Biography of John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1658-1729

On 24 Oct 1636 [his father] Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 1601-1675 (age 34) and [his mother] 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 20 Dec 1644 [his uncle] Albert IV Wettin IV Duke Saxe Weimar 1599-1644 (age 45) died at Eisenach. His brother [his father] Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 1601-1675 (age 42) succeeded I Duke Saxe Gotha.

On 22 Aug 1658 John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 1601-1675 (age 56) and Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 38). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 26 Mar 1675 [his father] Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 1601-1675 (age 73) died at Friedenstein Palace, Gotha.

On 18 Feb 1680 John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 21) and were married at Merseburg, Saxony-Anhalt. She by marriage Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld. She the daughter of . He the son of Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 1601-1675 and Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 (age 60).

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

On 16 Jun 1681 [his daughter] Christiane Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 22) and [his wife]  at Saalfield.

On 06 May 1682 [his daughter] Stillborn Saxe Coburg Saalfeld died at Saalfield.

On 06 May 1682 [his daughter] Stillborn Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 23) and [his wife]  at Saalfield.

On 18 Aug 1683 [his son] Christian Ernst Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1683-1745 was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 24) and [his wife]  at Saalfield.

On 04 May 1685 [his daughter] Charlotte Wilhelmine Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 26) and [his wife]  at Saalfield.

On 02 Aug 1686 [his son] Stillborn Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 27) and [his wife]  at Saalfield.

On 02 Aug 1686 [his son] Stillborn Saxe Coburg Saalfeld died at Saalfield.

On 02 Dec 1690 John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 32) and were married at Maastricht. She by marriage Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld. He the son of Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 1601-1675 and Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680.

On 16 Aug 1691 [his son] Wilhelm Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 32) and [his wife] .

On 12 Sep 1692 [his son] Karl Ernst Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 34) and [his wife]  at Saalfield.

On 09 Aug 1693 [his daughter] Sophia Wilhelmina Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 34) and [his wife]  at Saalfield.

On 08 Jul 1694 [his daughter] Henriette Albertine Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 35) and [his wife]  at Saalfield.

On 01 Apr 1695 [his daughter] Henriette Albertine Saxe Coburg Saalfeld died at Saalfield.

On 24 Aug 1695 [his daughter] Louise Emilie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 37) and [his wife]  at Saalfield.

On 30 Oct 1696 [his daughter] Charlotte Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 38) and [his wife]  at Saalfield.

On 02 Nov 1696 [his daughter] Charlotte Saxe Coburg Saalfeld died at Saalfield.

On 03 Jun 1697 [his daughter] Christiane Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 15) died at Saalfield.

On 25 Sep 1697 [his son] Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 39) and [his wife]  at Saalfield.

On 20 Nov 1698 [his daughter] Henriette Albertine Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 40) and [his wife]  at Saalfield.

On 06 Aug 1699 [his brother] Albert Saxe Gotha Duke Saxe Coburg 1648-1699 (age 51) died at Coburg. His brother John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 40) succeeded IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld.

On 21 Aug 1713 [his daughter] Louise Emilie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 17) died at Coburg.

On 28 Jul 1720 [his son] Wilhelm Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 28) died at Saalfield.

On 30 Dec 1720 [his son] Karl Ernst Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 28) died.

On 02 Jan 1723 [his son] Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law]  (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld. He the son of John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1658-1729 (age 64) and . They were first cousin once removed.

In 1727 [his daughter] Sophia Wilhelmina Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 33) died at Rudolstadt.

On 05 Feb 1728 [his daughter] Henriette Albertine Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 29) died at Coburg.

On 17 Feb 1729 John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 70) died. His son [his son] Christian Ernst Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1683-1745 (age 45) succeeded John IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld.

Family Trees of John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1658-1729

Paternal Family Tree: Wettin

Maternal Family Tree: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631

Royal Ancestors of John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1658-1729

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis "Lion" VIII King France

Royal Descendants of John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1658-1729

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark x 1

Frederick VII King Denmark 1808-1863 x 2

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 1817-1898 x 1

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom x 1

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia x 3

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom x 3

Frederick VIII King Denmark 1843-1912 x 1

Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England x 1

George I King Greece 1845-1913 x 1

Wilhelm Hohenzollern x 3

George V King United Kingdom x 4

Frederick Charles I King Finland 1868-1940 x 1

Constantine I King Greece x 1

Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway x 4

Christian X King Denmark 1870-1947 x 1

Haakon VII King Norway x 1

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1879-1952 x 1

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain 1887-1969 x 3

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden x 3

George II King Hellenes x 4

Alexander I King Greece 1893-1920 x 4

King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom x 4

King George VI of the United Kingdom x 4

Paul I King Greece 1901-1964 x 4

Olav Glücksburg V King Norway 1903-1991 x 5

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark 1910-2000 x 3

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh x 4

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 4

Sophia Glücksburg Queen Consort Spain 1938- x 8

Juan Carlos I King Spain 1938- x 3

Constantine II King Hellenes 1940- x 8

Carl XVI King Sweden 1946- x 6

King Charles III x 8

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 8

Ancestors of John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1658-1729

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Johann Elector Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Johann Frederick I Duke Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus II Duke of Mecklenburg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie of Mecklenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Johann Wilhelm Wettin Duke Saxe Weimar 1530-1573 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 2 Grandfather:

Great x 1 Grandmother:

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

GrandMother: Dorothea Maria Anhalt

John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1658-1729 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Elector Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Johann Frederick I Duke Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie of Mecklenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Johann Wilhelm Wettin Duke Saxe Weimar 1530-1573 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Wettin I Duke Saxe Weimar 1562-1602 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather:

Great x 2 Grandmother:

GrandFather: Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg 1597-1639 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis II Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Wolfgang Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philipp Ludwig Count Palatine of Neuburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 1504-1567 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna of Hesse aka Cleves 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Maria Countess Palatine of Neuburg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John La Marck III Duke Cleves 1490-1538 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William La Marck Duke of Jülich Cleves Berg 1516-1592 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna of Cleves 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Habsburg Spain Duchess Cleves 1531-1581 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Mother: Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 1619-1680 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Julius Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

GrandMother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Frederick I of Denmark

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Oldenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England