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3 unusual facts about Francis Josias


Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

#Charlotte Sophie (b. Coburg, 24 September 1731 – d. Schwerin, 2 August 1810), married on 13 May 1755 to Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Saalfeld, 25 September 1697 – Rodach, 16 September 1764) was a duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

#Ernst Frederick (b. Saalfeld, 8 March 1724 – d. Coburg, 8 September 1800)


Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

He was the eldest son of Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

On 2 January 1723 in Rudolstadt, she married Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

Princess Sophia Wilhelmina of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

The bond between the two families was further strengthened three years later, when her brother, Francis Josias, married her husband's sister, Anna Sophia.


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