Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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| Prince Hubertus | |
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| Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |
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| Royal house | House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
| Father | Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Mother | Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein |
| Born | 24 August 1909 Reinhardsbrunn Castle, Germany |
| Died | 26 November 1943 Mosty, Russia |
Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (August 24, 1909 – November 26, 1943) was a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the second eldest son of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife, Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein.
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[edit] Early life
Prince Hubertus was born at Reinhardsbrunn Castle, Germany. His father, Charles Edward, was the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the only son of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, and a grandson of Queen Victoria. Hubertus, thus, held the title of a Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and a Prince of the United Kingdom, with the style His Highness as a great-grandchild of the British monarch.
[edit] Deprivation
In 1917, George V passed letters patent removing the title of Prince and Princess and the style Highness for all great-grandchildren of a British monarch, thus depriving Hubertus of his British titles. On top of this, at the end of World War I, his father was forced to abdicate as Duke and become a private citizen.
| British Royalty |
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| House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
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| Descendants of Victoria & Albert |
| Great-grandchildren |
| Alastair of Connaught |
| Johann Leopold of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha |
| Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha |
| Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha |
| Caroline of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha |
| Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha |
[edit] Later life
Prince Hubertus joined the German Army, and saw action in the Eastern Front during World War II. He was killed in action on 26 November 1943, aged 34, in Mosty, Russia.
