Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , Duke of Saxony has been the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha since 1998. He is the grandson of Charles Edward , the last ruling duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha .Early life Prince Andreas was born at Schloss Casel in Lower Lusatia to Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and the former Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth ; his parents divorced in 1946. In 1949 he moved to New Orleans in the United States where he spent his childhood with his mother and her second husband, Richard Whitten. Prince Andreas became heir apparent to the headship of the ducal house on 6 March 1954, when his father became the head. From the age of 16 he made regular visits to Germany in preparation for his future role as head of the ducal house, permanently returning in 1965. He completed his military service between 1966 and 1968 in the Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion 6 based in Eutin , Schleswig-Holstein. After leaving the army he trained as a timber merchant in Hamburg from 1969 to 1971.Head of the house Prince Andreas succeeded to the Headship on his father's death on 23 January 1998. In 2006, Prince Andreas created the Ducal Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House Order , which is based on the extinct Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order . Prince Andreas is a first cousin of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden . He is the godfather of the king's youngest daughter Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland . Prince Andreas is the owner of Callenberg Castle in Coburg and Greinburg Castle in Grein, Austria . He manages the family estates including farms, forests and real estate.Marriage In Hamburg on 31 July 1971, Andreas married Carin Dabelstein, daughter of Adolf Wilhelm Martin Dabelstein, Fabrikant , Kaufmann , and wife Irma Maria Margarete Callsen. The marriage, although unequal, is not morganatic , and was authorized by Andreas's father. They have had three children, who inherit the ducal styles and titles:Princess Stephanie Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha . Hubertus Michael, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the heir-apparent to the Headship. Married to Kelly Jeanne Rondesvedt civilly on 21 May 2009 in Coburg and religiously on 23 May 2009 at Callenberg Castle. They have issue. Prince Alexander Philip of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha .Honours Patrilineal descent Theodoric I of Wettin, c. 916-976 Dedo I, Count of Wettin, 950–1009 Theodoric II, Margrave of Lower Lusatia, c. 990-1034 Thimo the Brave, Count of Wettin, c. 1015–1090/1091 or 1100 Conrad, Margrave of Meissen , c. 1097-1157 Otto II, Margrave of Meissen, 1125–1190 Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen, 1162–1221 Henry III, Margrave of Meissen, 1215–1288 Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, 1240–1314 Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen, 1257–1323 Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, 1310–1349 Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, 1332–1381 Frederick I, Elector of Saxony , 1370–1428 Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, 1412–1464 Ernest, Elector of Saxony, 1441–1486 John, Elector of Saxony, 1468–1532 John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony , 1503–1554 Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar , 1530–1573 Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar , 1570–1605 Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, 1601–1675 John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld , 1658-1729 Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1697–1764 Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1724–1800 Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1750–1806 Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , 1784–1844 Albert, Prince Consort, 1819–1861 Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany , 1853–1884 Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1884–1954 Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1918–1998 Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, b. 1943
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