Who succeeded her husband as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha?
His nephew Charles Edward
His son Alfred
His cousin Bernard
His brother Ernest
Answer
The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died in 1861. His nephew Charles Edward succeeded him. Charles Edward was the son of the Duke's eldest brother, Prince Ernest. Prince Ernest had died in 1844, leaving his son as the heir to the Dukedom.
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