Charles Edward, Duke of SaxeCoburg and Gotha (baptized Leopold Charles Edward George Albert German Leopold Carl Eduard Georg Albert 19 July 1884 6 March 1954), was the last reigning Duke of SaxeCoburg and Gotha, two duchies in Germany (from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918), and the head of th . Agnatic branches currently reign in Belgiumthe descendants of Leopold I, and in the United Kingdomthe descendants of Albert, Prince Consort. "I phoned Willy and Kate, asked what they thought. Therefore, the German duchy became a secundogeniture, hereditary among the younger princes of the British royal family who belonged to the House of Wettin, and their male-line descendants. His son, Prince Arthur of Connaught, had been at Eton with Charles Edward. Thus young Arthur also renounced his claims to the Duchy. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, from 30 July 1900 until 1918. He was appointed Governor of the Bahamas, where he lived with Wallis until 1945. [28], The Prince sent Hitler encouraging reports about the strength of pro-German sentiment among the British aristocracy and about the possibility of a Britain-Germany pact. Alena Repkina George V belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which ascended the British throne in 1901 with his father Edward VII (1841-1910), the son of Queen Victoria. [10] By 1936, he had agreed to be a spy for Hitler while attending the funeral of his first cousin George V at Sandringham,[23] but he was unreliable, according to a historian, "telling them what they wanted to hear". "I am very sorry if I caused any offense or embarrassment to anyone. His only son, Prince Alfred ("Young Affie"), had died in February 1899. 2 He was the son of Charles Edward George Albert Leopold Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 2nd Duke of Albany and Viktoria Adelheid Helene Luise Marie Friederike Prinzessin zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glcksburg . From the accession of Boris III in 1918 onward, this branch of the family belongs to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The duke spoke perfect public school English and asked the major what he wanted. [61] Various international historians commented on the events and issues revolving around his life, reminding the public of his existence and reviving public debate. Family (4) Trivia (6) Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Charles Edward WETTIN ERNESTINER VON SACHSEN COBURG GOTHA Collection: Filae Family Trees Birth: July 19 1884 - Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Death: Mar 6 1954 - Coburgo, Germania Parents: [30] "Carl Edward's British network was very useful for Hitler," according to the German historian Karina Urbach. The couple had two children, Prince Carl, born on 12 September 1804, and Princess Feodora of Leiningen, born on 7 December 1807. She died on the Isle of Wight in 1901. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. "[63], Karina Urbach's 2015 book Go Betweens for Hitler discusses how various aristocrats including Charles Edward acted as informal diplomats for Nazi Germany. Family tree. 1 Catherine, Princess of Wales; 2 William, Prince of Wales; 3 List of members of the British Royal Family; Explore Wikis In 1923, he joined the Bund Wiking[de] as Oberbereichsleiter in Thuringia. Some additional real estate in Thuringia was restored to the ducal family in 1925. Princess Cecilie, another sister, married German aristocrat Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse. Although senior by birth, they were either not acceptable to the German Emperor as either a member of the British military or unwilling to move to Germany. [60], In December 2007, Britain's Channel 4 aired an hour-length documentary about Charles Edward called Hitler's Favourite Royal,[12] including re-coloured original footage and photos from all stages of his private and public life, his troubled conversion to the National Socialist regime, and other aspects. It was overthrown in the Revolution of 1910, after which it became extinct in 1932 upon the death of Manuel II. Username/Email * Password * [15], King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, The British line was founded by King Edward VII, eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. It takes its name from its oldest domain, the Ernestine duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, its members later sat on the thrones of Belgium, Bulgaria, Portugal, India, and the United Kingdom and its dominions. [12][13][14] The armorial bearing of Saxony was put back in 2019. ", In 1997, former U.S. Foreign Service officer Paul Sweet published "The Windsor File," wherein he wrote, "His pro-German feelings frequently found expression in indiscreet remarks that were not only insensitive to the brutalities of the Nazi regime but critical of 'slip-shod democracy.' Many of his former properties in Saxony, and Coburg were seized by the Soviet army. They joined the Nazis in May 1937, but died in a plane crash months later. He also publicly called on voters to support Hitler in the presidential election of 1932. The first duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was Ernest I, who reigned from 1826 until his death in 1844. In January 1947, Sybilla's husband died in a plane crash,[38] and in October 1950, Gustaf V of Sweden died, at which point Charles Edward's grandson became the Crown Prince of Sweden, who later became King Carl Gustaf. Princess Victoria Adelaide, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (previously Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein) was the wife of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The Marburg Files of 1957 revealed the Duke's communication with Nazis, which the Duke suggested were fabrications. 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In the .css-gegin5{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#9a0500;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-gegin5:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}fifth season of The Crown, there's a small, but telling moment during the scene when the royal family has learned of Mohammed Al Fayed's renovation of the home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, which he calls "Villa Windsor." Birth of Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Birth of Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. [3] He later followed an education plan by Wilhelm II, attending the Preuische Hauptkadettenanstalt (Prussian Central Cadet Institute) at Lichterfelde, studied at Bonn University[12] and became a member of Corps Borussia Bonn. Lot: 4420 - 1852 Russia 2 Kopeks C-150.1 Grades g details 1852 Russia 2 Kopeks C-150.1 Grades g details. He was visiting England and France . 'We might want one in England before long. He was condemned by many, and soon apologized. Coburg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Son of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Duchess of Albany In July 1933, he told former Kaiser Wilhelm IIs grandson, Prince Louis Ferdinand, that it was 'no business of ours to interfere in Germanys internal affairs either re Jews or re anything else.' Name Place All. Prince Philip marched with their relatives who wore Nazi uniforms. A grandson of Queen Victoria, Carl Eduard was born at Claremont in England, the posthumous son of the late Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, and Princess Helen of Waldeck und Pyrmont. Brother of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone. The dynastic name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, or Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) was that of Victoria's German-born husband, Albert, prince consort of Great Britain and Ireland. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Charles Edward was born on July 19, 1884 in Esher, Surrey, England, UK. mother Charles Edward Duke of Saxe-Cobu. Princess Victoria Adelaide Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Leopoldo Giorgio Duncan Alberto Sassonia-coburgo-gotha, Elena Federica Sassonia-coburgo-gotha (nata Waldeck-pyrmont), Alice Maria Vittoria Augusta Paolina Teck (nata Sassonia-coburgo-gotha), Vittoria Adelaide Sassonia-coburgo-gotha (nata Schleswig-holstein). Ernest's younger brother Leopold became King of the Belgians in 1831, and his descendants continue to serve as Belgian monarchs. [7], Charles Edward died of cancer in his flat in Elssser Strae, Coburg, on 6 March 1954, at the age of 69,[41] a "penniless criminal", according to one report. Charles Edward spent his childhood years in the United Kingdom but was sent to Germany in his mid-teens, and received the final years of his education there, after in 1900 unexpectedly inheriting the throne of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in the German Empire, due to the early deaths of his cousin Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and his uncle Duke Alfred. He was born in the Saxon duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld to a family . By the time he took over the position, the German Red Cross had already been placed under the Nazis' control. [1] A male-line grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he was also until 1919 a Prince of the United Kingdom and from birth held the British titles of Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence and Baron Arklow.[1]. [citation needed], Because of the First World War, the title of the family was unofficially changed in 1920 or 1921 to "of Belgium",[10][11] and the armorial bearings of Saxony were removed from the Belgian royal coat of arms. In 1943, at Hitler's behest, Charles Edward asked the International Red Cross to investigate the Katyn massacre. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert; German: Carl Eduard Georg Albert Luitpold) Prince of the United Kingdom (removed), Duke of Albany (removed), Earl of Clarence (removed), and the Baron of Arklow (removed). Emily Burack (she/her) is the news writer for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, culture, the royals, and a range of other subjects. Duke of Albany: Sat, 19 July 1884 - Fri, 28 March 1919. Early life. so when Duke Alfred died in 1900, he was succeeded by his nephew, Charles Edward the Duke of Albany, the sixteen-year-old son of Queen Victoria's youngest . Dietmar Hubertus Friedrich Wilhelm Philip Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha was born on 24 August 1909 at Reinhardsbrunn Castle, Germany. [2][10] Incapable of active combat due to a lame leg,[3] Charles Edward served on the staff of an infantry division of the German army at the beginning of the war, fighting Russians in East Prussia. However, that benign interpretation has been recently revised. [10][3], Charles Edward also lost significant property as a result of his participation in World War II. Buckingham Palace said it was "disappointing that film, shot eight decades ago has been obtained and exploited. We, Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Jlich, Cleves and Berg, also Angria and Westphalia, Landgrave in Thuringia, Margrave of Meissen, Princely Count of Henneberg, Count of Mark and Ravensberg, Lord of Ravenstein and Tonna, et cetera. A male-line grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he was also until 1919 a Prince of the United Kingdom and from birth held the British titles of Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence and Baron Arklow. