Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Americannoun
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a member of the present British royal family, from the establishment of the house in 1901 until 1917 when the family name was changed to Windsor.
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Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emanuel, Prince of. Albert, Prince.
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a former duchy in central Germany.
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Example Sentences
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Sensing the unpopularity of all things German, the royal family became the House of Windsor by a proclamation of King George V, replacing the historic name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022
George literally rebranded his family during World War I when the surname Saxe-Coburg-Gotha seemed too embarrassingly Teutonic.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022
Come on, Frau Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, it’s time for you to have breakfast with Herr Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2014
The Royal Family changed its name during the First World War from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor, just when German football teams were busy shedding their English-sounding names.
From BBC • May 22, 2013
King Edward had three brothers and five sisters, two brothers falling heir in turn to the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Miller, Kelly
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