Category:Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
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Franz Frederick Anton, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (b. Coburg, July 15 1750 - d. Coburg, December 9 1806), was a duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. He is a direct ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Leopold II of Belgium, Carlota of Mexico, and King Albert II of Belgium . Franz married first Sophie of Saxe-Hildburghausen. She died only seven months after her wedding. There were no children born from this marriage.
[edit] Second marriage and children
In Ebersdorf on June 13 1777, Franz Frederick married Auguste Reuss of Ebersdorf und Lobenstein. They had ten children:
| Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Age of Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Fredericka Caroline Luise | August 19 1778, in Coburg | July 8 1835, in Tušimice, Bohemia | 56 years | Married on February 23 1804 to en:Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly (later Count von Mensdorff-Pouilly). |
| Antoinette Ernestine Amalie | August 28 1779, in Coburg | March 14 1824, in St. Petersburg | 44 years | Married on November 17 1798 to Alexander of Württemberg. |
| Juliane Henriette Ulrike [upon her marriage, she took the name Anna Feodorovna in a Russian Orthodox baptism | September 23 1781, in Coburg | August 15 1860, in Elfenau, near Berne, Switzerland | 78 years | Married on February 26 1796 to en:Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia, the younger brother of Czar Alexander I of Russia (they divorced in 1820). |
| Stillborn Son | 1782 | 1782 | - | |
| Ernst I Anton Karl Ludwig, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha | January 2 1784, in Coburg | January 29 1844, in Gotha | 60 years | The father of Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. |
| Ferdinand Georg August | March 28 1785, in Coburg | August 27 1851, in Vienna | 66 years | The father of Ferdinand II of Portugal and en:Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary. |
| Marie Luise Viktoria | August 17 1786, in Coburg | March 16 1861, in Frogmore House | 74 years | Married on July 11 1818 to Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III of Great Britain, the mother of Queen Victoria. |
| Marianne Charlotte | August 7 1788, in Coburg | August 23 1794, in Coburg | 6 years | |
| Leopold Georg Christian Frederick | December 16 1790, in Coburg | December 10 1865, in Laeken | 75 years | First king of the Belgians under the name of Leopold I. His children included Leopold II of Belgium and Empress Carlota of Mexico. |
| Franz Maximilian Ludwig | December 12, 1792, in Coburg | January 3 1793, in Coburg | 22 days |
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