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were sympathetic to Nazi Germany. King Simeon II of Bulgaria (r. 19431946), The Belgian line was founded by Leopold, youngest son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. (One sister, Princess Theodora married Berthold, Margrave of Baden; they tried to keep their distance from Nazism.) Contact Us. Charles Edward was a controversial figure in the United Kingdom due to his status as the sovereign Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which was part of the German Empire, during World War I. On November 9, 1918, after the German Empire lost World War I, the Workers' and Soldiers Council of Gotha, deposed the last Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Charles Edward, a grandson of Queen Victoria. Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, KG, KStJ (Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert; 15 October 1874 - 6 February 1899), was the son and heir apparent of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.He died aged 24 under circumstances still not entirely clear. Geni requires JavaScript! The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward was related to royalty throughout Europe. Wilhelm II chose Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, the niece of his wife, Empress Augusta Victoria, as the bride of Charles Edward, who was her first cousin. He took full responsibility for the role in 1905. [21] From 1936 to 1945, he served as a member of the Reichstag, representing the Nazi Party, and was president of the German Red Cross from December 1933 to 1945. He also took great interest in the renovation of Veste Coburg, which had been abandoned as a ducal residence in the 17th century. He did not explicitly renounce his throne,[2] but no longer had a right to rule. [11] Since the 2017 Carnet Mondain, the title "Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha" is again in use for all the descendants of Leopold I, with the exception of King Philippe, his wife, his sister and his brother who keep their title "of Belgium"; therefore the descendants of Astrid of Belgium do not bear this title, but that of "of Austria-Este" of their father. Coat of arms of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Personal arms of the family since the reign of Charles Edward[5], Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. I shouldn't be surprised if he aimed at making himself a mild dictatora difficult enough task for an English King. Palace of Svt Anton in Slovakia, today a museum, Ebenthal, Lower Austria, today private property, Walterskirchen castle near Poysdorf, Lower Austria is still owned by the family, L'Huillier-Coburg Palace, acquired 1831, today owned by the Hungarian state. [59] This was similar to the arms borne by his uncle, Alfred, as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which can be seen on his stall plate as a Knight of the Swedish Order of the Seraphim. The future Edward VII, then the Prince of Wales, was one of his godparents, and the future George V was his first cousin. He soon rose in the ranks, and by 1936, he obtained the rank of 'Obergruppenfhrer,' or senior group leader. Omissions? Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, Leopold Saksen-coburg-gotha, Van, Helena Saksen-coburg-gotha, Van (geboren Waldeck-pyrmont), Victoria Adelheid Saksen-coburg-gotha, Van (geboren Sleeswijk-holstein), Sybilla Zweden, Van (geboren Saksen-coburg-gotha, Van), Friedhof Des Hauses Sachsen-Coburg Und Gotha, Coburg, Bayern, Germany. However, the "Saxe-Coburg" house name of the Belgian royal family was never officially abolished, and since relations between Belgium and Germany have been normalized for a long time, the use of this family name has been slowly reintroduced since the 2010s (especially since King Philippe of Belgium wants to limit the number of princes and princesses of Belgium, and thus the use of the designation "of Belgium", to only a select group of his family).[3]. Following the war, the American Military Government in Bavaria placed him under house arrest, and then he was imprisoned until 1946 and charged with crimes against humanity, and subsequently fined by a Denazification court. "I felt so ashamed afterwards.". [5], Charles Edward was educated as a Prince of the United Kingdom for his first 15 years. Prince Edward had arrived home just in time for the birth. Charles Edward's uncle Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and his male line had renounced their claim. , Sibilla Svezia (nata Sassonia-coburgo-gotha), Uberto Sassonia-coburgo-gotha, Carolina Matilde Sassonia-coburgo-gotha, Federico Giosea S Leopoldo Di Sassonia Coburgo Gotha, Elena Federica Di Sassonia Coburgo Gotha (nata Di Waldeck Pyrmont), Vittoria Adelaide Di Sassonia Coburgo Gotha (nata Di Schleswig), Leopold George Duncan Albert WETTIN, ERNESTINER, Helena Frederica Augusta WALDECK, Viktoria Adelheid Helene Luise Marie Frederike SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, OLDENBURG. Dom Ferdinand II (Portuguese: Fernando II) (29 October 1816 - 15 December 1885) was a German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Kohry, and King of Portugal jure uxoris as the husband of Queen Maria II, from the birth of their first son in 1837 to her death in 1853.. Get the Duke of Windsor out of Europe. