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Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, (January 2, 1784 – January 29, 1844) was the son of Duke Francis Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield (1750-1806) and Countess Auguste Reuss zu Ebersdorf und Lobenstein (1757-1831).
On July 3, 1817, he married Luise, Princess of Saxe-Gotha (1800-1831) at Gotha. They were divorced in 1826.
On December 23, 1832 he married his niece, Marie, Duchess of Württemberg (1799-1860) at Coburg.
He had two children by his first wife:
- Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1818-1893)
- Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (1819-1861)
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Ernst II
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