August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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August Ludwig Viktor of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (born June 13, 1818 in Vienna ; † July 26, 1881 at Ebenthal Castle in Lower Austria ) was a prince from the Catholic line of Saxe-Coburg-Koháry and royal Saxon major general . From 1831 he accepted the title Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Koháry .
Life
August was the second son of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld-Koháry (1785-1851) and his wife, the Hungarian Princess Antonie von Koháry (1797-1862), born. He was the brother of King Ferdinand II of Portugal and the father of the Bulgarian King Ferdinand I.
On April 20, 1843, Prince August married Princess Clémentine of Orléans (1817–1907), daughter of the “citizen king” Louis Philippe of France, in the castle of Saint-Cloud . The family lived in the Vienna Palais Coburg . In Coburg he lived in the Bürglaß-Schlösschen . After his mother's death, August became the heir to her extensive estates in Hungary, which made him one of the most important magnates there. August was an honorary member of the Geological Society of Hungary. As the father-in-law of the sister of the presumptive Austrian Empress Stephanie of Belgium , August was raised in rank by Emperor Franz Joseph with the title "Highness" .
After his patron Prince August was in Coburg 1860 consecrated Catholic church of St. Augustine (Coburg) built. Prince August, Princess Clémentine, the three sons: Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Prince Philipp and Prince August, as well as his wife Princess Leopoldina of Brazil and their four sons lie in the Kohary crypt of St. Augustin .
August was the bearer of the Grand Cross of the Ducal Saxon-Ernestine House Order , the Royal Portuguese Order of Tower and Sword , the French Order of the Legion of Honor , the Royal Belgian Order of Leopold and he was Knight of Honor and Devotion of the Grand Cross of the Sovereign Order of Malta .
In 1885, the Hungarian sculptor Victor Tilgner was commissioned to create a memorial to the late Prince August. This is still today on the Coburg estates in Ebenthal . In addition to a Latin inscription, the following can be read on the base: “Auguste Louis Victor Duc de Saxe Prince de Saxe Cobourg Gotha. A mon mari bien aimé. 1843-1881. Clémentine. ”[August Ludwig Viktor Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. To my beloved husband. The dates are not the dates of life - August was born in 1818 -; rather, the year 1843 marks the beginning of the marriage.]
progeny
August had the following children from his marriage:
- Philipp (1844–1921)
- ⚭ 1875 Princess Louise of Belgium (1858–1924)
- ⚭ Princess Leopoldina of Brazil (1847–1871)
- Clotilde (1846-1927)
- ⚭ 1864 Archduke Joseph Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833–1905)
- Amalie (1848-1894)
- ⚭ 1875 Duke Max Emanuel in Bavaria (1849–1893)
- ⚭ 1. 1893 Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma (1870–1899)
- ⚭ 2. 1908 Princess Eleonore Reuss zu Köstritz (1860–1917)
literature
- Hans-Joachim Böttcher : Ferdinand von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha 1861–1948 - A cosmopolitan on the Bulgarian throne . Osteuropazentrum Berlin - Verlag (Anthea Verlagsgruppe), Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-89998-296-1 , pp. 15, 17, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30, 189.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry about Palais Coburg on Burgen-Austria
- ^ Friedrich Maximilian Oertel: Genealogical tables for the history of states in the nineteenth century. FA Brockhaus, 1857, p. 96.
- ^ Ferenc Kubinyi (von), Imre Vahot: Hungary and Transylvania in Pictures. G. Emich, 1834, p. 31.
- ↑ Adreßhandbuch of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Meusel, 1854, p. 18.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ferdinand Georg of Saxe-Coburg-Koháry | Majoratsherr of the Sachsen-Coburg-Koháry family 1851–1881 |
Philip of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | August Ludwig Viktor of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Royal Saxon major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1881 |
| Place of death | Ebenthal Castle |