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel) was born on 26 August 1819, just three months after Victoria. During World War I, he was deprived of his British titles due to his taking up arms against his native country. Their second son Prince August inherited the estates of the House of Kohry in Hungary and Austria. Father of Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold of Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha; Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Karoline Mathilde von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Princess of Great Britain, Grfin zu Castell-Rdenhausen and Friedrich Josias Carl Eduard Ernst Kyrill Harald von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Prinz The same year, he went to Sandringham for King George V's funeral, and Hitler instructed him to report back on his family. Prince Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884-1954), Son of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. [43] Charles Edward's younger daughter, Princess Caroline Mathilde, claimed that her father had sexually abused her. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. [3], In 1919, his properties and collections in Coburg were transferred to the Coburger Landesstiftung[de], a foundation that still exists today. The most famous British royal sympathetic to the Nazis was King Edward III, who abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson. Princess Caroline Matilda, known in the family as Calma, was born at Callenburg Castle, near Coburg, on 22 June 1912, the fourth child and second daughter of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein. However the custom of royals and nobles stipulated that a wife can never gain the membership of her husband's house, but must remain a member of her own. Parents. As the daughter of a Duke, she carried the courtesy title of Lady. Help. Johann Leopold was the eldest of the five children and the eldest of the three sons of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Viktoria Adelheid of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glcksburg. [3], Urbach also said she found evidence of Charles Edward donating generously to the Nazi party for years, financing political murders and being aware of the death camps in Buchenwald. As Denis Judd wrote in his biography of King George VI, "The Duke and Duchess waxed enthusiastic about what they saw in Nazi Germany, particularly praising workers' houses and conditions in the factories, hospitals, and youth camps." On June 19, 1917, during the third year of World War I, Britain's King George V orders the British royal family to dispense with the use of German titles and surnames, changing the surname of . He also worked towards the restoration of the monarchy, thus supporting the nationalistic-conservative and vlkisch right. [3] World War I caused a conflict of loyalties for Charles Edward, but he finally decided to support the German Empire. [2] These organisations were associated with violent repression, anti-government activities and politically motivated murders. Married Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig Holstein and they had 5 children. He was baptised Franz Albert August Karl Emanuel, though the anglicised Albert became his preferred name early on. They have one daughter: 'I have always tried to bring Charlie up as a good Englishman,' she once said, 'and now I have to turn him into a good German. Nationality: german. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha . Coats of arms of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Saxony in heraldry Crowned lions rampant in heraldry Crosses gules Crowns in crest Quarterly inescutcheons Crowned lions in supporters Marshalled royal coats of arms of England Marshalled national coats of arms of Ireland Labels of three points argent Queen Elizabeth IIs children would normally have borne their fathers surname, Mountbatten (which itself had been Anglicized from Battenberg). He died in 1954 at age 69. More British Royal Family Wiki. [10], Charles Edward met Adolf Hitler for the first time on 14 October 1922, at the Nazis' second Deutscher Tag[de] held at Coburg. Her recovery after the birth was slow and perhaps hinted at some kind of postpartum depression. Husband of Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein On 12 November 1826 Ernst III of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld became Ernst I Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Jlich . Albert was born on 26 August 1819, the second son of Ernest I (1784-1844), Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha after 1826) and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800-1831). Since the duchy was abolished in 1918, the heads use the title Prince rather than Duke. brother Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg a. brother Karoline Mathilde von Sachsen-Co. sister About Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha His elder son, Prince William, duke of Cambridge, is heir apparent. March 6, 1954 Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died today in Coburg after a long illness, reports the Associated Press. 1939 and 1940. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They tried to keep their distance from Nazism. 15 years in February 1899 of,... 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