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12 November 1826
Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in personal union


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst I
 * 1. Hereditary Prince Ernst
 * 2. Prince Albert

9 November 1841
birth of Prince Albert's eldest son


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst I
 * 1. Hereditary Prince Ernst
 * 2. Prince Albert
 * 3. Prince Albert Edward (created Prince of Wales 8 December 1841)

29 January 1844
death of Duke Ernst I


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. Prince Albert
 * 2. The Prince of Wales

6 August 1844
birth of Prince Albert's second son


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. Prince Albert
 * 2. The Prince of Wales
 * 3. Prince Alfred

1 May 1850
birth of Prince Albert's third son


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. Prince Albert
 * 2. The Prince of Wales
 * 3. Prince Alfred
 * 4. Prince Arthur

1852
the British King and the British heir-apparent are placed last among the descendants of Prince Albert by the new Constitution


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. Prince Albert
 * 2. Prince Alfred
 * 3. Prince Arthur
 * 4. The Prince of Wales

7 April 1853
birth of Prince Albert's fourth son


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. Prince Albert
 * 2. Prince Alfred
 * 3. Prince Arthur
 * 4. Prince Leopold
 * 5. The Prince of Wales

14 December 1861
death of Prince Albert


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. Prince Alfred
 * 2. Prince Arthur
 * 3. Prince Leopold
 * 4. The Prince of Wales

8 January 1864
birth of the Prince of Wales's eldest son; all his issue had been placed after that of Prince Leopold by a renunciation of 19 April 1863


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. Prince Alfred
 * 2. Prince Arthur
 * 3. Prince Leopold
 * 4. Prince Albert Victor of Wales
 * 5. The Prince of Wales

3 June 1865
birth of the Prince of Wales's second son


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. Prince Alfred (created Duke of Edinburgh 24 May 1866)
 * 2. Prince Arthur
 * 3. Prince Leopold
 * 4. Prince Albert Victor of Wales
 * 5. Prince George of Wales
 * 6. The Prince of Wales

6 April 1871
birth of the Prince of Wales's third son


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. The Duke of Edinburgh
 * 2. Prince Arthur
 * 3. Prince Leopold
 * 4. Prince Albert Victor of Wales
 * 5. Prince George of Wales
 * 6. Prince Alexander John of Wales
 * 7. The Prince of Wales''

7 April 1871
death of the Prince of Wales's third son


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. The Duke of Edinburgh
 * 2. Prince Arthur (created Duke of Connaught 24 May 1874)
 * 3. Prince Leopold
 * 4. Prince Albert Victor of Wales
 * 5. Prince George of Wales
 * 6. The Prince of Wales

15 October 1874
birth of the Duke of Edinburgh's son


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. The Duke of Edinburgh
 * 2. Prince Alfred of Edinburgh
 * 3. The Duke of Connaught
 * 4. Prince Leopold (created Duke of Albany 24 May 1881)
 * 5. Prince Albert Victor of Wales
 * 6. Prince George of Wales
 * 7. The Prince of Wales

13 January 1883
birth of the Duke of Connaught's son


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. The Duke of Edinburgh
 * 2. Prince Alfred of Edinburgh
 * 3. The Duke of Connaught
 * 4. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 5. The Duke of Albany
 * 6. Prince Albert Victor of Wales
 * 7. Prince George of Wales
 * 8. The Prince of Wales

28 March 1884
death of the Duke of Albany


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. The Duke of Edinburgh
 * 2. Prince Alfred of Edinburgh
 * 3. The Duke of Connaught
 * 4. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 5. Prince Albert Victor of Wales
 * 6. Prince George of Wales
 * 7. The Prince of Wales

19 July 1884
birth of the Duke of Albany's posthumous son


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. The Duke of Edinburgh
 * 2. Prince Alfred of Edinburgh
 * 3. The Duke of Connaught
 * 4. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 5. The Duke of Albany
 * 6. Prince Albert Victor of Wales (created Duke of Clarence 24 May 1890)
 * 7. Prince George of Wales
 * 8. The Prince of Wales

14 January 1892
death of the Duke of Clarence


 * Reigning Duke: Ernst II
 * 1. The Duke of Edinburgh
 * 2. Prince Alfred of Edinburgh
 * 3. The Duke of Connaught
 * 4. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 5. The Duke of Albany
 * 6. Prince George of Wales (created Duke of York 24 May 1892)
 * 7. The Prince of Wales

23 August 1893
death of Duke Ernst II


 * Reigning Duke: Alfred
 * 1. Hereditary Prince Alfred
 * 2. The Duke of Connaught
 * 3. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 4. The Duke of Albany
 * 5. The Duke of York
 * 6. The Prince of Wales

23 June 1894
birth of the Duke of York's eldest son


 * Reigning Duke: Alfred
 * 1. Hereditary Prince Alfred
 * 2. The Duke of Connaught
 * 3. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 4. The Duke of Albany
 * 5. The Duke of York
 * 6. Prince Edward of York
 * 7. The Prince of Wales

