ebersdorf (*1757 Ebersdorf,+1837 Coburg).
His issue who reigned:
-ERNEST I (*1784,+1844; son of Augusta),
-Leopold I (*1790,+1865; King of the Belgians; son of Augusta).
Died in 1806 at Coburg.
Buried with his second consort Duchess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf in the Court Garden Mausoleum at Coburg.
His first consort Princess Sophia was buried in the Church of St Maurice in Coburg (no tomb).

1806-1826: ERNEST
(Ernst; from 1826 Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as Ernest I)

DUCHY OF SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA 1826-1918:
HOUSE OF WETTIN
(Haus Wettin)
1826-1844: ERNEST I
(Ernst I.; 1806-1826 Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld)
Born in 1784 at Coburg.
Father: Duke Francis of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Mother: Duchess Auguste of Reuss-Ebersdorf.
Married firstly in 1817 at Gotha Princess LOUISE of Saxe-Gotha (*1800 Gotha,+1831 Paris). Divorced in 1826.
Married secondly in 1832 at Coburg Princess MARIE of Württemberg (*1799 Coburg,+1860 Gotha).
His issue who reigned:
-ERNEST II (*1818,+1893; son of Louise),
-Albert (*1819,+1861; Prince-Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain; son of Louise).
Died in 1844 at Gotha.
Buried with his both consorts in the Glockenberg Mausoleum in Coburg.

1844-1893: ERNEST II (Ernst II.)
Born in 1818 at Coburg.
Father: Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Mother: Duchess Louise of Saxe-Gotha.
Married in 1842 at Karlsruhe Princess ALEXANDRINE of Baden (*1820 Karlsruhe,+1904 Callenberg).
Died in 1893 at Reinhardsbrunn.
Buried with his consort Duchess Alexandrine of Baden in the Glockenberg Mausoleum in Coburg.

1893-1900: ALFRED
Born in 1844 at Windsor, England.
Father: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Mother: Queen Victoria of Great Britain.
Married in 1874 at St Petersburg Grand Duchess MARIA of Russia (*1853 Tsarskoye Selo,+1920 Zürich).
His issue who reigned:
-Marie (*1865,+1938; Queen of Rumania),
-Victoria (*1876,+1936: Grand Duchess of Hesse).
Died in 1900 at Rosenau.
Buried with his consort Duchess Maria of Russia in the Glockenberg Mausoleum in Coburg.

1900-1918: CHARLES EDWARD (Carl Eduard)
Born in 1884 at Esher, Surrey, England.
Father: Duke Leopold of Albany. Mother: Duchess Helena of Waldeck-Pyrmont.
Married in 1905 at Glücksburg Princess VICTORIA ADELAIDE of Schleswig-Holstein (*1885 Grünholz,+1970 Coburg).
Abdicated in 1918.
Died in 1954 at Coburg.
Buried with his consort Duchess Victoria Adelaide in the Ducal Cemetery Waldfriedhof near Callenberg Castle at Coburg-Beiersdorf.

REPUBLIC OF GERMANY SINCE 1918.

TOMBS OF SOVEREIGNS OF SAXE-COBURG

01. Presumably the sarcophagi of Dukes JOHN ERNEST and CHRISTIAN ERNEST in the vault of St John's Church in Saalfeld (Germany).
02. The tomb of Duchess SOPHIA HEDVIG OF SAXE-MERSEBURG, consort of Duke John Ernest, in the vault of St John's Church in Saalfeld (Germany).
03. Presumably the coffin of Duchess CHARLOTTE JOANNA OF WALDECK, consort of Duke John Ernest, in the vault of St John's Church in Saalfeld (Germany).































01. The epitaph to Duke FRANCIS OF SAXE-COBURG-SAALFELD and his consort Duchess AUGUSTA OF REUSS, in the Court Garden Mausoleum in Coburg (Germany).
02. The tomb of Duke FRANCIS OF SAXE-COBURG-SAALFELD and his consort Duchess AUGUSTA OF REUSS, in the Court Garden Mausoleum in Coburg (Germany).

Photo nr 01 courtesy of Mr Jörg Heinrich

Tombs in Glockenberg Mausoleum in Coburg:
01. Duke ERNEST I.
02. Duchess LOUISE, consort of Duke Ernest I.
03. Duchess MARIE OF WÜRTTEMBERG, consort of Duke Ernest I.


Tombs in Glockenberg Mausoleum in Coburg:
01. Duke ERNEST II.
02. Duchess ALEXANDRINE OF BADEN, consort of Duke Ernest II.
03. Duke ALFRED.
04. Duchess MARIA OF RUSSIA, consort of Duke Alfred.

Graves in the Ducal Cemetery Waldfriedhof near Callenberg Castle at Coburg-Beiersdorf (Germany):
01. Duke CHARLES EDWARD.
02. Duchess VICTORIA ADELAIDE, consort of Duke Charles Edward.

01. Ducal standard of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha c. 1826-1907.
02. Ducal standard of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 1907-1918.

Select Bibliography
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Leipzig 1876
Burke's Royal Families of the World, vol. I: Europe and Latin America, London 1977
Flaggenbuch, Berlin 1905

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