Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

August Leopold
BornPrinz August Leopold von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha und Braganza, Herzog von Sachsen, Prinz von Brasilien
(1867-12-06)6 December 1867
Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Died11 October 1922(1922-10-11) (aged 54)
Schladming, Austria
Burial
SpouseArchduchess Karoline Marie of Austria
IssuePrincess Klementine
Princess Maria Karoline
Prince Rainer
Prince Philipp
Princess Theresia Christiane
Princess Leopoldine
Prince Ernst
Names
August Leopold Philipp Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
FatherPrince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
MotherPrincess Leopoldina of Brazil
SignatureAugust Leopold's signature

Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Braganza (6 December 1867 – 11 October 1922), known in Brazil as Dom Augusto Leopoldo, was a prince of the Empire of Brazil and of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry. He was the second of four sons born to German Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Leopoldina of Brazil.

The second grandson of the Emperor Pedro II, the prince was, for some years included among the presumptive heirs to the Imperial Crown of Brazil. Their descendants would form the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha branch of the Imperial House of Brazil.


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