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Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1784-1844)

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Born
January 2, 1784
Died
January 29, 1844
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1784

About Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Ernest I (German: Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig; 2 January 1784 – 29 January 1844) served as the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) from 1806 to 1826 and the first sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1826 to 1844. He was the father of Prince Albert, 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. They were created Freiherren von Bruneck in 1856.

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Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha timeline

  1. Ernest I (German: Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig; 2 January 1784 – 29 January 1844) served as the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) from 1806 to 1826 and the first sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1826 to 1844.
  2. They were created Freiherren von Bruneck in 1856.

The world when Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born

Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born in 1784. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTreaty of Paris ratified by Congress
  • Technology milestoneBenjamin Franklin invents bifocal glasses
  • Defining fadBallooning craze sweeps Europe
  • World population~795M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderContinental Congress
  • U.S. population3.4M

1784 versus 2026

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Measure17842026
Population3.4M341 million

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