Prince Ludwig Gaston of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Louis Gaston Clemens Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha ( born September 15, 1870 in Ebenthal (Lower Austria ), Ebenthal Castle, † January 23, 1942 in Innsbruck ) was a prince of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha from the Catholic side line Koháry, Austrian officer, and son of King Ludwig III. of Bavaria.
Life
Louis Gaston was the youngest of four sons of Prince Ludwig August of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha (1845-1907), from his marriage with the Infanta Leopoldina of Brazil, daughter of Emperor Peter II of Brazil. The prince came to the Austrian Ebenthal Castle, ancestral seat of his family Koháry Coburg branch, and grew up in Brazil, where at that time still ruled his imperial grandfather. 1889, the overthrow of the Brazilian monarchy, Louis Gaston fled with his family to Europe.
He went to Wiener Neustadt in the Theresa Military Academy, which he successfully completed in 1892. Thereafter, he was transferred as a lieutenant to the 4th Tyrolean Kaiserjäger Regiment to Lienz. On May 1, 1896 Prince was awarded the rank of first lieutenant, March 29, 1900, he transferred to 1 Tyrolean Imperial fighter regiment in Innsbruck and dated May 1, 1903 became Ludwig Gaston of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha to the captain.
On May 1, 1900, he married Princess Mathilde of Bavaria ( 1877-1906 ), the daughter of former Bavarian heir to the throne and later King Ludwig III. of Bavaria. At that time ruled the Kingdom of Bavaria still whose father Prince Regent Luitpold, which hosted the wedding of the young couple. Princess Mathilde was his favorite grandchild. She died in 1906 of a lung ailment in Davos, Switzerland, leaving her husband with two small children.
This difference, dated February 8, 1907 from kuk Army, married on November 30, 1907 Countess Maria Anna of Trauttmansdorff - Weinberg ( 1873-1948 ), daughter of Prince Karl Johann Nepomuk Ferdinand of Trauttmansdorff - Weinberg ( 1845-1921 ) and now lived as a private citizen and family man. With his second wife, Prince Ludwig Gaston had a daughter again. He died in 1942 in Innsbruck, and was buried in the so-called Koháry tomb of St. Augustine's church in Coburg.
Louis Gaston of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha was the holder of the Grand Cross of Saxony- Ernestine House Order.
His daughter from his first marriage, Mary Immaculate of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha (1904-1940) was heavily involved in the Catholic Church and initiated in the German-speaking countries the " communion of prayer in support of the professional priest " from which the Pontifical Society for Vocations developed.
The Prince's brother, August Leopold of Saxe -Coburg and Gotha (1867-1922), was among Brazilian monarchists as a pretender to the throne.
Progeny
From his marriage with Matilda of Bavaria had two children:
- Anthony ( * June 17, 1901 in Innsbruck, † September 1, 1970 ) ∞ May 14th, 1938 Marie Luise Mayrhofer, no children
- Mary Immaculate ( born September 10, 1904 in Innsbruck, † March 18, 1940 in Varese), unmarried.
From the relationship with Maria Anna Trauttmansdorff vineyard he had a daughter:
- Josephine Maria Anna ( born September 20, 1911) ∞ May 12th, 1937 Richard Frederick Baron von Baratta - Dragano; divorced on February 23, 1945, two children and descendants.