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SaxeCoburg

Saxe-Coburg refers to a historic German duchy and the ruling house in central Germany. The territory formed around Coburg in present-day Bavaria, with later connections to Gotha in what is now Thuringia, and it belonged to the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty. The duchy existed as a sovereign entity within the Holy Roman Empire and, later, the German Confederation, until 1826, when the lands of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha were united into a single duchy under one ruler.

The house that ruled Saxe-Coburg and Gotha rose to European prominence in the 19th century. Leopold I

Today, Saxe-Coburg is remembered as a historical region and as the origin of a royal house that

became
the
first
King
of
Belgium
in
1831,
and
Prince
Albert,
consort
of
Queen
Victoria,
belonged
to
the
Saxe-Coburg
and
Gotha
line.
In
1917
the
British
branch
adopted
the
name
Windsor,
reflecting
political
sentiment
during
World
War
I.
The
German
ducal
state
ceased
to
exist
with
the
1918
revolution;
its
territories
are
now
part
of
modern
Bavaria
and
Thuringia.
had
a
significant
impact
on
European
monarchy.
The
House
of
Saxe-Coburg
and
Gotha
continues
as
a
noble
family,
with
its
historical
legacy
preserved
in
place
names
and
cultural
references.