Claudia of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Maria Claudia Sibylla, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; named for her paternal aunt Sibylla, Hereditary Princess of Sweden.

Daughter of Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1918-1998) by his second wife Denyse von Muralt (1923-2005).

Born: San Francisco 22. May 1949

Married: Bern 17. Mar 1971 (div. 1998) Gion Schäfer (b. Chur, Switzerland 20. Jul 1945), lawyer, son of Géza Schäfer and Silvia Steiger.

Issue:

• Maria Christina Sibylla Schäfer (b. Bern 23. Jun 1972)

• Gianetta Antonia Schäfer (b. Chur 18. Feb 1975)

Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürsten, Vol XVIII, Starke Verlag 2007; Marlene A. Eilers ”Queen Victoria’s Descendants”, Rosvall Royal Books 1997