Charles Edward, Duke of Albany

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Charles Edward, Duke of Albany, was the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a grandson of Queen Victoria whose German allegiance during World War I led to the loss of his British titles and enduring controversy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duke
human
last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
allegiance Imperial German Army
burialPlace Callenberg Castle, Coburg
causeOfLossOfTitle service on German side in World War I
child Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1884-07-19
dateOfDeath 1954-03-06
educatedAt Bonn University
linked to: University of Bonn

Eton College
endTime 1918-11-18
familyName Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
givenName Charles
Edward
grandparent Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Queen Victoria
languageSpoken German
legalEvent deprived of British peerages under Titles Deprivation Act 1917
memberOf British royal family
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
militaryRank general
nativeLanguage English
nobleTitle Duke of Albany
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince of the United Kingdom
notableFor controversial role in Anglo-German relations during early 20th century
loss of British titles due to German allegiance in World War I
parent Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont
participantIn World War I
placeOfBirth Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom
placeOfDeath Coburg, Bavaria, West Germany
linked to: Coburg
politicalAlignment pro-German
positionHeld Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
reasonForEndOfPosition abdication following German Revolution of 1918–1919
religion Lutheranism
sexOrGender male
sibling Princess Alice of Albany
spouse Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
startTime 1900-07-30
titleRevokedBy British government
linked to: UK government

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Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha hasNotableBearer Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart alsoKnownAs Prince Charles Edward
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Palazzo Guadagni associatedWith Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Palazzo Guadagni notableResident Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Ed Macauley givenName Charles Edward
subject linked to: Easy Ed
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Palazzo Guadagni formerResident Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont child Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
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Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha father Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Charles Edward Horsley givenName Charles Edward
subject linked to: Horsley
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