[12] Duke Alfred (who was then still alive) wanted to separate the boy from his mother so she took him to stay with her brother-in-law Wilhelm of Wrttemberg and found him a tutor. [25] Hitler sent Charles Edward to Britain as president of the Anglo-German Friendship Society. On November 9, 1918, after the German Empire lost World War I, the Workers' and Soldiers Council of Gotha, deposed the last Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Charles Edward, a grandson of Queen Victoria. Mansion Historic Area Gardens Tombs Farm Distillery & Gristmill Museums Virtual Tour. His youngest sister, Princess Sophie, married Prince Christoph of Hesse, an Oberfhrer in the Nazi Party and a director in the Third Reich's Ministry of Air Forces. (One sister, Princess Theodora married Berthold, Margrave of Baden; they tried to keep their distance from Nazism.) In December 1936, Conservative MP Henry "Chips" Channon wrote in his diary Edward "is going the dictator way and is pro-German, against Russia and against too much slipshod democracy. His deputy Ernst Robert Grawitz was involved in human experimentation in the concentration camps. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Two years later, in a speech from Verdun, France, the former King called for appeasement. Johann Leopold was the eldest of the five children and the eldest of the three sons of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Viktoria Adelheid of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glcksburg. However, he soon deviated from his early liberal views and gave in to autocratic impulses, also becoming dependent on advisers at his two courts at Gotha and Coburg, between which political differences and rivalries had developed. After this, he drifted towards far-right politics, and later became involved in the Nazi regime. Since the duchy was abolished in 1918, the heads use the title Prince rather than Duke. Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince of the United Kingdom 1906 - Charles Edward. "No-one at that time had any sense how it would evolve. He also publicly called on voters to support Hitler in the presidential election of 1932. [citation needed], Because of the First World War, the title of the family was unofficially changed in 1920 or 1921 to "of Belgium",[10][11] and the armorial bearings of Saxony were removed from the Belgian royal coat of arms. For the Court Theater, two almost identical buildings had to be built in 1840 in Gotha (destroyed in World War II) and Coburg (now the Coburg State Theater) and thereafter maintained at the same time. Thus young Arthur also renounced his claims to the Duchy. Robert Fellowes, Queen Elizabeth's private secretary, tells the Queen that Al Fayed has invited her to visit. Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert, German: Leopold Carl Eduard Georg Albert; 19 July 1884 - 6 March 1954) was the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, from 30 July 1900 until 1918. At the age of 13, Charles Edward became the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Albert's father and Victoria's mother were brother and sister (as shown in the tree above), meaning Victoria and Albert were cousins. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's docuseries, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. [35], In April 1946, his daughter Sibylla gave birth to a son,[37] the future Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who became, upon birth, third in the line of succession to the Swedish throne. It also received substantial financial compensation for lost possessions. On June 19, 1917, during the third year of World War I, Britain's King George V orders the British royal family to dispense with the use of German titles and surnames, changing the surname of . "[63], Karina Urbach's 2015 book Go Betweens for Hitler discusses how various aristocrats including Charles Edward acted as informal diplomats for Nazi Germany. The former Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha spent the last . Duke of Albany: Sat, 19 July 1884 - Fri, 28 March 1919. To imply anything else is misleading and dishonest.". It was founded with the marriage of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, second son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, with Princess Maria Antonia Kohry de Csbrg. Coats of arms of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Saxony in heraldry Crowned lions rampant in heraldry Crosses gules Crowns in crest Quarterly inescutcheons Crowned lions in supporters Marshalled royal coats of arms of England Marshalled national coats of arms of Ireland Labels of three points argent [10][3], Charles Edward also lost significant property as a result of his participation in World War II. Sitter in 8 portraits. Their eldest son was Edward VII. As such the family was able to retain property in what would become West Germany. Agnatic branches currently reign in Belgiumthe descendants of Leopold I, and in the United Kingdomthe descendants of Albert, Prince Consort. 