Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, (January 2, 1784-January 29, 1844) was the son of Duke Francis Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield (1750-1806) and Countess Auguste Reuss zu Ebersdorf und Lobenstein (1757-1831).

On 31 Jul 1817 at Gotha he married Luise, Pss of Saxe-Gotha (1800-1831) from whom he was divorced in 1826.

On December 23, 1832 at Coburg he married his niece, Marie, Duchess of Württemberg (1799-1860).

He had two children with his first wife:
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1818-1893);
Albert, Prince Consort of Great Britain and Ireland (1819-1861).

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was a Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

Ernest married Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, daughter of August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin, on 31 Jul 1817 in Gotha, , Sachsen, Germany. The marriage ended in divorce in 1826. (Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was born on 21 Dec 1800 in Thuringia and died on 30 Aug 1831 in Paris, France.)