3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Mount Vernon, Virginia 22121 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.. [3] As Leopold had died before Charles Edward's birth,[4] Prince Charles Edward succeeded to his titles at birth and was styled His Royal Highness the Duke of Albany. [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. ", In summer 1937, soon after their wedding, the Windsors traveled to Nazi Germany, where they met many leadersincluding Hitler himself, Goering, Himmler, and Goebbels. He proved loyal to the Emperor and was deemed a constitutionally-minded prince. Prince Philip marched with their relatives who wore Nazi uniforms. His style of governance was considered to be loyal to the emperor and somewhat autocratic. 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. Geni requires JavaScript! However, in 1952, soon after her accession, she declared in council that her children and descendants would bear the surname Windsor. [12] Duke Alfred (who was then still alive) wanted to separate the boy from his mother so she took him to stay with her brother-in-law Wilhelm of Wrttemberg and found him a tutor. Among those possessions, Fellowes shares, is "material relating to his wartime stay in neutral Spain and Portugal, where he and the Duchess were frequently in the company of Nazis, who hoped to install him as a possible puppet king.". . He also joined the 1st Garderegiment zu Fu at Potsdam and spent some time at the German court in Berlin. The former Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha spent the last . The dynasty includes Edward VII (reigned 190110), George V (191036), Edward VIII (1936), George VI (193652), Elizabeth II (19522022), and Charles III (2022 ). [15][16] The following year, he also lost his British titles, though some personal sympathy remained for him among the political establishment in the United Kingdom, due to the way German nationality had been forced on him as a teenager. [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. [12] He was the penultimate ruling prince of the German Empire to die; only Ernst II of Saxe-Altenburg outlived him see List of German monarchs in 1918. In 1923, he joined the Bund Wiking[de] as Oberbereichsleiter in Thuringia. Birth of Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Birth of Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. This work, which strained the ducal finances, lasted from 1908 until 1924. 'We might want one in England before long. Buckingham Palace said it was "disappointing that film, shot eight decades ago has been obtained and exploited. Soldiers from his duchies were awarded the Carl-Eduard-Kriegskreuz. His father was Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the eighth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. [10][3], Charles Edward also lost significant property as a result of his participation in World War II. Viscount Caldecote, a member of Churchill's cabinet, warned him that the Duke "is well-known to be pro-Nazi and he may become a center of intrigue.". Corrections? Only on 14 November, later than most other ruling princes, did he formally announce that he had "ceased to rule" in both Gotha and Coburg. 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. Nazi uniform, they said," Harry writes. Last edited on 19 February 2023, at 02:15, Learn how and when to remove this template message, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, "The House of Windsor A Proclamation 1917", British Monarchist Society and Foundation, Former king marks first year as Bulgarian Prime Minister, Lord Alderdice speaking in the House of Lords on 19 May 2005, "Chapitre 23: Le roi-chevalier n'est pas un hros", "La famille royale s'appelle nouveau Saxe-Cobourg: pourquoi est-ce bientt la fin des "de Belgique"? [3], From 1900 to 1905, Charles Edward reigned through the regency of Ernst, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, the husband of Duke Alfred's third daughter Alexandra. Taking an interest in Zeppelin and aeroplane technology, Charles Edward supported the newly created aircraft industry at Gotha (see Gothaer Waggonfabrik). After this, he drifted towards far-right politics, and later became involved in the Nazi regime. [12] In 1915, he had to stop due to rheumatism. 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: [15] His second son, Hubertus, was killed in action in 1943 in a plane crash on the Eastern Front near Mosty. Princess Royal; Royal Dukes; Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1884 - 1954. They married on 11 October 1905, at Glcksburg Castle, Schleswig-Holstein, and had five children,[2] including Sibylla, the mother of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Which it undoubtedly was, in parts." [3] In 1915, King George V, his cousin, ordered his name removed from the register of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. My name is Maria, and I. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. However, he soon deviated from his early liberal views and gave in to autocratic impulses, also becoming dependent on advisers at his two courts at Gotha and Coburg, between which political differences and rivalries had developed. He also worked towards the restoration of the monarchy, thus supporting the nationalistic-conservative and vlkisch right. The ducal house consisted of all male-line descendants of John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld legitimately born of an equal marriage, males and females (the latter until their marriage), their wives in equal and authorised marriages, and their widows until remarriage. Founded in 1826 by Ernest Anton, the sixth duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, it is a cadet branch of the Saxon House of Wettin. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R05618, Karl-Eduard von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha.jpg 580 800; 105 KB Deutsche Rote Kreuz wwii.jpg 450 600; 146 KB Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha LOC 29684706756.jpg 745 1,024; 114 KB On the morning of 9 November 1918, during the German Revolution, the Workers' and Soldiers' Council of Gotha declared him deposed. [2][10] Under Charles Edward's leadership, the German Red Cross reduced its interest in improving the welfare of the civilian population in order to focus on military matters and introduced various displays of allegiance towards the regime. [8] He was happy at Eton and looked back nostalgically at his time at that school throughout his life. On 29 April 1964, Katharine gave birth to a daughter named Helen Marina Lucy. At her funeral, Prince Philip marched with their relatives who wore Nazi uniforms. The name Saxe Coburg and Gotha came to the British Royal Family in 1840 with the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert . He soon rose in the ranks, and by 1936, he obtained the rank of 'Obergruppenfhrer,' or senior group leader. [21], Charles Edward formally joined the Nazi Party in March 1933, and that same year, became a member of the SA (Brownshirts), rising to the rank of Obergruppenfhrer by 1936. March 6, 1954 Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died today in Coburg after a long illness, reports the Associated Press. Ernest I's second son, Prince Albert (18191861), married his first cousin Queen Victoria in 1840 (Victoria's mother was a sister of Ernest I). Other members of the family became kings of Belgium and . During the First World War, Charles Edward's support for his adoptive country led to him being viewed with increased hostility in Britain and ultimately losing his British titles, while in Germany, the end of the Empire led to the loss of his constitutional position. His mission was to improve Anglo-German relations and explore the possibility of a pact between the two countries. