Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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 of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha from the Catholic side line Koháry and royal Saxon Major General.

Life

August was born as the second son of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe- Coburg- Saalfeld- Koháry (1785-1851) and his wife, the Hungarian Princess Antonie von Koháry ( 1797-1862 ). He was brother of King Ferdinand II of Portugal, also the father of the Bulgarian king Ferdinand I.

Prince August married on April 20, 1843 in Saint-Cloud Castle Princess Clementine of Bourbon- Orléans ( 1817-1907 ), daughter of the "citizen king " Louis Philippe of France. The family lived in Vienna's Palais Coburg. In Coburg he lived in Bürglaß - castle. After his mother's death was August legacy of their extensive possessions in Hungary, which made ​​it there to one of the greatest magnates. August was an honorary member of the Geological Society of Hungary as a father the sister of the presumptive Austrian Empress Stephanie of Belgium, August was increased by Emperor Franz Joseph with the title of " sovereignty " in rank.

After his patron was Prince August in Coburg built in 1860 dedicated to St. Augustine Catholic Church ( Coburg ). In the Kohary tomb of St. Augustine are Prince August, Princess Clementine, the three sons of Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Prince Philip and Prince August and his wife Princess Leopoldina of Brazil and their four sons.

August was awarded the Grand Cross of the Ducal Saxe- Ernestine House Order, the royal Portuguese Tower and Sword Order, the French Order of the Legion of Honour, the Royal Belgian Order of Leopold and he was honor and Devotion Knight Grand Cross of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

1885 to the Hungarian sculptor Victor Tilgner commissioned to create a monument to the late Prince August. That still stands on the Coburg'schen possessions in Ebenthal. In addition to a Latin inscription can still be read on the socket as follows: " Louis Auguste Victor Duc de Saxe Cobourg Gotha Prince de Saxe A mon mari bien aime 1843 - 1881 Clémentine. .. . " [ August Ludwig Viktor Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe- Coburg- Gotha. My beloved husband. The annual figures, not about the life data - August was born in 1818 - rather, the 1843 marks the beginning of marriage ].

Progeny

From his marriage the following children had August:

  • Philip (1844-1921)
  • August (1845-1907), Brazilian Imperial Admiral
  • Clotilde (1846-1927)
  • Amalie (1848-1894)
  • Ferdinand (1861-1948), later the Prince and King of Bulgaria
Fernando II of Portugal Ferdinand I of Bulgaria Château de Saint-Cloud Princess Stéphanie of Belgium St. Augustin (Coburg) Saxe-Ernestine House Order Order of the Tower and Sword Order of Leopold (Belgium) Viktor Oskar Tilgner Ebenthal, Lower Austria Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma Integrated Authority File
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