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Charles Edward (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert; 19 July 1884 – 6 March 1954) was at various points in his life a British prince, a German duke and a Nazi politician. He was the last ruling duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , a state of the German Empire , from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918.
Charles Edward's uncle Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and his male line had renounced their claim. Although senior by birth, they were either not acceptable to the German Emperor as either a member of the British military or unwilling to move to Germany. The current head of the ducal branch is Andreas, the grandson of
Charles Edward was the last ''Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,'' who later became a patron of Hitler's 'Nazi Party,' which eventually led to his downfall. He belonged to the lineage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
In November 1918, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was forced to abdicate.
14 dic 2023 · In 1900, a 16-year-old Prince Charles Edward inherited the Dukedom of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Germany, and started going by Karl-Eduard (or, in English, Carl Edward or Carl Eduard).
Charles Edward (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert; 19 July 1884 – 6 March 1954) was a British prince until 1919, the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a state of the German Empire, reigning from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918, and later a Nazi politician.
Charles Edward was named president of the German Red Cross in 1933 and worked with Hitler to prepare this humanitarian organization for military work in the coming war.
