Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Dorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[1][2] (30 April 1881 – 21 January 1967)[1][2] was a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (German: Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) by birth and the duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (German: Herzogin zu Schleswig-Holstein)[1][2] through her marriage to Ernst Gunther, duke of Schleswig-Holstein. Dorothea was born in Vienna, Austria, the second child and only daughter of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Louise of Belgium.[1][2]

Princess Dorothea
Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
Tenure2 August 1898 – 22 February 1921
Born(1881-04-30)30 April 1881
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died21 January 1967(1967-01-21) (aged 85)
Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Burial
St. Augustin, Coburg
SpouseErnst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Full name
German: Dorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
FatherPrince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
MotherPrincess Louise of Belgium
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Marriage and children

Dorothea married Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, fifth child and third-eldest son of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, on 2 August 1898 in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.[1][2]

Dorothea and Ernst Gunther had no children. In 1920, they adopted Princess Marie Luise (1908–1969) and Prince Johann Georg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1911–1941), son and daughter of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg und Büdingen. Marie Luise and Johann Georg were grandchildren of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, an older brother of Christian IX of Denmark.

Princess Dorothea died at Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, aged 85.

Titles and styles
  • 30 April 1881 – 2 August 1898: Her Serene Highness Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
  • 2 August 1898 – 22 February 1921: Her Highness The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
  • 22 February 1921 – 21 January 1967: Her Highness The Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein

Ancestry

References
  1. Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Dorothea Marie Henriette Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  2. Paul Theroff. "SAXONY". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

Sources
  • La fortune de Dora. Une petite-fille de Léopold II chez les nazis (Olivier Defrance & Joseph van Loon, Racine, Brussels), 2013

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