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1826-1918) King of the Belgians (1831-1920) King of Portugal and the Algarves (1837-1910) Consort of the British monarch (1840-1861) Prince of Bulgaria (1887-1908) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1901-1917) King of Australia (1901-1917) King of Canada (1901-1917) Emperor of India . . Birth: 19.7.1884 in Claremont House, Surrey: Death: 6.3.1954 in Coburg, West Germany (69 years) Father: Prince Leopold of the United Kingdom, Duke of Albany: In November 1918, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was forced to abdicate. "I wish we could stop the fighting," Such was the interest Wilhelm II showed in his young cousin's upbringing that Charles Edward was known among the Imperial Court as "the Emperor's seventh son". ", 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.' ", "La famille royale s'appelle nouveau de Saxe-Cobourg", "Famille royalement de Belgique et Saxe-Cobourg", http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/mopdf/2019/07/19_2.pdf, Official website of the Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Website of Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=House_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha&oldid=1140226506, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Belgium, Portugal, Bulgaria, This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 02:15. by Franz Langhammer bromide postcard print, circa 1911 NPG x8741. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884-1954), married Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Hostein Beatrice Mary Victoria (April 14, 1857-October 26, 1944) married Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896) Instead of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII of the United Kingdom) inheriting the duchy, it was diverted to his next brother, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. 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). There was a massive difference between Britain's lifestyle and Germany's lifestyles, for which he struggled initially. Since the duchy was abolished in 1918, the heads use the title Prince rather than Duke. He was born on August 2, 1906, at Callenberg Castle now in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany. Find out more > Media in category "Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Charles Edward became Duke of Albany at birth (his father's title) and in 1900 succeeded his uncle Alfred as the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. "[12] Another review in The Telegraph suggested the documentary had been overly sympathetic to Charles Edward stating that the "story emerged as a tale of pure tragedy. Charles Edward's uncle Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and his male line had renounced their claim. He liberally supported the court theatres in both towns. His godparents were Queen Victoria (his paternal grandmother), the Prince of Wales (his paternal uncle), Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and the Marchioness of Lorne (his paternal aunts), Princess Frederica of Hanover (his father's second cousin), Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt (his uncle, who was unable to attend the event) and George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (his maternal grandfather, who also could not attend). As such the family was able to retain property in what would become West Germany. They married in February 1840. ', Yet, during his short tenure as monarch, he was deeply sympathetic to the Germans. The Marburg Files of 1957 revealed the Duke's communication with Nazis, which the Duke suggested were fabrications. [25] According to The Guardian, he was aware of the death camps' work, and the programme that killed more than 100,000 disabled people in Germany, Austria, and other German-occupied territories from 1940 onwards. [2][10], His sister Alice wrote: "It was a very great heartbreak for my mother that my brother had to succeed to Coburg. The most famous British royal sympathetic to the Nazis was King Edward III, who abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson. We now know that Carl Eduard was a member of the Nazi party, a sponsor of paramilitary terrorism and as Karina Urbachs excellent book demonstrates an important go-between for Hitler."[65]. 'Dictators are very popular these days,' Edward had added. Charles Edward (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert, German: Leopold Carl Eduard Georg Albert; 19 July 1884 - 6 March 1954) was the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, from 30 July 1900 until 1918.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 . [14], The Russian Revolution of 1917 caused Charles much concern, and he watched anxiously during the ensuing power struggles between the left- and right-wing parties in Germany. 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. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Charles Edward, Duke Of Saxe-Coburg And Gotha Bio Details Full name Leopold Charles Edward George Albert Of Saxe-Coburg And Gotha Gender Male Age 69 Date of birth Saturday 19 Jul 1884 Birth place Claremont House, Surrey, England Date of death: 6 Mar 1954 Place of death Coburg, West Germany Charles Edward, Duke Of Saxe-Coburg And Gotha Siblings In a leak obtained by Page Six, Harry writes about choosing between a Nazi costume or a pilot costume. In keeping with Portuguese law, only after the birth of his son in 1837 did he acquire the title of king. This is a family playing and momentarily referencing a gesture many would have seen from contemporary news reels," a Palace source told BBC. At the age of 13, Charles Edward became the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. One agnatic branch currently reigns in Belgiumthe descendants of Leopold Iand another reigned until the death of Elizabeth II in the United Kingdomthe descendants of Albert, Prince Consort. His only son, Prince Alfred ("Young Affie"), had died in February 1899. Among his Schloss Friedenstein, Ehrenburg Palace, and Schloss Callenberg residences, he favoured the last. [10], Effectively exiled from the UK, and fearful of the communist threat, Charles Edward started looking for a new political home. Charles Edward was the last ''Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,'' who later became a patron of Hitler's 'Nazi Party,' which eventually led to his downfall. Prince Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884-1954), Son of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. 