Ernst II. of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernst II. August Karl Johann Leopold Alexander Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Son of Ernst I. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784-1844) by his first wife Luise, Princess of Saxe-Gotha (1800-1831).
Born: Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg 21. Jun 1818
Married: Karlsruhe 3. May 1842 Alexandrine, Princess of Baden (1820-1904), daughter of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (1790-1852) and his wife Sophie, Princess of Sweden (1801-1865).
No legitimate issue
Illegitimate issue by N. Steinpflug:
Helene von Sternheim (1839-1900) m. 1858 Johann Wolfgang von Reutter (1926-1870); m. 1874 Kurt Freiherr von der Trenck (1823-1882)
Illegitimate issue by Victorine Noel (1815-1903):
Karl Raymond Freiherr von Ketschendorf (1848-1899) m. 1872 Agathe von Rekowski
Illegitimate issue by Rosa Freiin von Löwenstern (1814-1889):
Kamillo Graf Razumovsky von Wigstein (1852-1917)
Died: Reinhardsbrunn near Gotha 22. Aug 1893. He was succeeded by his nephew Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.
Buried: Moritzkirche, Coburg
Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. I/1, 1998; Georges Dufoux ”Les Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha. Une dynastie mythique”, Fontainbleau 2000