Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

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Francis Josias
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	(1697-09-25)25 September 1697 Saalfeld, Saxe-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire
Died	16 September 1764(1764-09-16) (aged 66) Rodach, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire
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.