Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (original) (raw)
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Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein
| Princess Dorothea | |
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| Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Tenure | 2 August 1898 – 22 February 1921 |
| Born | (1881-04-30)30 April 1881Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 21 January 1967(1967-01-21) (aged 85)Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany |
| Burial | St. Augustin, Coburg |
| Spouse | Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (m. ; died ) |
| NamesGerman: Dorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise | |
| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry |
| Father | Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Mother | Princess Louise of Belgium |
Princess Dorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (30 April 1881 – 21 January 1967) 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) 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.[_citation needed_]
Marriage and children
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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.[_citation needed_]
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.
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