Johann Leopold | |||||
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Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duke of Saxony |
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Born |
Callenberg Castle, Coburg |
2 August 1906||||
Died | 4 May 1972 Grein, Austria |
(aged 65)||||
Spouse | Feodora von der Horst (m. 1932–62) Maria Theresia Reindl (m. 1963–72) |
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Issue | Princess Caroline Mathilde Prince Ernst Leopold Prince Peter Albert |
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House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
Father | Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
Mother | Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
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John Leopold William Albert Ferdinand Victor German: Johann Leopold Wilhelm Albert Ferdinand Viktor |
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Johann Leopold William Albert Ferdinand Victor; 2 August 1906 – 4 May 1972) was the eldest son of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. From his birth until his father's abdication, he was known as Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold.
Johann Leopold was born 2 August 1906 at Callenberg Castle in Coburg as the eldest son of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
His paternal grandparents were Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, (the fourth and last son of Queen Victoria of Great Britain and her consort, Prince Albert), and his wife, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont
John Leopold had four younger siblings: Sibylla, Hubertus, Caroline Mathilde and Friedrich Josias.
He was heir-apparent, from his birth, until the forced abdication of his father on 18 November 1918, to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The abdication was a result of the German Revolution.