What is the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha?
Q: What is the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha?
A: The Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was a dual monarchy in Germany, meaning one ruler ruled over two countries - the duchies of Coburg and Gotha.
Q: What does "Saxe" mean?
A: "Saxe" means of Saxony, because there were many small countries but all were ruled by members of the royal house of Saxony. Usually this refers to the rulers of the Kingdom of Saxony.
Q: Who was Ernst I Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha?
A: Ernst I Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was Ernst III from the House of Wettin (the Dukes of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg). He became Duke on 12 November 1826, with titles including Duke Jülich (Juelich), Cleves and Berg, Engern and Westphalia, Prince Lichtenberg, Landgrave Thuringia, Markgrave Meißen (Meissen), Count Hennerberg, Count Mark Ravensburg, Lord Ravenstein Tonna.
Q: Who did his son Albert marry?
A: His son Albert married his cousin Queen Victoria from the United Kingdom.
Q: How did the name change to Windsor in World War I?
A: The name changed to Windsor during World War I due to hatred for anything German during that time period.
Q: Why did Saalfeld become part of another country?
A: Saalfeld became part of another country because it's previous ruler had no male children left to inherit it so it went to another member family who divided their lands between them - thus Saalfeld becoming part of Saxe-Meiningen which also took Hildburghausen when its former ruler became Duke or Saxe-Altenburg.