14 December 1895
birth of the Duke of York's second son


 * Reigning Duke: Alfred
 * 1. Hereditary Prince Alfred
 * 2. The Duke of Connaught
 * 3. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 4. The Duke of Albany
 * 5. The Duke of York
 * 6. Prince Edward of York
 * 7. Prince Albert of York
 * 8. The Prince of Wales

6 February 1899
death of the Hereditary Prince Alfred


 * Reigning Duke: Alfred
 * 1. The Duke of Connaught
 * 2. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 3. The Duke of Albany
 * 4. The Duke of York
 * 5. Prince Edward of York
 * 6. Prince Albert of York
 * 7. The Prince of Wales

15 July 1899
the Duke of Connaught renounces his own place in the succession and his issue is placed between that of the Duke of Albany and the Prince of Wales


 * Reigning Duke: Alfred
 * 1. The Duke of Albany
 * 2. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 3. The Duke of York
 * 4. Prince Edward of York
 * 5. Prince Albert of York
 * 6. The Prince of Wales

31 March 1900
birth of the Duke of York's third son


 * Reigning Duke: Alfred
 * 1. The Duke of Albany
 * 2. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 3. The Duke of York
 * 4. Prince Edward of York
 * 5. Prince Albert of York
 * 6. Prince Henry of York
 * 7. The Prince of Wales

30 July 1900
death of Duke Alfred


 * Reigning Duke: Carl Eduard
 * 1. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 2. The Duke of York
 * 3. Prince Edward of York
 * 4. Prince Albert of York
 * 5. Prince Henry of York
 * 6. The Prince of Wales

22 January 1901
the Prince of Wales succeeds to the British throne


 * Reigning Duke: Carl Eduard
 * 1. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 2. Prince Edward of Cornwall and York, later of Wales
 * 3. Prince Albert of Cornwall and York, later of Wales
 * 4. Prince Henry of Cornwall and York, later of Wales
 * 5. King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
 * 6. The Duke of Cornwall and York (created Prince of Wales 9 November 1901)

20 December 1902
birth of the Prince of Wales's fourth son


 * Reigning Duke: Carl Eduard
 * 1. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 2. Prince Edward of Wales
 * 3. Prince Albert of Wales
 * 4. Prince Henry of Wales
 * 5. Prince George of Wales
 * 6. King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
 * 7. The Prince of Wales

12 July 1905
birth of the Prince of Wales's fifth son


 * Reigning Duke: Carl Eduard
 * 1. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 2. Prince Edward of Wales
 * 3. Prince Albert of Wales
 * 4. Prince Henry of Wales
 * 5. Prince George of Wales
 * 6. Prince John of Wales
 * 7. King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
 * 8. The Prince of Wales

2 August 1906
birth of Duke Carl Eduard's eldest son


 * Reigning Duke: Carl Eduard
 * 1. Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold
 * 2. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 3. Prince Edward of Wales
 * 4. Prince Albert of Wales
 * 5. Prince Henry of Wales
 * 6. Prince George of Wales
 * 7. Prince John of Wales
 * 8. King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
 * 9. The Prince of Wales

24 August 1909
birth of Duke Carl Eduard's second son


 * Reigning Duke: Carl Eduard
 * 1. Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold
 * 2. Prince Hubertus
 * 3. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 4. Prince Edward of Wales
 * 5. Prince Albert of Wales
 * 6. Prince Henry of Wales
 * 7. Prince George of Wales
 * 8. Prince John of Wales
 * 9. King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
 * 10. The Prince of Wales

6 May 1910
death of King Edward VII


 * Reigning Duke: Carl Eduard
 * 1. Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold
 * 2. Prince Hubertus
 * 3. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 4. Prince Albert
 * 5. Prince Henry
 * 6. Prince George
 * 7. Prince John
 * 8. King George V of the United Kingdom
 * 9. The Duke of Cornwall (created Prince of Wales 23 June 1910)

9 August 1914
birth of Prince Arthur of Connaught's son


 * Reigning Duke: Carl Eduard
 * 1. Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold
 * 2. Prince Hubertus
 * 3. Prince Arthur of Connaught
 * 4. Prince Alastair Arthur of Connaught
 * 5. Prince Albert
 * 6. Prince Henry
 * 7. Prince George
 * 8. Prince John
 * 9. King George V of the United Kingdom
 * 10. The Prince of Wales

12 March 1917
foreign nationals whose country wages war against Germany are excluded from the succession


 * Reigning Duke: Carl Eduard
 * 1. Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold
 * 2. Prince Hubertus
 * 3. ex-King Manoel II of Portugal
 * 4. Infante Afonso of Portugal, Duke of Porto
 * 5. Prince Peter
 * 6. Prince August Leopold
 * 7. Prince Rainier
 * 8. Prince Philipp
 * 9. Prince Ernst
 * 10. Prince Ludwig

14 November 1918

 * end of the monarchy.

Later claimants to the Duchy are descended from Duke Carl Eduard's third son Prince Friedrich Josias, born 29 November 1918.