'I have always tried to bring Charlie up as a good Englishman,' she once said, 'and now I have to turn him into a good German,'" his sister, Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, wrote in her memoirs For My Grandchildren. Updates? During World War I, he fought on the German side and was therefore deprived of his British titles. [2][10], His sister Alice wrote: "It was a very great heartbreak for my mother that my brother had to succeed to Coburg. Charles Edward became Duke of Albany at birth (his father's title) and in 1900 succeeded his uncle Alfred as the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Upon the latter's death without surviving sons, it went to the youngest grandson of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany. The last British monarch of the House of Hanover, she was succeeded by her son Edward VII of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. 'I have always tried to bring Charlie up as a good Englishman,' she once said, 'and now I have to turn him into a good German. Birth of Karoline Mathilde von Sachsen-Coburg und Go His Highness The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Leopold Charles Edward George Albert von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, was born 19 June 1884 in Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom to Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884) and Helena von Waldeck-Pyrmont (1861-1922) and died 6 March 1954 Coburg, Bavaria, Germany of unspecified causes. Last edited on 19 February 2023, at 02:15, Learn how and when to remove this template message, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, "The House of Windsor A Proclamation 1917", British Monarchist Society and Foundation, Former king marks first year as Bulgarian Prime Minister, Lord Alderdice speaking in the House of Lords on 19 May 2005, "Chapitre 23: Le roi-chevalier n'est pas un hros", "La famille royale s'appelle nouveau Saxe-Cobourg: pourquoi est-ce bientt la fin des "de Belgique"? Although exonerated of complicity in war crimes, he was judged to have been "an important Nazi". Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. Princess Alice was born 25 February 1883 at Windsor Castle.Her father was Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the youngest son of Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort. [21], Charles Edward formally joined the Nazi Party in March 1933, and that same year, became a member of the SA (Brownshirts), rising to the rank of Obergruppenfhrer by 1936. 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).. Presidential Visits First Ladies The British Royal Family Post World War II Diplomacy at Mount Vernon. Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, KG, KStJ (Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert; 15 October 1874 - 6 February 1899), was the son and heir apparent of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.He died aged 24 under circumstances still not entirely clear. Soldiers from his duchies were awarded the Carl-Eduard-Kriegskreuz. [3] In 1915, King George V, his cousin, ordered his name removed from the register of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. [8] He was happy at Eton and looked back nostalgically at his time at that school throughout his life. He also took great interest in the renovation of Veste Coburg, which had been abandoned as a ducal residence in the 17th century. [10], Effectively exiled from the UK, and fearful of the communist threat, Charles Edward started looking for a new political home. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel) was born on 26 August 1819, just three months after Victoria. In keeping with Portuguese law, only after the birth of his son in 1837 did he acquire the title of king. Married Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig Holstein and they had 5 children. Her Golden and Diamond Jubilees were times of public celebration. Hubertus was born on 16 September 1975 in Hamburg, the elder son of Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and of his wife, Carin Dabelstein. Parents. Among those possessions, Fellowes shares, is "material relating to his wartime stay in neutral Spain and Portugal, where he and the Duchess were frequently in the company of Nazis, who hoped to install him as a possible puppet king.". The dynastic name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, or Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) was that of Victorias German-born husband, Albert, prince consort of Great Britain and Ireland. Portrait of Karl-Eduard von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha in his Nazi uniform, 1933, The British Royal Family's Connection to the Nazis, German Federal Archives via Wikimedia Commons, Kate Recreated a Past Outfit for St. David's Day, published a 17 second black-and-white video clip. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1826-1918) King of the Belgians (1831-1920) King of Portugal and the Algarves (1837-1910) Consort of the British monarch (1840-1861) Prince of Bulgaria (1887-1908) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1901-1917) King of Australia (1901-1917) King of Canada (1901-1917) Emperor of India . Wilhelm II chose Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, the niece of his wife, Empress Augusta Victoria, as the bride of Charles Edward, who was her first cousin. He was born in the Saxon duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld to a family . Following the war, the American Military Government in Bavaria placed him under house arrest, and then he was imprisoned until 1946 and charged with crimes against humanity, and subsequently fined by a Denazification court. