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House House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohary Role Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary Spouse Countess Anna of Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg (m. 1907–1942), Princess Mathilde of Bavaria (m. 1900–1906) Children Antonius Maria Ludwig Klemens Eugen Karl Heinrich August Luitpold Leopold Franz Wolfgang Peter Gaston Alexander Alfons Ignatius Aloysius Stanislaus Parents Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Siblings Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Similar People Prince Ludwig August of, Princess Mathilde of Bavaria, Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, Pedro II of Brazil, Isabel - Princess Imperial o | ||
Ludwig Gaston Klemens Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (15 September 1870, in Ebenthal – 23 January 1942, in Innsbruck), known in Brazil as Dom Luís Gastão, was a prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry. He was the fourth son of the German Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Leopoldina of Brazil.
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Early life
Ludwig Gaston was born the youngest of the four sons of Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Leopoldina of Brazil. The prince was born at the Austrian Ebenthal castle, the seat of his Coburg family, and grew up in the Empire of Brazil where at that time was ruled by his maternal grandfather, Emperor Pedro II of Brazil until 1889, when a military coup d'état put an end to the Brazilian monarchy and led the family to move to Europe.
Military and later life
Ludwig went to Wiener Neustadt to study at the Theresian Military Academy, where he successfully graduated in 1892. After that, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant of the Fourth Tiroler Jäger-Regiment of the Austro-Hungarian Army in Lienz. On May 1, 1896, Ludwig was given the rank of First lieutenant, and, on March 29, 1900, he was given leadership of the First Tiroler Jäger-Regiment in Innsbruck. On May 1, 1903, he advanced to the rank of Captain.
In Munich, on May 1, 1900, Ludwig Gaston married Princess Mathilde of Bavaria, daughter of the King Ludwig III of Bavaria. Their wedding was hosted by her grandfather, Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. They had two children:
Princess Mathilde of Bavaria died of lung disease in 1906 in Davos, leaving her husband with two small children.
On February 8, 1907, Gaston left the army, and in Bischofteinitz, on November 30, 1907, Gaston married the Countess Anna of Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg (1873 – 1948). They had one daughter:
Death
Ludwig Gaston died on January 23, 1942 in Innsbruck and was buried in the St. Augustine's Church in Coburg. He was the last surviving grandchild of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. He was the holder of the Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order.
Titles and honors
He was a recipient of the following foreign honors:
Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order