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Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1818–1893

the future Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Albert's elder brother

Victoria's cousin and brother-in-law · Albert's brother

Facts

Born:
21 June 1818
Died:
22 August 1893 (aged 75)
  • At Victoria's birth (1819): aged 0
  • At Victoria's accession (1837): aged 18
  • At Victoria and Albert's wedding (1840): aged 21
  • At Albert's death (1861): aged 43
  • At Victoria's Golden Jubilee (1887): aged 68

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Family

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Life in the Almanack

  1. 21 June 1818 Birth of Prince Ernest, the future Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Albert's elder brother
  2. 22 August 1893 Death of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Albert's elder brother aged 75

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