The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House of Wettin




house of saxe-coburg , gotha


the senior ernestine branch lost electorship albertine in 1547, retained holdings in thuringia, dividing area number of smaller states. 1 of resulting ernestine houses, known saxe-coburg-saalfeld until 1826 , saxe-coburg , gotha after that, went on contribute kings of belgium (from 1831) , bulgaria (1908–1946), furnishing husbands queens regnant of portugal (prince ferdinand) , united kingdom (prince albert). such, british , portuguese thrones became possessions of persons belonged house of wettin.


from king george queen victoria, british royal family variously called house of hanover, being junior branch of house of brunswick-lüneburg , part of dynasty of guelphs. in late 19th century, queen victoria charged college of heralds in england determine correct personal surname of late husband, prince albert of saxe-coburg , gotha—and, thus, proper surname of royal family upon accession of son. after extensive research, concluded wettin, name never used, either queen or son or grandson, king edward vii , king george v; called saxe-coburg-gotha .


severe anti-german sentiment during world war led influential members of public quietly question loyalty of royal family, because had german or german-sounding name. advisors king george v again searched acceptable surname british royal family, wettin rejected unsuitably comic . order in council, name of british royal family legally changed windsor.


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