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Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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Princess Dorothea
Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
Tenure2 August 1898 – 22 February 1921
Born(1881-04-30)30 April 1881
Vienna, Austria–Hungary
Died21 January 1967(1967-01-21) (aged 85)
Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Burial
St. Augustin, Coburg
SpouseErnst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Names
German: Dorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
FatherPrince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
MotherPrincess Louise of Belgium
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Princess Dorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[1][2] (30 April 1881 – 21 January 1967)[1][2] was a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (German: Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) by birth and the duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (German: Herzogin zu Sachsen)[1][2] through her marriage to Ernst Gunther, duke of Schleswig-Holstein. Dorothea was born in Vienna, Austria, the second child and only daughter of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Louise of Belgium.[1][2]

Marriage and children

Dorothea married Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, fifth child and third-eldest son of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, on 2 August 1898 in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.[1][2]

Dorothea and Ernst Gunther had no children. In 1920, they adopted Princess Marie Luise (1908–1969) and Prince Johann Georg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1911–1941), son and daughter of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg und Büdingen. Marie Luise and Johann Georg were grandchildren of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, an older brother of Christian IX of Denmark.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • Her Highness Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony (30 April 1881 – 2 August 1898)
  • Her Highness The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (2 August 1898 – 22 February 1921)
  • Her Highness The Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (22 February 1921 – 21 January 1967)

Ancestry

Family of Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
16. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
8. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
17. Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf
4. Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
18. Ferencz József Koháry de Csábrág
9. Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág
19. Maria Antoinetta Josefa von Waldstein-Wartenburg
2. Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
20. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
10. Louis-Philippe I, King of the French
21. Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon
5. Princess Clémentine of Orléans
22. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
11. Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies
23. Maria Carolina of Austria
1. Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
24. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (= 16)
12. Leopold I of Belgium
25. Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf (= 17)
6. Leopold II of Belgium
26. Louis-Philippe I, King of the French (= 10)
13. Marie-Louise of France
27. Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies (= 11)
3. Princess Louise of Belgium
28. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
14. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
29. Maria Luisa of Spain
7. Marie Henriette of Austria
30. Louis of Württemberg
15. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
31. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg

Princess Dorothea died at Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, aged 85.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Dorothea Marie Henriette Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-14. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e Paul Theroff. "SAXONY". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

Sources

  • La fortune de Dora. Une petite-fille de Léopold II chez les nazis (Olivier Defrance & Joseph van Loon, Racine, Brussels), 2013


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