Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Born Ferdinand Georg August, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld; after the rearrangement of the Ernestine duchies in 1825 his title changed to Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Son of Franz, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld (1750-1806) by his second wife Auguste Gräfin Reuß zu Ebersdorf (1757-1831).
Born: Coburg 28. Mar 1785
Married: Vienna 30. Nov 1815 Antonia Prinzessin Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya (1797-1862), daughter of Ferenc József Graf Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya, cr. Austrian Reichsfürst in 1815 (1767-1826) by his wife Maria Antonia Gräfin von Waldstein zu Wartenberg (1771-1854).
Issue:
Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, later King Fernando II. of Portugal (1816-1885) m. 1836 Maria II. Queen of Portugal (1819-1853); m. (morg) 1869 Elise Hensler, cr. Gräfin von Edla (1836-1929)
August, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818-1881) m. 1843 Clémentine, Princess d’Orléans (1817-1907)
Viktoria, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1822-1857) m.1840 Louis, Prince d’Orléans, Duc de Nemours (1814-1896)
Leopold, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1824-1884) m. (morg) 1861 Constanze Geiger, cr. Freifrau von Ruttenstein (1835-1890)
Died: Vienna 27. Aug 1851
Buried: Mausoleum Glockenberg, Coburg
Georges Dufoux ”Les Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha. Une dynastie mythique”, Fontainbleau 2000; Detlev Schwennicke “Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folge” Vol I.1; Vittorio Klostermann, 2005