John Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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| Prince John Leopold | |
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| Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |
| Spouse | Maria Theresia Reindl (1963 - ) Feodora von der Horst (1932 - 1962) |
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| Caroline Mathilde Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha Ernst Leopold Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha Peter Albert Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha |
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| Full name | |
| John Leopold William Albert Ferdinand Victor German: Johann Leopold Wilhelm Albert Ferdinand Viktor |
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| HH The Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |
| Royal house | House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
| Father | Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Mother | Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein |
| Born | 2 August 1906 Callenberg Castle, Germany |
| Died | 4 May 1972 (aged 65) Grein, Austria |
John Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (John Leopold William Albert Ferdinand Victor; 2 August 1906 – 4 May 1972) was the eldest son of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein. From his birth until his father's abdication, he was known as Hereditary Prince John Leopold.
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[edit] Early life
His paternal grandparents were Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the fourth and last son of Victoria of the United Kingdom and Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and his wife, Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany
John Leopold had four younger siblings: Sibylla, Hubertus, Caroline Mathilde and Friedrich Josias.
He was heir-apparent, from his birth, until the forced abdication of his father on 18 November 1918, to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The abdication was a result of the German Revolution.
[edit] Marriage
In Dresden on 9 March 1932, John married Feodora Freiherrin von der Horst - as this was considered a morganatic marriage and the Prince was forced to cede his own succession rights. The couple had three children, and were divorced on 27 February 1962 after almost thirty years of marriage.
In Bad Reichenhall on 3 May 1963, John married secondly (and again morganatic) with Maria Theresia Reindl. They had no children.
| British Royalty |
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| House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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| Descendants of Victoria & Albert |
| Great-grandchildren |
| Alastair of Connaught |
| Johann Leopold of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha |
| Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha |
| Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha |
| Caroline of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha |
| Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha |
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[edit] Issue
The Prince had three children by his first wife, all barred from the succession of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| By Feodora von der Horst | |||
| Caroline Mathilde Adelheid Sibylla Marianne Erika Wettin | 5 April 1933; Hirschberg | married, 5 December 1953, Michael Nielsen | |
| Ernst Leopold Eduard Wilhelm Josias Wettin | 14 January 1935; Hirschberg | 27 June 1996; Bad Wiessee (suicide) | married (1), 4 February 1961, Ingeborg Henig; divorced 1963; had issue (one son, Hubertus) (2), 29 May 1963, Gertraude Monika Pfeiffer; divorced 1985; had issue (one daughter, Viktoria, and three sons: Ernst-Josias, Karl-Eduard and Ferdinand-Christian) (3), 20 January 1986, Sabine Henning, with whom he committed suicide; had issue (one daughter, Alice, born after the marriage of her parents)[1] |
| Peter Albert Friedrich Josias Wettin | 12 June 1939; Dresden | married, 12 May 1964, Roswitha Henriette Breuer; had issue (one son, Peter, and one daughter, Malte) | |
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John Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 2 August 1906 Died: 4 May 1972 |
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| Preceded by Prince Charles Edward |
— TITULAR — Duke of Albany 6 March 1954–4 May 1972 |
Succeeded by Prince Ernst Leopold |
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