Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Ferdinand Georg August; 28 March 1785 – 27 August 1851) was a German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and a general of cavalry in the Austrian Imperial and Royal Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Despite remaining a Lutheran, by marriage he established the Catholic branch of the family, which eventually gained the thrones of Portugal (1837) and Bulgaria (1887).

Issue

 * 1) Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (later King Fernando II of Portugal) (29 October 1816 – 15 December 1885) married Maria II of Portugal and had issue.
 * 2) Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (13 June 1818–26 July 1881) married Princess Clémentine of Orléans and had issue.
 * 3) Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (14 February 1822–10 December 1857) married Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours (son of Louis Philippe I) and had issue.
 * 4) Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (31 January 1824–20 May 1884) married Constanze Geiger and had issue.

Titles and styles

 * 28 March 1785 - 12 November 12 November 1826 His Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duke of Saxony.
 *  12 November 1826 - 27 August 1851 His Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand o Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony.

Honours

 * Russian Empire:
 * Knight of St. Andrew, 30 August 1808
 * Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky, 30 August 1808
 * Knight of St. George, 4th Class, 9 September 1813
 * Austrian Empire: Knight of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, 1809
 * Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1815
 * Kingdom of Hanover: Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1818
 * Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, December 1833
 * 🇧🇪 Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, 15 July 1835
 * Kingdom of Portugal:
 * Grand Cross of the Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 9 December 1835
 * Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword, 23 April 1836
 * undefined: Honorary Grand Cross of the Bath (military), 12 June 1839
 * Kingdom of France: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, May 1840
 * Baden:
 * Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1843
 * Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion, 1843
 * Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Red Eagle, 1st Class