Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Noble person
1724 – 1800
Who was Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld?
Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, was a Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
He was the eldest son of Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. He is a patrilineal ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Ernest Frederick succeeded his father in the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld when he died in 1764 and established his definitive residence shifted in Coburg. Because of the high indebtedness of the duchy he was compelled by Emperor Joseph II in 1773 to work with a Debit commission—an obligatory administration of debts assigned by the emperor—for over thirty years.
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- Born
- Mar 8, 1724
Saalfeld - Also known as
- Ernst Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
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- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Sep 8, 1800
Coburg
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on July 23, 2013
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