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, from 30 July 1900 until 1918. Duke Carl Eduard with his wife Victoria Adelheid and their children, 1915. Following Leopold's conversion to Catholicism to take the newly-created Belgian throne, this line of the house is Catholic. March 6, 1954 Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died today in Coburg after a long illness, reports the Associated Press. Get the Duke of Windsor out of Europe. Family tree. Charles Edward (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert, German: Leopold Carl Eduard Georg Albert; 19 July 1884 - 6 March 1954) was the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, from 30 July 1900 until 1918.A male-line grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he was also until 1919 a Prince of the United Kingdom and from birth held the British titles of Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence . The only firm evidence which they provide is of what the Germans were trying to do in the matter, and of how completely they failed to do it. ", In 2015, British tabloid The Sun published a 17 second black-and-white video clip that shows a young Princess Elizabeth offering a Nazi salute in 1933. Their second son Prince August inherited the estates of the House of Kohry in Hungary and Austria. 2 He was the son of Charles Edward George Albert Leopold Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 2nd Duke of Albany and Viktoria Adelheid Helene Luise Marie Friederike Prinzessin zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glcksburg . Born Sat, 19 July 1884; Claremont House, Esher; Died Sat, 6 March 1954 . Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture site. At which point Charles Edward also inherited the title of Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Germany. 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. Princess Victoria Adelaide Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Leopoldo Giorgio Duncan Alberto Sassonia-coburgo-gotha, Elena Federica Sassonia-coburgo-gotha (nata Waldeck-pyrmont), Alice Maria Vittoria Augusta Paolina Teck (nata Sassonia-coburgo-gotha), Vittoria Adelaide Sassonia-coburgo-gotha (nata Schleswig-holstein). The regent acted under the strict guidance of Emperor Wilhelm II. He was 69 years old. They had three children: Isabelle Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gothaborn 1969 Maximilian Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (born 1972), who wed Christina Schnell. [34], Charles Edward was imprisoned until 1946, and was originally charged with crimes against humanity. "It seems there are all manner of valuable possessions at Villa Windsor, which we feel it would be important for the Crown to have back." Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. The Soviet Army confiscated much of the family's property in Gotha. Prince Philip marched with their relatives who wore Nazi uniforms. [2][10] He was always supportive of soldiers from those territories and his attitudes would become in general more sincerely pro-German as the war years progressed. [19][20] That same year, Charles Edward took part in the creation of the Harzburg Front, through which the German National People's Party became associated with the Nazi Party. In 1943, at Hitler's behest, Charles Edward asked the International Red Cross to investigate the Katyn massacre. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884-1954), married Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Hostein Beatrice Mary Victoria (April 14, 1857-October 26, 1944) married Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896) [43] Charles Edward's younger daughter, Princess Caroline Mathilde, claimed that her father had sexually abused her. [2] Prince Leopold had suffered from hemophilia but a boy cannot inherit the condition from his father so Charles Edward was healthy. Essentially, if Germany defeated England, they would reinstall Edward on the British throne. On 21 December 1803 at Coburg, a young Victoria married (as his second wife) Charles, Prince of Leiningen (1763-1814), whose first wife, Henrietta of Reuss-Ebersdorf, had been her aunt. [3], In 1899, the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, urged by Kaiser Wilhelm II, decided on how to deal with the succession of Duke Alfred, who was in ill health. ", "Most people will see these pictures in their proper context and time. As Denis Judd wrote in his biography of King George VI, "The Duke and Duchess waxed enthusiastic about what they saw in Nazi Germany, particularly praising workers' houses and conditions in the factories, hospitals, and youth camps." [2][10] On holiday in England when the war started, he told his sister that he wanted to fight for Great Britain but felt obligated to return his duchies where public opinion was turning against the Duke due to his English origins. l Harald WETTIN, ERNESTINER, Sibylla Calma Marie Alice Bathildis Feodora