Name Ernst Prinz | ||
Spouse Ingeborg Henig(m. 1961; div. 1963)Gertraude Monika Pfeiffe(m. 1963; div. 1985)Sabine Biller(m. 1986; his death 1996) Issue HubertusViktoriaErnst-JosiasCharles EdwardFerdinand-ChristianAlice-Sybilla Mother Baroness Feodora von der Horst Parents Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Children Hubertus Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha Grandparents Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein Great-grandparents | ||
Ernst Leopold Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (Ernst Leopold Eduard Wilhelm Josias; 14 January 1935 – 27 June 1996) was the elder son of Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Baroness Feodora von der Horst.
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Early life
Ernst Leopold was born at Hirschberg, Germany. His paternal grandparents were Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the only son of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (youngest son of Queen Victoria), and his wife, Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Ernst Leopold had two siblings: Princess Caroline Mathilde and Prince Peter Albert.
His father was heir-apparent to the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until the forced abdication of his grandfather on 18 November 1918, to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, result of the German Revolution. As the marriage of his parents was considered morganatic he lost any rights to the succession of the ducal throne.
Marriage and Family
Ernst Leopold married, Ingeborg Henig (b. 16 August 1937 in Nordhausen), daughter of Richard Henig and Luise Duckwitz, on 4 February 1961 in Herrenberg. They divorced on 26 March 1963. They had one child:
He married, secondly, Gertraude Monika Pfeiffer (b. 1 July 1938 in Cottbus), daughter of Hermann Horst Pfeiffer and Gertrud Marianne Jardin, on 29 May 1963, at Regensburg, Germany. They divorced on 20 September 1985. They had five children:
He married, thirdly, Sabine Margarete Biller (25 June 1941 – 27 June 1996 in Kreuth), daughter of Alfred Carl Biller, on 20 January 1986 in Grünwald. They had no children.
Death
Ernst Leopold died in June 1996 in Bad Wiessee, Germany at age 61, by committing suicide along with his wife Sabine Biller.