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House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ellen Karjane G2 PR-IN - Coggle Diagram
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ellen Karjane G2 PR-IN
European Royal House
Takes name from Ernestine duchy
Founded in 1826
Many thrones
Members have ruled Belgium, Bulgaria, Portugal, India, UK & dominions
Founded by Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Sixth and final duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Historical Saxon duchie in present-day Germany
Father of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Husband of Queen Victoria (UK)
Edward VII (1901–1910)
Eldest son of Victoria and Albert
Took the name of the house to which his father belonged
Ruling house was Saxe-Coburg and Gotha instead of Hanover
George V (under Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1910–1917)
Name changed to Windsor
Anti-German sentiment during WW1
Changed in 1917
Windsor is the ruling house today
Ruling house of Belgium
Philippe of Belgium
"Saxe-Coburg" house name was never officially abolished
Use of the Saxe-Coburg name has slowly been reintroduced since the 2010s
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Reigned as the last Tsar of Bulgaria during WW2
Prime minister of Bulgaria (2001-2005)