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." The Sun says the film shows Edward VIII showing Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret how to do the salute. He died in 1954 at age 69. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884-1954) Profile Born on 19 July 1884 Father was Leopold, Duke of Albany Mother was Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Married Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein Died on 6 March 1954 (aged 69 years) - CharlesEdward Duke of Albany His mother was Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont, the fourth daughter of George Victor of Waldeck and Pyrmont and of his first wife Princess Helena of Nassau. Cemetery: Set cemetery. It lasted from 1826 to 1918. Joo received a military education and was a colonel of a cavalry regiment. Duke of Albany: Sat, 19 July 1884 - Fri, 28 March 1919. 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. A scion of this branch, Ferdinand, became ruling Prince and then Tsar of Bulgaria, and his descendants continued to reign there until 1946. He belonged to the lineage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. On 11 November, his abdication was demanded in Coburg. 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 Ernst, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Vsterbotten, Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Victoria Feodorovna, Grand Duchess of Russia, Alexandra, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vsterbotten, Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Honorary Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Knight of Saints Cyril and Methodius, with Collar, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Vsterbotten, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, "Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage", "Charles Edward, Prince, second duke of Albany", Yvonne's Royalty Home PageRoyal Christenings, "Seine Knigliche Hoheit der Obergruppenfhrer (German)", "Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duchess of Vsterbotten", "Documents on German Foreign Policy, 19181945, from the Archives of the German Foreign Ministry", "Royal family's Nazi prince was on the Fhrer's payroll", "Go Betweens for Hitler by Karina Urbach", "British archives hiding royal family's links to anti-Semitism in 1930s, says historian", "Prince and opera star killed in plane crash", "Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Carl Eduard War Cross | Australian War Memorial", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Groherzogtum Baden, Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Knigreich Bayern, "#OnThisDay 1932 Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, grandfather of King Carl XVI Gustaf, was proclaimed a", "Hitler's Favourite Royal (World War 2 Documentary)", "Last night on television: Hitler's Favourite Royal (Channel 4)", "Last night on television: Hitler's Favourite Royal (Channel 4) - Spoil (Channel 4)", Newspaper clippings about Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, Alastair, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor#Title, styles and succession, Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, King Ferdinand II of Portugal and the Algarves, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_Edward,_Duke_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha&oldid=1140544449, Annulled Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary, House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (United Kingdom), People stripped of a British Commonwealth honour, Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Recipients of the Pour le Mrite (military class), Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the ODNB, Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from November 2011, Pages using infobox military person with embed, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, (1) unequally, renouncing his rights to the headship of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 9 March 1932, Baroness Feodora, Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, married Friedrich Wolfgang Otto, Count of, Princess Caroline Mathilde, Countess of Castell-Rdenhausen, This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 15:34. 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]. 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. [33], Charles Edward was later imprisoned with other Nazi officials. Alternate titles: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. In 1900, a 16-year-old Prince Charles Edward inherited the Dukedom of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Germany, and started going by Karl-Eduard (or, in English, Carl Edward or Carl Eduard).. King Simeon II of Bulgaria (r. 19431946), The Belgian line was founded by Leopold, youngest son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. The first duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was Ernest I, who reigned from 1826 until his death in 1844. 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 . Nationality: german. She married Flight Captain Max Schnirring (20 May 1895 7 July 1944) on 22 June 1938, and had issue. [2][10][3] Upon coming of age on 19 July 1905, Charles Edward assumed full constitutional powers. [10] Although Charles Edward was too old for active service during World War II, his three sons served in the Wehrmacht. Albert's father and Victoria's mother were brother and sister (as shown in the tree above), meaning Victoria and Albert were cousins. "It was probably one of the biggest mistakes of my life," he shared. Since Gotha was part of Thuringia and therefore in the Soviet occupation zone, the Soviet Army confiscated much [] 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]. [32], When World War II ended, the American Military Government in Bavaria, under the command of General George S. Patton, placed Charles Edward under house arrest at his family's vast Veste Coburg, because of his Nazi sympathies. "[63], Karina Urbach's 2015 book Go Betweens for Hitler discusses how various aristocrats including Charles Edward acted as informal diplomats for Nazi Germany. 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