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Francis Josias | |
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![]() Portrait of Francis Josias wearing the Polish Order of the White Eagle | |
Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | |
Reign | 4 September 1745 – 16 September 1764 |
Predecessor | Christian Ernest |
Successor | Ernest Frederick |
Born | Saalfeld, Saxe-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire | 25 September 1697
Died | 16 September 1764 Rodach, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire | (aged 66)
Spouse | Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
Issue | Ernest Frederick Prince Johann Wilhelm Princess Anna Sophie Prince Christian Franz Charlotte Sophie, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess Fredericka Magdalene Princess Fredericka Caroline Prince Josias |
House | Wettin |
Father | John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
Mother | Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen |
Religion | Lutheranism |
Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (25 September 1697, in Saalfeld – 16 September 1764, in Rodach) was a duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.