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Friedrich Josias | |
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Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |
Head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |
Tenure | 6 March 1954 – 23 January 1998 |
Predecessor | Charles Edward |
Successor | Andreas |
Born | 29 November 1918 |
Died | 23 January 1998 | (aged 79)
Spouses | Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth (m. 1942–46) Denyse Henrietta de Muralt (m. 1948–64) Katrin Bremme (m. 1964–98) |
Issue | Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Claudia, Mrs. Schäfer Beatrice Charlotte, Princess Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen Prince Adrian |
House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
Father | Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
Mother | Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein |
Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Friedrich Josias Carl Eduard Ernst Kyrill Harald; 29 November 1918 – 23 January 1998) was the head of the Ducal Family of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and titular Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1954 until his death. He was a great-grandson of Queen Victoria.