Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Infobox British Royalty|highness
name =Prince Johann Leopold
title =Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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spouse =Maria Theresia Reindl (1963 - )
Feodora von der Horst (1932 - 1962)
issue =Caroline Mathilde Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
Ernst Leopold Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
Peter Albert Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
full name =John Leopold William Albert Ferdinand Victor
_de. Johann Leopold Wilhelm Albert Ferdinand Viktor
titles ="HH" The Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
royal house =House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
father =Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
mother =Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
date of birth =birth date|1906|8|2|df=y
place of birth =Callenberg Castle, Germany
date of death =death date and age|1972|5|4|1906|8|2|df=y
place of death =Grein, Austria|

Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Johann Leopold William Albert Ferdinand Victor; 2 August 1906 – 4 May 1972) was the eldest son of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein. From his birth until his father's abdication, he was known as Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold.

Early life

His paternal grandparents were Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the fourth and last son of Victoria of the United Kingdom and Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and his wife, Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany

John Leopold had four younger siblings: Sibylla, Hubertus, Caroline Mathilde and Friedrich Josias.

He was heir-apparent, from his birth, until the forced abdication of his father on 18 November 1918, to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The abdication was a result of the German Revolution.

Marriage

In Dresden on 9 March 1932, John married "Feodora Freiherrin von der Horst" - as this was considered a morganatic marriage and the Prince was forced to cede his own succession rights. The couple had three children, and were divorced on 27 February 1962 after almost thirty years of marriage.

In Bad Reichenhall on 3 May, 1963, John married secondly (and again morganatic) with "Maria Theresia Reindl". They had no children.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

*2 August 1906–4 May 1972: "His Highness" The Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Issue

The Prince had three children by his first wife, all barred from the succession of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Ancestry

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1= 1. John Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
2= 2. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
3= 3. Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
4= 4. Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
5= 5. Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont
6= 6. Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
7= 7. Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
8= 8. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
9= 9. Victoria of the United Kingdom
10= 10. Georg Viktor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
11= 11. Princess Helene Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg
12= 12. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
13= 13. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
14= 14. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
15= 15. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
16= 16. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
17= 17. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
18= 18. Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
19= 19. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
20= 20. Georg II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
21= 21. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
22= 22. Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau
23= 23. Princess Pauline of Württemberg
24= 24. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
25= 25. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)
26= 26. Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
27= 27. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
28= 28. Christian, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
29= 29. Countess Lovisa Sophie of Danneskjold-Samsöe
30= 30. Ernst, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
31= 31. Princess Feodora of Leiningen

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