Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (24 August 1909 – 26 November 1943) was a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the second eldest son of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife, Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein.
Life
Prince Hubertus was born at Reinhardsbrunn Castle, Germany. His father, Charles Edward, was the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the only son of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, and a grandson of Queen Victoria.
Hubertus joined the German Army, and saw action in the Eastern Front during World War II. He was killed in action on 26 November 1943, aged 34, in Mosty, Ukraine.
Legacy
His sister, Princess Sibylla of Sweden, gave her son, the future King Carl XVI Gustaf, the name Hubertus in memory of her brother. Later, his son Prince Carl Philip of Sweden gave his son Prince Alexander the name Hubertus.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1909–1943) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | | | | | | | | | 8. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | | | | | | | | | 4. Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn | | | | | | | | | 9. Victoria of the United Kingdom | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | | | | | | | | | 2. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | | | | | | | | | 10. George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym | | | | | | | | | 5. Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. William, Duke of Nassau | | | | | | | | | 11. Princess Helena of Nassau | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. Princess Pauline of Württemberg | | | | | | | | | 1. Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | | | | | | | | | 12. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel | | | | | | | | | 6. Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | | | | | | | | | 13. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont | | | | | | | | | 3. Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | | | | | | | | | 14. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskjold-Samsöe | | | | | | | | | 7. Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | | | | | | | | | 15. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Princess Feodora of Leiningen | | | | | | | |
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