House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is a royal house founded in 1826 and named after its original realm the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. It is one of the Ernestine branches of the House of Wettin. The progenitor of the house is the first duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Ernest I.

The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha provided four reiging dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until the abolition of the monarchy in 1918, Ernest I (1826–1844), Ernest II (1844–1893), Alfred (1893–1900) and Charles Edward (1900–1918).

Other members of the family reigned in Portugal (under the name Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) from 1853 until 1910, Bulgaria from 1887 until 1946 and the United Kingdom and its dominions from 1901 until 2022, albeit from 1917 under the name of Windsor. The only reigning branch is that of Belgium under King Philippe of Belgium.

Since 1998 the head of Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha has been Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The senior descendant by primogeniture of Duke Ernest I is his great great great grandson Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.