Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, né Prince of Great Britain and Ireland (1884-     ).  Succeeded as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1900 on the death of his uncle, Duke Alfred (see below), and abdicated in 1918.
Wife:  Viktoria Adelheid, née Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1885-     )

Issue:

Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1906-     ).  Renounced his rights of succession as a result of his unequal marriage in 1932. Wife:  Feodore, née Baroness von der Horst (1907-     ) Issue: Marianne, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1933-     ) Ernst-Leopold, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1935-     ) Peter, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, born on June 12, 1939, in Dresden. Sibylle, Princess Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duchess of Västerbotten (1907-     ) Hubertus, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1909-1943).  Died on November 26, 1943, at Mosty, Russia, killed in action in World War II. Caroline Mathilde, Frau Max Schnirring (1912-     ).  Widowed on July 7, 1944, when her husband was killed in action with the Luftwaffe at Stralsund. Friedrich-Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1918-     ).  Married on January 25, 1942, in Cassel. Wife:  Viktoria Luise, née Countess of Solms-Baruth (1921-     ) Issue: Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, born on March 21, 1943, in Cassel.

Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1841-1910).  His line was placed after the lines of his brothers in the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha succession by an 1899 law.

Issue:  6 children, including

George V, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1865-1936) Wife:  Mary, Queen Mother of Great Britain and Ireland, née Princess of Teck (1867-     ) Issue:  6 children, including Edward VIII, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Windsor (1894-     ).  Succeeded as King on the death of his father in January 1936 and abdicated in December of the same year.  Created Duke of Windsor in 1937 by his brother, King George VI. Wife:  Bessie Wallis, née Warfield, formerly Mrs. Ernest Aldrich Simpson (1896-     ) George VI, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1895-     ).  Succeeded as King on the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, in 1936. Wife:  Elizabeth, née Lady Bowes-Lyon (1900-     ) Issue: Elizabeth, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland (1926-     ) Margaret, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland (1930-     ) Mary, Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ireland, Countess of Harewood (1897-     ) Henry, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Gloucester (1900-     ).  Created Duke of Gloucester in 1928. Wife:  Alice, née Lady Montagu-Douglas-Scott (1901-     ) Issue: William, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Earl of Ulster, born on December 18, 1941, at Barnet, Hertfordshire. Richard, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Gloucester, born on August 26, 1944, at Barnwell Manor, Peterborough, Northamptonshire. George, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Kent (1902-1942).  Created Duke of Kent in 1934.  Died on August 25, 1942, at Borgue, near Caithness, Scotland, in an air crash while on active service during World War II. Wife:  Marina, née Princess of Greece and Denmark (1906-     ) Issue: Edward, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Kent (1935-     ).  Succeeded as Duke of Kent on the death of his father in 1942. Alexandra, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Kent (1936-     ) Michael, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Kent, born on July 4, 1942, at Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire.

Alfred, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900)

Issue:  5 children, including

Alexandra, The Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1878-1942).  Died on April 16, 1942, in Langenburg. Beatrice, Infanta Alfonso of Spain, Princess of Orleans-Borbon (1884-     )

Louise, Marchioness of Lorne, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939).  Died on December 3, 1939, in London.

Arthur, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942).  His line was placed after the lines of all but his eldest brother in the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha succession by an 1899 law.  Died on January 16, 1942, at Bagshot Park, London.

Issue:  3 children, including

Arthur, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Connaught (1883-1938) Wife:  Alexandra, Duchess of Fife, née Lady Duff (1891-     ) Issue: Alastair Arthur, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Connaught (1914-1943).  Succeeded as Duke of Connaught in 1942 on the death of his grandfather.  Died on April 16, 1943, in Ottawa. Patricia, Lady Ramsay (1886-     )

Beatrice, Princess Henry Maurice of Battenberg (1857-1944).  Died on October 26, 1944, at Balcombe, Brantridge Park, England.

Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1785-1851)

Issue:  4 children, including

Ferdinand II, King of Portugal, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1816-1885) Issue:  11 children, including Luiz I, King of Portugal (1838-1889) Issue:  3 children, including Carlos I, King of Portugal (1863-1908) Wife:  Amelie, née Princess of France (1865-     ) Issue:  3 children, including Manoel II, King of Portugal (1889-1932) Wife:  Auguste Viktoria, Countess Robert Douglas from 1939, née Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1890-     ) Affonso, Infante of Portugal, Duke of Oporto (1865-1920).  Married unequally in 1917. Wife:  Nevada, née Hayes (1885-1941) August, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818-1881) Issue:  5 children, including Philipp, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1921) Wife:  Louise, née Princess of Belgium (1858-1924).  See below. Issue:  2 children, including Dorothea, Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1881-     ) August, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1845-1907) Issue:  4 children, including August Leopold, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1867-1922) Wife:  Karoline, née Archduchess of Austria (1869-1945) Issue:  8 children, including Klementine, Frau Eduard von Heller (1897-     ) Maria, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1899-1944).  Died on June 6, 1941, at Schladming. Rainer, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1900-1945).  Married unequally in 1930.  Divorced in 1935.  Remarried unequally on February 13, 1940, in Budapest, Hungary. 2nd Wife: Edith, née von Kozol (1913-     ) Issue of his first marriage: Johannes Heinrich, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1931-     ) Philipp, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1901-     ).  Married unequally in Budapest, Hungary. Wife:  Sarah Aurelia, née Halas (1914-     ) Issue: Philipp August, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, born on January 3, 1944, at Budapest. Theresia, Baroness Lamoral Taxis di Bordogna e Valnigra (1902-     ) Leopoldine, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1905-     ) Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1907-     ).  Married unequally on September 4, 1939, in Dürnkrut (civil) and Ebenthal (religious). Wife: Irmgard, née Röll (1912-     ) Ludwig, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1870-1942).  Died on January 23, 1942, at Innsbruck. 1st Wife:  Mathilde, Princess of Bavaria (1877-1906) 2nd Wife: Anna, née Countess von und zu Trauttmannsdorff-Weinsberg (1873-     ) Issue from both marriages: Antonius, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1901-     ).  Married unequally in 1938. Wife:  Luise, née Mayrhofer (1903-     ) Maria Immaculata, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1904-1940).  Died on March 18, 1940, in Varese, Italy. Josephine, Baroness Richard Friedrich von Baratta-Dragono (1911-     ).  Divorced in 1945 and resumed the use of her maiden name. Ferdinand I, Tsar of Bulgaria (1861-     ).  Elected Prince of Bulgaria in 1887 and proclaimed Tsar in 1908.  Abdicated in favor of his elder son, Tsar Boris III, and retired to Coburg, Germany, in 1918. Issue: Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria (1894-1943).  Succeeded as Tsar on the abdication of his father in 1918.  Died in Sofia on August 28, 1943, under mysterious circumstances. Wife:  Giovanna, née Princess of Savoy (1907-     ) Issue: Marie Louise, Princess of Bulgaria (1933-     ) Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria (1937-     ).  Succeeded as Tsar on the death of his father in 1943 under a regency that included his uncle, Prince Kyril of Bulgaria. Kyril, Prince of Bulgaria (1895-1945).  Prince Regent of Bulgaria for his nephew, Tsar Simeon II, from August 28, 1943, to September 9, 1944.  Killed by the Russians on February 1, 1945. Eudoxia, Princess of Bulgaria (1898-     ) Nadeshda, Duchess Albrecht of Württemberg (1899-     )

Leopold I, King of the Belgians (1790-1865)

Issue:  5 children, including

Leopold II, King of the Belgians (1835-1909) Issue:  4 children, including Louise, Princess Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1858-1924).  See above. Stephanie, Countess Elémer von Lónyay de Nagy-Lónya und Vásáros-Namény (1864-1945).  Died on August 23, 1945, at Pannonhalma, Hungary. Clementine, Princess Napoleon Victor Bonaparte (1872-     ) Philippe, Prince of Belgium, Count of Flanders (1837-1905) Issue:  4 children, including Henriette, Princess Emanuel of Orleans, Duchess of Vendôme (1870-     ) Josephine, Princess Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1872-     ) Albert I, King of the Belgians (1875-1934) Wife:  Elisabeth, née Duchess in Bavaria (1876-     ) Issue: Leopold III, King of the Belgians (1901-     ).  Succeeded as King on the death of his father in 1934.  Became a widower on the death of his first wife in 1935.  Remarried unequally on September 11, 1941 (religious), and on December 6, 1941 (civil), at Laeken Castle. 2nd Wife:  Marie Liliane, Princess of Rethy, née Baels (1916-     ) Issue: Josephine Charlotte, Princess of Belgium (1927-     ) Baudouin, Prince of Belgium, Duke of Brabant (1930-     ) Albert, Prince of Belgium, Prince of Liège (1934-     ) Alexandre, Prince of Rethy, born on July 18, 1942, at Laeken Castle. Charles, Prince of Belgium, Count of Flanders (1903-     ) Marie José, Crown Princess of Italy (1906-     )

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