Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

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Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Sophia Antonia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

(m. 1749)

IssueFrancis
Prince Karl Wilhelm
Princess Fredericka
Princess Caroline
Prince Ludwig Karl
Prince Ferdinand August
Prince FrederickHouseWettinFatherFrancis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldMotherAnna Sophie of Schwarzburg-RudolstadtReligionLutheranism

Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (in German, Ernst Friedrich, Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld, 8 March 1724, in Saalfeld – 8 September 1800, in Coburg), was a Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

Biography

He was the eldest son of Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

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.

Issue

In Wolfenbüttel on 23 April 1749 Ernest Frederick married with Sophia Antonia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. They had seven children:

Franz Frederick Anton, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (b. Coburg 15 July 1750 – d. Coburg, 9 December 1806), father of Leopold I of Belgium and grandfather of Leopold II, Empress Carlota of Mexico, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and her husband Prince Albert.
Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand (b. Coburg, 21 November 1751 – d. Coburg, 16 February 1757).
Fredericka Juliane (b. Coburg, 14 September 1752 – d. Coburg, 24 September 1752).
Caroline Ulrike Amalie (b. Coburg, 19 October 1753 – d. Coburg, 1 October 1829), a nun at Gandersheim.
Ludwig Karl Frederick (b. Coburg, 2 January 1755 – d. Coburg, 4 May 1806); he had an illegitimate son by Mademoiselle Brutel de la Rivière: Ludwig Frederick Emil von Coburg (b. Hildburghausen, 1779 - d. Coburg, 1827). In turn, the five children of Ludwig Frederick were created Freiherren von Coburg. His descendants are still alive.
Ferdinand August Heinrich (b. Coburg, 12 April 1756 – d. Coburg, 8 July 1758).
Frederick (b. Coburg, 4 March 1758 – d. Coburg, 26 June 1758).

Ancestry

Ancestors of Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld^[1]

8. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha

4. John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

9. Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg

2. Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

10. Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen

5. Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen

11. Wilhelmine Christine of Nassau-Siegen

1. Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

12. Albert Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

6. Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

13. Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen

3. Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

14. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

7. Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

15. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels

References

^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 107.

August Beck: Ernst Friedrich, Herzog zu Sachsen-Koburg-Saalfeld. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 6, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, S. 317.
Das herzogliche Haus Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha: Seine Geschichte und gegenwärtige Stellung in Europa, C. Macklot, 1842, S. 236 (Digitalisat)

Regnal titles
Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld House of Wettin Born: 8 March 1724 Died: 8 September 1800
Preceded by Francis Josias	Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1764–1800	Succeeded by Francis Frederick