Inhoudsopgave
Wie waren de stamouders van de familie Saksen-Coburg?
Het huis Saksen-Coburg en Gotha (Saksen-Coburg-Gotha) is een van oorsprong Duitse dynastie waarvan leden over verschillende Europese landen heersten. De dynastie ontstond uit het hertogelijke huis Saksen-Coburg-Saalfeld (uit het huis Wettin), dat in 1826 het dubbelhertogdom Saksen-Coburg en Gotha in bezit kreeg.
Met wie is koning Leopold 1 getrouwd?
Op 21 juli 1831 legde Prins Leopold van Saksen-Coburg-Gotha de eed af als eerste Koning der Belgen. Leopold I is de Koning-stichter van België. Hij stelde gedurende heel zijn regeerperiode alles in het werk om van ons land een stevige en sterke Staat te maken. Leopold I was getrouwd met Louise-Marie van Orléans.
Who were the Saxe Coburg Gotha?
The Royal House of Saxe Coburg Gotha was originally a German house. It was descended from the male line of the Ernestine Branch of the Wettin family tree, German Prince-Electors of Saxony. Members of the House occupied the thrones of a number of European countries, including Belgium, Portugal and Bulgaria.
What is the origin of the name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha?
The name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha came into the British Royal Family in 1840 with the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert, son of Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha.
Who is the current head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha?
The current head of the ducal branch is Andreas, the grandson of Charles Edward. Since the duchy was abolished in 1918, the heads use the title Prince rather than Duke. The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry is a Catholic cadet branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Who is the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld?
Founded by Ernest Anton, the sixth duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, it is a cadet branch of the Saxon House of Wettin. Agnatic branches currently reign in Belgium —the descendants of Leopold I —and in the United Kingdom —the descendants of Albert, Prince Consort.