Who married Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha?
Princess Leopoldina of Brazil married Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on . Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary was 19 years old on the wedding day (19 years, 4 months and 7 days). Princess Leopoldina of Brazil was 17 years old on the wedding day (17 years, 5 months and 2 days). The age gap was 1 years, 11 months and 5 days.
Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: Marriage Status Timeline
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Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Ludwig August Maria Eudes; 8 August 1845 – 14 September 1907), known in Brazil as Dom Luís Augusto, was a German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry and an Admiral in the Imperial Brazilian Navy.
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Princess Leopoldina of Brazil
Leopoldina, Princess Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Leopoldina Teresa Francisca Carolina Miguela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga; 13 July 1847 – 7 February 1871) was a Brazilian-born princess and a member of the Brazilian imperial family. She was the younger daughter of Emperor Pedro II and Empress Teresa Cristina.
Born a Princess of Brazil, Dona Leopoldina renounced her Brazilian dynastic titles upon her marriage in 1864 to Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Following her marriage, she was styled Princess Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess of Saxony.
Despite her renunciation, she remained second in the line of succession to the Brazilian throne for several years, due to the childlessness of her elder sister, Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, at the time. Through her sons, she became the matriarch of the Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha branch of the Imperial House of Brazil.
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