Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

It was a principality that comprised the North German Confederation and the German Empire . Its capital was the joint capital of Coburg and Gotha, and the crown prince spent half of the year in Coburg in the summer and in Gotha in the winter.

As of 1905, area of ​​1,977 km² and population of 242,000. The country was a non -constant country divided into two zones .

Located in present-day Thuringia , it was created in 1826 when the estate of the Wettin family Ernst line was reorganized, and Ernst III of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld became Ernst I. The Saxe-Coburg and Gotha dynasty, which was the ruling family of this duchy, prospered as it entered into marriage with various countries or was inaugurated as a king.

At first, it was in the form of a joint union between the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha , but it was administratively unified in 1852, and later joined the German Empire through the North German Confederation .

In 1918, Prince Karl Eduard abdicated, and the Gotha region became the Gotha Free State, and the Coburg region became the Coburg Free State. However, as a result of the referendum held on November 30, 1919, the Gotha Free State was incorporated into Thuringia on May 1, 1920, and the Coburg Free State was incorporated into Bavaria on July 1, and ceased to exist.