Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Joseph Ferdinand
BornPrinz Joseph Ferdinand von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Herzog von Sachsen
(1869-05-21)21 May 1869
Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Died13 August 1888(1888-08-13) (aged 19)
Wiener Neustadt, Austria-Hungary
Burial
Names
Joseph Ferdinand Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
FatherPrince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
MotherPrincess Leopoldina of Brazil

Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (full name Joseph Ferdinand Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga; 21 May 1869 – 13 August 1888), known in Brazil as Dom José Fernando, was a prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry. Born in Leopoldina Palace, Rio de Janeiro, he was the third son of Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Princess Leopoldina of Brazil. He died of pneumonia at the age of 19 in Wiener Neustadt and is buried at St. Augustin, Coburg.