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Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1784 - 1844

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Ernest I (German: Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig; 2 January 1784 – 29 January 1844) served as the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) from 1806 to 1826 and the first sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1826 to 1844. He was the father of Prince Albert, who was the husband of Queen Victoria. Ernest fought against Napoleon Bonaparte, and through construction projects and the establishment of a court theatre, he left a strong imprint on his residence town, Coburg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is the 2,988th most popular politician (down from 2,661st in 2019), the 775th most popular biography from Germany (down from 702nd in 2019) and the 220th most popular German Politician.

Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was a German prince, who became the first King of Saxony in 1806. He was the father of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ranks 2,988 out of 19,576. Before him are Maharana Pratap, Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, Longqing Emperor, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Ferhat Abbas, and Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy. After him are Lluís Companys, Chlothar IV, Eric IV of Denmark, Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, Tiridates III of Armenia, and Pleistarchus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1784, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ranks 8. Before him are Zachary Taylor, Ferdinand VII of Spain, Jérôme Bonaparte, Marie-Antoine Carême, Louis Spohr, and Karl Thomas Mozart. After him are Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, Rafael del Riego, Leigh Hunt, and Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel. Among people deceased in 1844, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ranks 13. Before him are Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Ivan Krylov, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, and William Beckford. After him are Flora Tristan, Charles Nodier, Jernej Kopitar, Henri Gatien Bertrand, Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia, and Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ranks 775 out of 7,253. Before him are Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia (1883), Albert of Brandenburg (1490), Anna Seghers (1900), Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914), Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645), and Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700). After him are Thomas Anders (1963), Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1570), Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801), Kurt Koffka (1886), Johann Martin Schleyer (1831), and Hermann Weyl (1885).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ranks 220. Before him are Albert, King of Sweden (1340), William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1852), Pavlo Skoropadskyi (1873), George V of Hanover (1819), Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia (1883), and Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914). After him are Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801), Artur Axmann (1913), Anthony of Saxony (1755), Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828), Wilhelm Cuno (1876), and Princess Louise of Prussia (1838).

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