Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ferdinand August Franz Anton, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Reigned as King Consort Fernando II of Portugal from the birth of hiss on in 1837 to the death of his wife in 1853 and was regent for his son until 1855.
Son of Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1785-1851) by his wife Antonia Prinzessin Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya (1797-1862).
Born: Vienna 28. Oct 1816
Married:
Lisbon 9. Apr 1836 Maria II. Queen of Portugal (1819-1853), daughter of Pedro IV. King of Portugal (1798-1834) by his first wife Marie Leopoldine Archduchess of Austria (1797-1826)
(morg) Lisbon 10. Jun 1869 Elise Hensler, cr. Gräfin von Edla in 1869 (1836-1929), daughter of Johann Friedrich Hensler by his wife Louise Hechelbacher.
Issue of first marriage:
Pedro V. King of Portugal (1837-1861) m. 1858 Stephanie Princess of Hohenzollern (1837-1859)
Luiz King of Portugal (1838-1889) m. 1862 Maria Pia Princess of Savoy (1847-1911)
Maria Infanta of Portugal (1840-1840)
João Infante of Portugal (1842-1861)
Maria Ana Infanta of Portugal (1843-1884) m. 1859 Georg King of Saxony (1832-1904)
Antónia Infanta of Portugal (1845-1913) m. 1861 Leopold Fürst of Hohenzollern (1835-1905)
Fernando Infante of Portugal (1846-1861)
Augusto Infante of Portugal (1847-1889)
Leopoldo Infante of Portugal (1849-1849)
Maria da Glória Infanta of Portugal (1851-1851)
Eugénio Infnate of Portugal (1853-1853)
No issue of second marriage
Died: Lisbon 15. Dec 1885
Buried: Igreja de São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
Georges Dufoux ”Les Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha. Une dynastie mythique”, Fontainbleau 2000; Detlev Schwennicke “Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folge” Vol I.1; Vittorio Klostermann, 2005