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Ernest I | |
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Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) | |
Reign | 9 December 1806 – 12 November 1826 |
Predecessor | Francis |
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (as Ernest I) | |
Reign | 12 November 1826 – 29 January 1844 |
Predecessor | Frederick IV |
Successor | Ernest II |
Born | Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld 2 January 1784 Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 29 January 1844 Gotha, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, German Confederation | (aged 60)
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Father | Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
Mother | Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf |
Religion | Lutheranism |
Ernest I (German: Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig; 2 January 1784 – 29 January 1844) served as the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) from 1806 to 1826 and the first sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1826 to 1844. He was the father of Prince Albert, who was the husband of Queen Victoria. Ernest fought against Napoleon Bonaparte, and through construction projects and the establishment of a court theatre, he left a strong imprint on his residence town, Coburg.