Biography of Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 1601-1675

On 07 Jan 1593 [his father] Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar 1570-1605 (age 22) and [his mother] Dorothea Maria Anhalt were married at Altenburg. He the son of Johann Wilhelm Wettin Duke Saxe Weimar 1530-1573 and .

On 25 Dec 1601 Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar 1570-1605 (age 31) and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg.

On 18 Jul 1605 [his father] Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar 1570-1605 (age 35) died. His nephew [his future father-in-law] Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg 1597-1639 (age 8) succeeded Duke Saxe Altenburg.

On 24 Oct 1636 Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 34) and Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 17) were married at Altenburg. She by marriage Duchess Saxe Gotha. She the daughter of Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg 1597-1639 (age 39) and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg (age 43). He the son of Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar 1570-1605 and Dorothea Maria Anhalt. They were first cousin once removed.

On 18 Sep 1638 [his son] Johann Ernest Saxe Gotha was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 36) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 18) at Weimar. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 27 Nov 1638 [his son] Johann Ernest Saxe Gotha died at Weimar.

On 08 Jan 1640 [his daughter] Elisabeth Dorothea Saxe Gotha was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 38) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 20) at Coburg. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 16 May 1641 [his son] Johann Ernest Saxe Gotha was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 39) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 21) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 23 Feb 1642 [his son] Christian Saxe Gotha died at Gotha.

On 23 Feb 1642 [his son] Christian Saxe Gotha was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 40) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 22) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 21 Feb 1643 [his daughter] Sophie Saxe Gotha was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 41) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 23) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 20 Dec 1644 [his brother] Albert IV Wettin IV Duke Saxe Weimar 1599-1644 (age 45) died at Eisenach. His brother Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 42) succeeded I Duke Saxe Gotha.

On 14 Feb 1645 [his daughter] Johanna Saxe Gotha was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 43) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 25) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 15 Jul 1646 [his son] Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg I Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 1646-1691 was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 44) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 26) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 24 May 1648 [his son] Albert Saxe Gotha Duke Saxe Coburg 1648-1699 was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 46) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 28) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 10 Sep 1649 [his son] Bernhard Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Meiningen 1649-1706 was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 47) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 29) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 19 Nov 1650 [his son] Henry Saxe Gotha Duke Saxe Römhild 1650-1710 was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 48) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 31) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 05 Jan 1653 [his son] Christian Saxe Gotha Duke Saxe Eisenburg 1653-1707 was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 51) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 33) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 12 Feb 1654 [his daughter] Dorothea Saxe Gotha was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 52) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 34) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 12 Jun 1655 [his son] Ernest Saxe Gotha was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 53) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 35) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 01 Mar 1657 [his son] Johann Philip Saxe Gotha was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 55) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 37) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 19 May 1657 [his son] Johann Philip Saxe Gotha died at Gotha.

On 07 Dec 1657 [his daughter] Johanna Saxe Gotha (age 12) died of smallpox at Gotha.

On 14 Dec 1657 [his daughter] Sophie Saxe Gotha (age 14) died at Gotha.

On 31 Dec 1657 [his son] Johann Ernest Saxe Gotha (age 16) died of smallpox at Gotha.

On 22 Aug 1658 [his son] John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1658-1729 was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 56) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 38). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 02 Sep 1660 [his daughter] Johanna Elisabeth Saxe Gotha was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 58) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 40) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 18 Dec 1660 [his daughter] Johanna Elisabeth Saxe Gotha died at Gotha.

On 16 Nov 1661 [his son] Johann Philip Saxe Gotha was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 59) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 42) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 13 Mar 1662 [his son] Johann Philip Saxe Gotha died at Gotha.

On 19 May 1663 [his daughter] Sophie Elisabeth Saxe Gotha was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 61) and [his wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 43) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 23 May 1663 [his daughter] Sophie Elisabeth Saxe Gotha died at Gotha.

On 26 Mar 1675 Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 73) died at Friedenstein Palace, Gotha.

On 20 Dec 1680 [his former wife] Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 61) died.

Family Trees of Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 1601-1675

Paternal Family Tree: Wettin

Royal Ancestors of Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 1601-1675

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis "Lion" VIII King France

Royal Descendants of Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 1601-1675

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland x 1

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 1751-1775 x 1

King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland x 1

King William IV of the United Kingdom x 1

Frederick VI King Denmark and Norway 1768-1839 x 1

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England x 1

Ernest Augustus King Hanover x 1

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark x 2

Caroline Amalie Oldenburg Queen Norway 1796-1881 x 1

Frederick VII King Denmark 1808-1863 x 5

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 1817-1898 x 2

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom x 3

George V King Hanover 1819-1878 x 1

x 1

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia x 9

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom x 9

Frederick VIII King Denmark 1843-1912 x 2

Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England x 2

George I King Greece 1845-1913 x 2

Gustav V King Sweden 1858-1950 x 1

Wilhelm Hohenzollern x 9

George V King United Kingdom x 11

Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England x 1

Frederick Charles I King Finland 1868-1940 x 2

Constantine I King Greece x 2

Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway x 11

Christian X King Denmark 1870-1947 x 2

Haakon VII King Norway x 2

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1879-1952 x 3

Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden 1882-1973 x 1

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain 1887-1969 x 9

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden x 9

George II King Hellenes x 11

Alexander I King Greece 1893-1920 x 11

King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom x 12

King George VI of the United Kingdom x 12

Paul I King Greece 1901-1964 x 11

Olav Glücksburg V King Norway 1903-1991 x 13

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark 1910-2000 x 10

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh x 11

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 12

Sophia Glücksburg Queen Consort Spain 1938- x 24

Juan Carlos I King Spain 1938- x 9

Constantine II King Hellenes 1940- x 24

Carl XVI King Sweden 1946- x 20

King Charles III x 23

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 23

Ancestors of Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 1601-1675

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II Duke Saxony 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Johann Elector Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 1401-1460 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Johann Frederick I Duke Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry IV Duke of Mecklenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Magnus II Duke of Mecklenburg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophie of Mecklenburg

GrandFather: Johann Wilhelm Wettin Duke Saxe Weimar 1530-1573 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar 1570-1605 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather:

GrandMother:

Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 1601-1675 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Dorothea Maria Anhalt