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Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Ernest Frederick
Ernesto Federico de Wettin Saalfeld.jpg
Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Reign 16 September 1724 –
8 September 1800
Predecessor Francis Josias
Successor Francis
Born (1724-03-08)8 March 1724
Saalfeld, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire
Died 8 September 1800(1800-09-08) (aged 76)
Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse Sophia Antonia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Issue Francis
Prince Karl Wilhelm
Princess Fredericka
Princess Caroline
Prince Ludwig Karl
Prince Ferdinand August
Prince Frederick
House House of Wettin
Father Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Mother Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Religion Lutheranism

Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (8 March 1724 in Saalfeld – 8 September 1800 in Coburg), was a Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

He was the eldest son of Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. He is a patrilineal ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

Ernest Frederick succeeded his father in the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld when he died in 1764 and established his definitive residence shifted in Coburg. Because of the high indebtedness of the duchy he was compelled by Emperor Joseph II in 1773 to work with a Debit commission—an obligatory administration of debts assigned by the emperor—for over thirty years.

In Wolfenbüttel on 23 April 1749 Ernest Frederick married with Sophia Antonia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. They had seven children:


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