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Ernest I _____, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
b.2 Jan 1784 Coburg, Coburg, Oberfranken, Bayern, Germany
d.29 Jan 1844 Goldbach (AG. Gotha), Thuringen, Germany
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Ernest I (; 2 January 178429 January 1844) was the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) and, from 1826, the first sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (as Ernest I). He was the father of Albert, Prince Consort, who was the husband of Queen Victoria. Ernest fought against Napoleon Bonaparte, and through construction projects and the establishment of a court theatre, he left a strong imprint on his residence town, Coburg.
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