Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
collective name for the duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in Germany
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Summary
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is an Ernestine duchy[1]. It draws 3,740 Wikipedia views per month (ernestine duchy category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: German Confederation[3]
- Country: German Reich[4]
- Continent: Europe[5]
- Instance of: state[6], historical country[7]
- Capital: Coburg[8], Gotha[9]
- Official language: German[10]
- Basic form of government: constitutional monarchy[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Duchy Saxony-Gotha[12], Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld[13]
- Part of: Thuringian states[14], German Confederation[15]
- Commons category: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[16]
- Inception: January 1, 1826[17]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1918[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[19]
- Population: 271,177[20]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[21], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], Norsk Haandlexikon[26], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27]
- Area: 1977 km²[28]
- Position held by head of the organization: Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[29]
- Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Thuringia[30], Bavaria[31]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[32]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Saxe-Coburg and Gotha include House of it[33], a noble family[34], founded in 1826[35].
Why It Matters
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include House of it[33], a noble family[34], founded in 1826[35].