Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
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Princess Antoinette Ernestine Amalie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (28 August 1779 – 14 March 1824) was a German princess of the House of Wettin. By marriage, she was a Duchess of Württemberg. Through her eldest surviving son, she is the ancestress of today's (Catholic) House of Württemberg.
Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | |||||
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Born | (1779-08-28)28 August 1779 Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | ||||
Died | 14 March 1824(1824-03-14) (aged 44) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | ||||
Spouse | Duke Alexander of Württemberg | ||||
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House | House of Wettin (by birth) House of Württemberg (by marriage) | ||||
Father | Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | ||||
Mother | Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf |
Born in Coburg, Antoinette was the second daughter of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf. She was also the elder sister of King Leopold I of Belgium and the aunt of both Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert. Her maternal grandparents were Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf, and Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg, and her paternal grandparents were Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Duchess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.