Saxe-Coburg

It is a fair bet that Schloss Rosenau will not ring an immediate bell with most readers, but the German Neo-Gothic castle was once the principal seat of the dukedom known as Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Sovereignty and the Pitiless Passage of Time Henrik Bering 2012

Simeon II, or to give him his civilian name Simeon Borisov of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, styled himself "tsar of Bulgaria" while he lived in exile.

Prepare for the reign of Charles the Meddler | Nick Cohen 2011

That position – somewhat farcically in the 21st century – is based not on ability or merit, but upon privilege and being born into the right family; in this case, the houses of Hanover, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Letters: The key to a 'who knows who' world 2011

Belgium, for one, would have fallen apart long ago had it not been for the House of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha.

Matthew Yglesias » Iraqi Self-Identification 2009

Edward VII belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, named for his father, Prince Albert.

Hugh Muir's diary 2012

But Gill also gives vivid accounts of the domestic life of Victoria, who had nine children at the rate of one every two years, and the German-born Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

2009 July 01 « One-Minute Book Reviews 2009

The Saxe-Coburg and Gotha dukedom fared less well: It was broken up after World War I.

Sovereignty and the Pitiless Passage of Time Henrik Bering 2012

In 1834, Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, newly named King of the Belgians, visited a town near Antwerp called Geel.

A House Long Divided John W. Miller 2011

Bettmann/CORBIS Queen Victoria center, with her children and grandchildren, visited Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Germany in 1894.

Sovereignty and the Pitiless Passage of Time Henrik Bering 2012

"We are looking forward to seeing a production of 'The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg – Gotha,'" he replied, doubtless to gales of Teutonic guffawing from his court.

Family Matters Andrew Roberts 2010