WETTIN, ERNESTINER, Karoline Mathilde WETTIN, ERNESTINER, Johann July 19 1884 - Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Leopold George Duncan Albert WETTIN ERNESTINER VON SACHSEN COBURG GOTHA ALBANY, Helen Fredericka Augusta VON WALDECK UND PIRMONT, Viktoria Adelheid Helene Luise Marie Friederike OLDENBURG VON SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN SNDERBORG GLCKSBORG, old William Albert Ferdinand Victor WETTIN ERNESTINER VON SACHSEN COBURG GOTHA, Karoline Mathilde WETTIN ERNESTINER VON SACHSEN COBURG GOTHA, Alice WETTIN ERNESTINER VON SACHSEN COBURG GOTHA ATHLONE, Claremont House, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom, Schloss Callenberg, Coburg, Bavaria, Germany, Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein Gotthard-Schule, Gotha, Sachsen-Gotha-Coburg, Deutschland(DKR], Reinhardsbrunn, Friedrichroda, Thuringia, Germany, Schlo Callenberg, Coburg, Bayern, Deutschland (DWR), German: Carl Eduard Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (Duke of Albany u. Prinz von Grobritannien und Irland), Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Duchess of Albany, Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold of Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Karoline Mathilde von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Princess of Great Britain, Grfin zu Castell-Rdenhausen, Friedrich Josias Carl Eduard Ernst Kyrill Harald von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Prinz, Carl Eduard Herzog Von Sachsen-Coburg Und Gotha, Charles Edward Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Carl Eduard Georg Albert Luitpold WETTIN, ERNESTINER, Charles Edward WETTIN ERNESTINER VON SACHSEN COBURG GOTHA, Birth of Charles Edward Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Baptism of Charles Edward Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, His Royal Highness The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. [3], In 1919, his properties and collections in Coburg were transferred to the Coburger Landesstiftung[de], a foundation that still exists today. . However, the "Saxe-Coburg" house name of the Belgian royal family was never officially abolished, and since relations between Belgium and Germany have been normalized for a long time, the use of this family name has been slowly reintroduced since the 2010s (especially since King Philippe of Belgium wants to limit the number of princes and princesses of Belgium, and thus the use of the designation "of Belgium", to only a select group of his family).[3]. Albert was born on 26 August 1819, the second son of Ernest I (1784-1844), Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha after 1826) and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800-1831). Since Gotha was part of Thuringia and therefore in the Soviet occupation zone, the Soviet Army confiscated much [] In 1826, a cadet branch of the house inherited the Hungarian princely estate of the Kohry family and converted to Roman Catholicism. In 1922, he met Adolf Hitler, and in 1933, he joined the Nazi Party. Prince Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884-1954), Son of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R05618, Karl-Eduard von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha.jpg 580 800; 105 KB Deutsche Rote Kreuz wwii.jpg 450 600; 146 KB Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha LOC 29684706756.jpg 745 1,024; 114 KB Leopold's only daughter, Princess Charlotte of Belgium, was the consort of Maximilian I of Mexico, and she was known as Empress Carlota of Mexico in the 1860s. This is a family playing and momentarily referencing a gesture many would have seen from contemporary news reels," a Palace source told BBC. [12][13][14] The armorial bearing of Saxony was put back in 2019. Nationality: german. 'Dictators are very popular these days,' Edward had added. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was an Ernestine duchy ruled by a branch of the House of Wettin, consisting of territories in the present-day states of Bavaria and Thuringia in Germany. [17][2] Now a private citizen,[18] Charles Edward became associated with various right-wing paramilitary and political organisations. Private child Private child Princess Victoria Adelaide of Sc. So, Churchill's solution? 1939 and 1940. brother Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg a. brother Karoline Mathilde von Sachsen-Co. sister About Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha In 1923, he joined the Bund Wiking[de] as Oberbereichsleiter in Thuringia. He belonged to the lineage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He attended the London School of Economics from 1999 to 2000 and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich from 2000 to 2003. In 1917, the First World War caused the British king George V to officially change the name from "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" to "Windsor" in the United Kingdom. Nazi uniform, they said," Harry writes. [15][16] The following year, he also lost his British titles, though some personal sympathy remained for him among the political establishment in the United Kingdom, due to the way German nationality had been forced on him as a teenager. In