Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
| Princess Dorothea | |||||
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| Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
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| Tenure | 2 August 1898 – 22 February 1921 | ||||
| Born |
30 April 1881 Vienna, Austria–Hungary |
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| Died | 21 January 1967 (aged 85) Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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| Burial | St. Augustin, Coburg | ||||
| Spouse | Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | ||||
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry | ||||
| Father | Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Mother | Princess Louise of Belgium | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| German: Dorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise |
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 Sachsen) 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.
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.
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.
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