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| Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |||||
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| Head of theHouse of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry | |||||
| Tenure | 27 August 1851 – 26 July 1881 | ||||
| Predecessor | Prince Ferdinand | ||||
| Successor | Prince Philipp | ||||
| Born | Prinz August von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld (1818-06-13)13 June 1818 Vienna, Austrian Empire | ||||
| Died | 26 July 1881(1881-07-26) (aged 63) Ebenthal Castle, Ebenthal | ||||
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry | ||||
| Father | Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
August Victor Louis of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (German:August Viktor Ludwig; 13 June 1818 – 26 July 1881), was a German prince of the CatholicHouse of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry. He was aGeneral Major in theRoyal Saxon Army and the owner ofČábráď andŠtiavnica, both in modern-daySlovakia.
BornPrince August Viktor Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, he was the second son ofPrince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. He was born in Vienna on 13 June 1818 and baptised at St. Stephan Cathedral on the 16th of that month. His godparents were his paternal grandmother,Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, his aunts,Victoria, Duchess of Kent andLouise, Duchess of Saxe Coburg.[1] Following the 1826 re-distribution in theHouse of Wettin of theErnestine duchies, his dynastic suffix became "of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha". His mother wasPrincess Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya, the daughter and heiress ofFerenc József, Prince Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya. When Antonia's father died in 1826, she inherited his estates in Slovakia and Hungary. Prince August was a younger brother of King-ConsortFerdinand II of Portugal, a nephew ofLeopold I of Belgium, and a first cousin of Britain'sQueen Victoria, and her husband,Prince Albert.
InSaint-Cloud on 20 April 1843 August marriedPrincess Clémentine of Orléans, daughter ofLouis Philippe, King of the French, and of his wife, PrincessMaria Amalia of the Two Sicilies. The couple lived inPalais Coburg in Vienna.[2] He also ownedBürglaß Castle inCoburg. When his mother died in 1862, he inherited her extensive landholdings in Hungary and became one of the largest landowners in the country.[3] He was an honorary member of the Hungarian Geological Society.[4]
Prince August built a Catholic church in Coburg. It wasconsecrated in 1860 and was namedSt. Augustin. He was later buried in the crypt below this church, as were his wife, his three sons, his daughter-in-lawLeopoldina and her four sons.
August was a recipient of theGrand Cross of theSaxe-Ernestine House Order, the Portuguese royalOrder of the Tower and Sword, the FrenchLegion of Honour and the Belgian royalOrder of Leopold. Furthermore, he was a knight of honour and devotion in theSovereign Military Order of Malta.[5]
In 1885, the Austrian sculptorViktor Tilgner was commissioned to create a memorial for the late Prince August. The sculpture still stands on private land inEbenthal owned by the Saxe-Coburg ducal family. The base of the sculpture contains a Latin inscription and a text in French:Auguste Louis Victor Duc de Saxe Prince de Saxe Cobourg Gotha. À mon mari bien-aimé. 1843 - 1881. Clémentine. ("August Louis Victor, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. To my beloved husband." — 1843 is not the year August was born (he was born in 1818), but rather the year he married Clémentine).
InSaint-Cloud on 20 April 1843, August marriedPrincess Clémentine of Orléans, daughter ofLouis Philippe, King of the French. They had five children:
On 2 May 1881, EmperorFranz Joseph I of Austria bestowed upon August and his descendants the style ofHoheit ("Highness"), a higher style in Germany thanDurchlaucht ("Serene Highness"), whichErnestine princes were usually entitled to. The reason for the grant was that eight days laterPrincess Stéphanie of Belgium (younger sister of August's daughter-in-lawLouise) was to marry Franz Joseph's sonCrown Prince Rudolf; Franz Joseph considered it appropriate that his son's in-laws have a higher rank at the Austrian court.[citation needed]
He received the following awards:[6]
Austrian Empire:Knight of the Golden Fleece,1862[7]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of theOrder of Leopold,3 June 1844[8]
Empire of Brazil:Grand Cross of the Southern Cross
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of theSaxe-Ernestine House Order,February 1836[9]
Kingdom of France: Grand Cross of theLegion of Honour,May 1840[10]
Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion
Kingdom of Portugal:Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword,23 April 1836[11]
Kingdom of Saxony:Knight of the Rue Crown,1848[12]| Ancestors of Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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