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Prince Ludwig August
Ludwig August in Imperial Brazilian Navy admiral uniform, c. 1880
Born	Prinz Ludwig August von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1845-08-08)8 August 1845 Château d'Eu,Eu,France
Died	14 September 1907(1907-09-14) (aged 62) Karlsbad,Bohemia,Austria-Hungary
Burial	St. Augustin, Coburg, Germany
Spouse	Princess Leopoldina of Brazil ​ ​ (m. 1864; died 1871)​
Issue Detail	Prince Peter Prince August Leopold Prince Joseph Prince Ludwig
Names Ludwig August Maria Eudes
House	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
Father	Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Mother	Clémentine of Orléans

Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Ludwig August Maria Eudes; 8 August 1845 – 14 September 1907), known in Brazil asDom Luís Augusto, was a German prince of theHouse of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry and anAdmiral in theImperial Brazilian Navy.

He was born at theChâteau d'Eu inFrance, the second son ofPrince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife, PrincessClémentine of Orléans. His father was afirst cousin ofVictoria of the United Kingdom and her consort,Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Through his mother he was a grandson ofLouis-Philippe I, the last reigning king of France.

Ludwig August and hisdouble first cousin, the French PrinceGaston, comte d'Eu (son ofVictoire, sister of August's father; and princeLouis, the brother of August’s mother) were imported toBrazil in order to marry the two daughters of the EmperorPedro II of Brazil:Isabel, the elder, andLeopoldina, the younger. The original plan was for August to marry Isabel and Gaston to Leopoldina, but the girls decided otherwise and the Emperor, having himself experienced the unhappinesses of an arranged dynastic marriage, agreed to their wishes.

Ludwig August and Leopoldina married inRio de Janeiro on 15 December 1864, two months after the wedding of Isabel and Gaston. They had four sons:

1. Peter August Ludwig Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga (Rio de Janeiro, 19 May 1866 – Tulln an der Donau, Austria, 6 July 1934); successor of his father in 1907. Peter died unmarried and was succeeded by his nephewRainer.
2. August Leopold Philipp Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga (Rio de Janeiro, 6 December 1867 – Schladming, 11 October 1922).
3. Joseph Ferdinand Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga (Petrópolis, 21 May 1869 – Vienna, 13 August 1888).
4. Ludwig Gaston Klemens Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga (Ebenthal, 15 September 1870 – Innsbruck, 23 January 1942); marriedPrincess Mathilde of Bavaria (1877–1906). After the death of his first wife, he married Countess Anna von und zuTrauttmansdorff-Weinsberg (1873–1948).

Prince August Ludwig died on 14 September 1907 inKarlsbad, Bohemia, aged 62. His body was buried inSt. Augustine's Church, Coburg^[1]

His wife, Princess Leopoldine of Brazil, died young, on 7 February 1871 inVienna, at the age of 23. Her body remains are buried next to her husband inCoburg,Germany.^[2]

• Empire of Brazil:^[3]
  • Grand Cross of theOrder of the Southern Cross
  • Grand Cross of theOrder of Pedro I
  • Grand Cross of theOrder of the Rose
  • Grand Cross of theImperial Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ
  • Grand Cross of theImperial Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz
  • Grand Cross of theImperial Order of St. James of the Sword
  • Uruguay Campaign Medal
• Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of theOrder of Ernest the Pious,June 1863^[4]
• Russian Empire: Knight of theOrder of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-called,1865^[5]

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