by Susan Flantzer
According to the Official Website of the British Monarchy, “The only British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was King Edward VII, who reigned for nine years at the beginning of the modern age in the early years of the twentieth century.” The name came into the British Royal Family via Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-and Gotha. In 1917, King George V changed the name to Windsor because of anti-German sentiment during World War II.
Unofficial Royalty: House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Articles
Wikipedia: House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Unofficial Royalty: Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Hanover Weddings
Unofficial Royalty: Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Windsor Burial Sites
Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (reigned 1901 – 1910)
Unofficial Royalty: King Edward VII
Born: 9 November 1841 at Buckingham Palace in London, England
Parents: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Married: Alexandra of Denmark on 10 March 1863 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
Children:
- Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, (8 January 1864 – 14 January 1892); engaged to Princess Mary of Teck
- George V, (3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936); married Princess Mary of Teck, had issue
- Princess Louise, Princess Royal, (20 February 1867 – 4 January 1931); married Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, had issue
- Princess Victoria, (6 July 1868 – 3 December 1935); unmarried
- Princess Maud, (26 November 1869 – 20 November 1938); married Haakon VII, King of Norway, had issue
- Prince Alexander John, (6 April 1871 – 7 April 1871)
Died: 6 May 1910 at Buckingham Palace in London, England; buried at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle