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Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

American  
[saks-koh-burg-goh-thuh] / ˈsæksˈkoʊ bɜrgˈgoʊ θə /

noun

  1. 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.

  2. Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emanuel, Prince of. Albert, Prince.

  3. a former duchy in central Germany.


Saxe-Coburg-Gotha British  
/ sæksˈkəʊbɜːɡˈɡəʊθə /

noun

  1. the ruling house of the former German duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (until 1918) and the name of the British royal family (1901–17) through Prince Albert

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha still remembers the 1943 funeral as if watching an old newsreel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

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

Finally, Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha consented to embark on the great adventure of ruling Bulgaria.

From Bulgaria by Sir Frank Fox

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