List of heirs to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

In the redistribution of land among the Ernestine duchies that followed the death of the last Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg on 11 February 1825, the late Duke's nephew-in-law, Duke Ernst III of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, received Gotha, while he ceded Saalfeld to the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. On 12 November 1826 he thus became Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha remained in personal union until 1852, when a political union was effected.

This article is a list of those men who were heir-apparent or heir-presumptive to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1826 until the abolition of the monarchy on 14 November 1918.

Heir to Ernest I, 1826–1844[]

Person	Name	Status	Relation	Birth	Became Hereditary Prince	Ceased to be Hereditary Prince	Death	Next in succession, relation to heir
	Hereditary Prince Ernest	Eldest son	Heir apparent	21 June 1818	12 November 1826	29 January 1844 acceded to throne as Ernest II	22 August 1893	Prince Albert, brother

Heirs to Ernest II, 1844–1893[]

Person	Name	Status	Relation	Birth	Became Hereditary Prince	Ceased to be Hereditary Prince	Death	Next in succession, relation to heir
	Albert, Prince Consort	Younger brother	Heir presumptive	26 August 1819	29 July 1844	14 December 1861		Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, son
	Albert Edward, Prince of Wales	Nephew	Heir presumptive	9 November 1841	14 December 1861	19 April 1863	6 May 1910	Prince Alfred, brother
	Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh	Nephew	Heir presumptive	6 August 1844	19 April 1863	22 August 1893 acceded to throne as Alfred I	30 July 1900	Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 1863–1874, brother
								Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, 1874–1893, son

Heirs to Alfred I, 1893–1900[]

Person	Name	Status	Relation	Birth	Became Hereditary Prince	Ceased to be Hereditary Prince	Death	Next in succession, relation to heir
	Hereditary Prince Alfred	Eldest son	Heir apparent	15 October 1874	22 August 1893	6 February 1899		Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, uncle
	Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn	Brother	Heir presumptive	1 May 1850	6 February 1899	15 July 1899	16 January 1942	Prince Arthur of Connaught, son
	Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany	Nephew	Heir presumptive	19 July 1884	15 July 1899	30 July 1900 acceded to throne as Charles Edward I	6 March 1954	Prince Arthur of Connaught, cousin

Heirs to Charles Edward I, 1900–1918[]

Person	Name	Status	Relation	Birth	Became Hereditary Prince	Ceased to be Hereditary Prince	Death	Next in succession, relation to heir
	Prince Arthur of Connaught	Heir presumptive	Cousin	13 January 1883	30 July 1900	2 August 1906	12 September 1938	King Carlos I of Portugal, cousin
	Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold	Heir apparent	Eldest son	2 August 1906		14 November 1918 Monarchy abolished	4 May 1972	Prince Arthur of Connaught, 1906–1909, cousin
								Prince Hubertus, 1909–1918, brother

Heirs to Charles Edward I in pretense, 1918–1954[]

Person	Name	Status	Relation	Birth	Became Hereditary Prince	Ceased to be Hereditary Prince	Death	Next in succession, relation to heir
	Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold	Heir apparent	Eldest son	2 August 1906		9 March 1932	4 May 1972	Prince Hubertus, son
	Hereditary Prince Hubertus	Heir apparent	Second son	24 August 1909	9 March 1932	26 November 1943		Prince Friedrich Josias, brother
	Hereditary Prince Friedrich Josias	Heir apparent	Third son	29 November 1918	26 November 1943	6 March 1954 acceded as Friedrich Josias I	23 January 1998	Prince Andreas, son

Heirs to Friedrich Josias I in pretense, 1954–1998[]

Person	Name	Status	Relation	Birth	Became Hereditary Prince	Ceased to be Hereditary Prince	Death	Next in succession, relation to heir
	Hereditary Prince Andreas	Heir apparent	Eldest son	21 March 1943	6 March 1954	23 January 1998 acceded as Andreas I		Prince Philipp, 1954–1955, cousin
								Prince Adrian, 1955–1975, brother
								Prince Hubertus, 1975–1998, son

Heirs to Andreas I in pretense, 1998-present[]

Person	Name	Status	Relation	Birth	Became Hereditary Prince	Ceased to be Hereditary Prince	Death	Next in succession, relation to heir
	Hereditary Prince Hubertus	Heir apparent	Eldest son	16 September 1975	23 January 1998			Prince Alexander, 1998–2015, brother
								Prince Philipp, 2015–present, son

Sources[]

• http://www.heraldica.org/topics/royalty/HGSachsen-CG.htm