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Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
Dorothea and Ernst-Günther in 1901
Born	(1881-04-30)30 April 1881 Vienna, Austria–Hungary
Died	21 January 1967(1967-01-21) (aged 85) Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Spouse	Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Issue	Marie Luise (adopted) Johann Georg (adopted)
Names Template:Lang-de
House	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Father	Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Mother	Princess Louise-Marie of Belgium

Dorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise (30 April 1881, Vienna, Austria – 21 January 1967, Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) was a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Template:Lang-de) by birth and the duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (Template:Lang-de) through her marriage to Ernst Gunther, duke of Schleswig-Holstein. Dorothea was the second child and only daughter of Philipp, prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and his wife Louise-Marie, princess of Belgium.

Marriage and children

Dorothea married Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, fifth child and third-eldest son of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, on 2 August 1898 in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Dorothea and Ernst Gunther had no children. In 1920, they adopted Princess Marie Luise (1908–1969) and Prince Johann Georg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1911–1941), son and daughter of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg und Büdingen. Marie Luise and Johann Georg were grandchildren of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, an older brother of Christian IX of Denmark.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• Her Highness Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony (30 April 1881 – 2 August 1898)
• Her Highness The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (2 August 1898 – 22 February 1921)
• Her Highness The Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (22 February 1921 – 21 January 1967)

Ancestry

References

1. ^ Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Dorothea Marie Henriette Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-14. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
2. ^ Paul Theroff. "SAXONY". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

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• 1881 births
• 1967 deaths
• People from Vienna
• House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• House of Augustenburg
• Princesses of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• Kohary family
• Princesses of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg