First recorded in 1880–85; named after Prince Albert of Saxe -Coburg
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The same morning, his sister, 60 miles away in Coburg, was flooded with foreboding and persuaded her father to send a telegram inquiring about her brother’s well-being.
From New York Times • May 12, 2022
A police car passes the Palais Coburg, where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran will take place, in Vienna, Austria, March 11, 2022.
From Reuters • Mar. 12, 2022
A deal was so close that a podium for the final ceremonies had been erected in the Palais Coburg hotel where the talks were held.
From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022
The remaining signatories to the nuclear deal — Iran, Russia, China, France, Germany and Britain — have been meeting at the Palais Coburg, a luxury hotel where the agreement was signed six years ago.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2021
“If you wish to deal with the French,” observed Dumouriez ironically to Coburg, “talk ‘constitution.’
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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