Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1818 - 1893  (75 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
            b. 15 Jul 1750, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire
            d. 9 Dec 1806, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld  (Age 56 years)  (Grandfather) 
  Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
            b. 21 Dec 1800, Gotha, Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Holy Roman Empire
            d. 30 Aug 1831, Paris, France  (Age 30 years)  (Mother) 

  Birth	21 Jun 1818	Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, German Confederation
  Given names	Ernest Augustus Charles John Leopold Alexander Edward
  Given names in German	Ernst August Karl Johann Leopold Alexander Eduard
  Death	22 Aug 1893	Reinhardsbrunn Castle, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, German Empire
  Origins
  Siblings	1 brother
  	01. Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha           b. 21 Jun 1818, Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, German Confederation           d. 22 Aug 1893, Reinhardsbrunn Castle, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, German Empire  (Age 75 years) + 02. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha           b. 26 Aug 1819, Schloss Rosenau, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, German Confederation           d. 14 Dec 1861, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England  (Age 42 years) └─Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom           b. 24 May 1819, Kensington Palace, London, England           d. 22 Jan 1901, Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England  (Age 81 years),  m. 10 Feb 1840, Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, England
  Person ID	P8264	Europe
  Last Modified	20 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha           b. 2 Jan 1784, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire           d. 29 Jan 1844, Gotha, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, German Confederation (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg           b. 21 Dec 1800, Gotha, Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Holy Roman Empire           d. 30 Aug 1831, Paris, France (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	31 Jul 1817	Gotha
  Age at Marriage	Ernest was 33 years and 6 months old. Louise was 16 years and 7 months old. Their age difference is 16 years and 11 months. They were married for 14 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F4041	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1818 – 1893) 2Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1784 – 1844) 4Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1750 – 1806) 5Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf(1757 – 1831) 3Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg(1800 – 1831) 6 7