Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Prince Ludwig August Maria Eudes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (8 August 1845 – 14 September 1907), known in Brazil as Dom Luís Augusto, was a German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry and an imperial Brazilian Admiral.

Early life

He was born Prince Ludwig August Maria Eudes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at the Château d'Eu in France. He was the second son of Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Clémentine of Orléans. His father was a first cousin of Victoria of the United Kingdom and her consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Through his mother he was a grandson of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French, the last king to rule France.

Marriage and family

His wife Leopoldina, standing and holding his son August, and sister-in-law Isabel, seated and holding his son Peter August (Rio de Janeiro, 1866)

Ludwig August and his double first cousin, the French Prince Gaston, comte d'Eu (son of Victoire, sister of August's father) were imported to Brazil in order to marry the two daughters of the Emperor Pedro II of Brazil: Isabel, the elder, and Leopoldina, the younger. The original plan was for August to marry Isabel and Gaston 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 in Rio de Janeiro on 15 December 1864, two months after the wedding of Isabel and Gaston. They had four sons:

Peter August Ludwig Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga (Rio de Janeiro, 19 May 1866 – Vienna, 6 July 1934); successor of his father in 1907. Peter died unmarried and was succeeded by his nephew Rainer.
August Leopold Philipp Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga (Rio de Janeiro, 6 December 1867 – Schladming, 11 October 1922).
Joseph Ferdinand Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga (Petrópolis, 21 May 1869 – Vienna, 13 August 1888).
Ludwig Gaston Klemens Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga (Ebenthal, 15 September 1870 – Innsbruck, 23 January 1942); married Princess Mathilde of Bavaria.

His wife died young, aged 23, in 1871. He died on 14 September 1907 in Karlsbad, Germany, aged 62.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

16. Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

8. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

17. Duchess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

4. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

18. Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf

9. Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf

19. Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg

2. Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

20. Ignaz Koháry de Csábrág

10. Ferencz József Koháry de Csábrág

21. Maria Anna von Cavriani

5. Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág

22. Georg Christian von Waldstein-Wartenberg

11. Maria Antoinetta Josefa von Waldstein-Wartenburg

23. Elisabeth von Ulfeldt

1. Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

24. Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

12. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

25. Louise Henriette de Bourbon-Conti

6. Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, King of the French

26. Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre

13. Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon-Penthièvre

27. Maria Teresa d'Este

3. Princess Clémentine of Orléans

28. Charles III of Spain

14. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

29. Maria Amalia of Saxony

7. Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies

30. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

15. Maria Carolina of Austria

31. Maria Theresa of Austria

External links

Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy". Genealogy.EU. External link in |publisher= (help)

Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Generations are numbered by descent from Duke Francis.

1st generation	Ernest I^ Prince Ferdinand^ King Leopold I^

2nd generation	Duke Ernest I: Ernest II^ Albert, Prince Consort^* Koháry: King Fernando II of Portugal^¶ Prince August^ Prince Leopold^ Belgium: Crown Prince Louis Philippe# King Leopold II# Prince Philippe#

3rd generation	Duke Ernest I: King Edward VII* Alfred I* Prince Arthur* Prince Leopold* Braganza: King Pedro V¶ King Luís I¶ Infante João¶ Infante Fernando¶ Infante Augusto¶ Koháry: Prince Philipp Prince Ludwig August Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria† Belgium: Prince Leopold# Prince Baudouin# King Albert I#

4th generation	Duke Ernest I: Prince Albert Victor* King George V* Prince Alexander John* Hereditary Prince Alfred* Prince Arthur* Charles Edward I* Braganza: King Carlos I¶ Infante Afonso¶ Koháry: Prince Leopold Clement Prince Pedro Augusto Prince August Leopold Prince Joseph Ferdinand Prince Ludwig Gaston Bulgaria: Tsar Boris III† Prince Kiril† Belgium: King Leopold III# Prince Charles#

5th generation	Duke Ernest I: King Edward VIII* King George VI* Prince Henry* Prince George* Prince John* Prince Alastair* Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold* Prince Hubertus* Prince Friedrich Josias Braganza: Prince Luís Filipe¶ King Manuel II¶ Koháry: Prince August Clemens Prince Rainer Prince Philipp Prince Ernst Prince Antonius Bulgaria: Tsar Simeon II† Belgium: King Baudouin I# King Albert II# Alexander#

6th generation	Duke Ernest I: Prince Andreas Prince Adrian Koháry: Prince Johannes Heinrich Bulgaria: Prince Kardam† Prince Kyril† Prince Kubrat† Prince Konstantin-Assen† Belgium: King Philippe I# Prince Laurent#

7th generation	Duke Ernest I: Hereditary Prince Hubertus Prince Alexander Koháry: Prince Johannes Bulgaria: Prince Boris† Prince Beltrán† Prince Tassilo† Prince Mirko† Prince Lukás† Prince Tirso† Prince Umberto† Belgium: Prince Gabriel# Prince Emmanuel# Prince Nicolas# Prince Aymeric#

8th generation	Duke Ernest I: Prince Philipp

^Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld until 1826 *also a prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland #also a prince of Belgium ¶also a member of the Portuguese royal family †also a member of the Bulgarian royal family

Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry

Generations are numbered by descent from Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Maria Antonia Koháry

1st generation	King Fernando II of Portugal^¶ Prince August^ Prince Leopold^

2rd generation	Braganza: King Pedro V¶ King Luís I¶ Infante João¶ Infante Fernando¶ Infante Augusto¶ Koháry: Prince Philipp Prince Ludwig August Tsar Ferdinand I†

3th generation	Braganza: King Carlos I¶ Infante Afonso¶ Koháry: Prince Leopold Clement Prince Pedro Augusto Prince August Leopold Prince Joseph Ferdinand Prince Ludwig Gaston Bulgaria: Tsar Boris III† Prince Kiril†

4th generation	Braganza: Prince Luís Filipe¶ King Manuel II¶ Koháry: Prince August Clemens Prince Rainer Prince Philipp Prince Ernst Prince Antonius Bulgaria: Tsar Simeon II†

5th generation	Koháry: Prince Johannes Heinrich Bulgaria: Prince Kardam† Prince Kyril† Prince Kubrat† Prince Konstantin-Assen†

6th generation	Koháry: Prince Johannes Bulgaria: Prince Boris† Prince Beltrán† Prince Tassilo† Prince Mirko† Prince Lukás† Prince Tirso† Prince Umberto†

^Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld until 1826 ¶also a member of the Portuguese royal family †also a member of the Bulgarian royal family

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