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Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |||||
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![]() Prince Joseph Ferdinand | |||||
Born | Prinz Joseph Ferdinand von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Herzog von Sachsen 21 May 1869 Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil | ||||
Died | 13 August 1888 Wiener Neustadt, Austria-Hungary | (aged 19)||||
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House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry | ||||
Father | Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
Mother | Princess Leopoldina of Brazil |
Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (full name Joseph Ferdinand Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga; 21 May 1869 – 13 August 1888), known in Brazil as Dom José Fernando, was a prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry. Born in Leopoldina Palace, Rio de Janeiro, he was the third son of Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Princess Leopoldina of Brazil. He died of pneumonia at the age of 19 in Wiener Neustadt and is buried at St. Augustin, Coburg.