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Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (pilot)

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Not to be confused with Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Prince Hubertus
Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duke of Saxony
Prince Hubertus with his sister Sibylla in 1917
Born(1909-08-24)24 August 1909
Reinhardsbrunn Castle, Germany
Died26 November 1943(1943-11-26) (aged 34)
Mosty, Ukraine
Names
Dietmar Hubert Frederick William Philip
German: Dietmar Hubertus Friedrich Wilhelm Philipp[1]
HouseHouse of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
FatherCharles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
MotherPrincess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
British Royalty
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Victoria and Albert
Great-grandchildren
Prince Alastair of Connaught
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Västerbotten
Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Caroline Mathilde, Countess of Castell-Rüdenhausen

Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (24 August 1909 – 26 November 1943) was a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the second eldest son of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife, Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein.

Life

Prince Hubertus was born at Reinhardsbrunn Castle, Germany. His father, Charles Edward, was the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the only son of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, and a grandson of Queen Victoria.

Hubertus joined the German Army, and saw action in the Eastern Front during World War II. He was killed in action on 26 November 1943, aged 34, in Mosty, Ukraine.

Legacy

His sister, Princess Sibylla of Sweden, gave her son, the future King Carl XVI Gustaf, the name Hubertus in memory of her brother. Later, his son Prince Carl Philip of Sweden gave his son Prince Alexander the name Hubertus.

Ancestry

Family of Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (pilot)
16. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
8. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
17. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
4. Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
18. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
9. Victoria of the United Kingdom
19. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
2. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
20. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
10. George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
21. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
5. Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont
22. William, Duke of Nassau
11. Princess Helena of Nassau
23. Princess Pauline of Württemberg
1. Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
24. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
12. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
25. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel
6. Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
26. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
13. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
27. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
3. Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
28. Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
14. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
29. Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskjold-Samsöe
7. Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
30. Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
15. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
31. Princess Feodora of Leiningen

References

  1. ^ thePeerage.com – Dietmar Hubertus Friedrich Wilhelm Philip Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
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