the .css-gegin5{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#9a0500;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-gegin5:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}fifth season of The Crown, there's a small, but telling moment during the scene when the royal family has learned of Mohammed Al Fayed's renovation of the home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, which he calls "Villa Windsor." The current head of the ducal branch is Andreas, the grandson of Charles Edward. Victoria and Albert's family. That decision was modified (February 8, 1960) to the effect that issue other than those styled prince or princess and royal highness should bear the name Mountbatten-Windsor. The current head of the House of Bulgaria, the former Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who was deposed and exiled after World War II, goes by the name of Simeon Sakskoburggotski and served as Bulgaria's prime minister from 2001 to 2005. Family (4) Trivia (6) Juli 1884 in Claremont House, Esher; 6. His father was Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the eighth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. [59] This was similar to the arms borne by his uncle, Alfred, as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which can be seen on his stall plate as a Knight of the Swedish Order of the Seraphim. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha : biography 19 July 1884 - 6 March 1954 In 1946 (August 1949, according to his ODNB entry), he was sentenced by a denazification court, heavily fined and almost bankrupted. His mission was to improve Anglo-German relations and explore the possibility of a pact between the two countries. Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Dom Ferdinand II (Portuguese: Fernando II) (29 October 1816 - 15 December 1885) was a German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Kohry, and King of Portugal jure uxoris as the husband of Queen Maria II, from the birth of their first son in 1837 to her death in 1853.. "I phoned Willy and Kate, asked what they thought. Charles Edward was a controversial figure in the United Kingdom due to his status as the sovereign Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which was part of the German Empire, during World War I. A male-line grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he was also until 1919 a Prince of the United Kingdom and from birth held the British titles of Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence and Baron Arklow.[1]. We now know that Carl Eduard was a member of the Nazi party, a sponsor of paramilitary terrorism and as Karina Urbachs excellent book demonstrates an important go-between for Hitler."[65]. However, in 1952, soon after her accession, she declared in council that her children and descendants would bear the surname Windsor. [39], Charles Edward spent the last years of his life in seclusion, forced into poverty by the fines he had been required to pay by the denazification tribunal,[40] and the seizure of much of his property by the Soviets. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, from 30 July 1900 until 1918. Therefore, the whole ducal court, including the court theatre, had to move twice a year: from Gotha to Coburg for the summer and from Coburg to Gotha for the winter. . Many of his former properties in Saxony, and Coburg were seized by the Soviet army. Father of Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold of Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha; Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Karoline Mathilde von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Princess of Great Britain, Grfin zu Castell-Rdenhausen and Friedrich Josias Carl Eduard Ernst Kyrill Harald von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Prinz mother Charles Edward Duke of Saxe-Cobu. Charles Edward's uncle Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and his male line had renounced their claim. [30] "Carl Edward's British network was very useful for Hitler," according to the German historian Karina Urbach. There were two official residences, in Gotha and Coburg. After the Second World War, he was fined by a Denazification court and lost ownership of land in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany (later East Germany). He died on March 6, 1954 in Coburg, Bavaria, West Germany. King Simeon II of Bulgaria (r. 19431946), The Belgian line was founded by Leopold, youngest son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Other members of the family became kings of Belgium and . While he was in Spain and Portugal, he was open about being against the war. Before his fall from grace he was Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Albany, Duke of Julich, Cleves and Berg of Angria and Westphalia. The New York Times reported, "Before tea, Hitler showed his guests the house and grounds. Worse than Willys leotard outfit! While the line may have been missed by viewers, it's a small glimpse into the Duke of Windsor's controversial historynamely, his association with Nazi Germany, which was unpacked a bit in season two, episode six of the Netflix series. 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