21/06/1818, Coburg, German Federation – 22/08/1893, Reinhardsbrunn, German Empire
Ernst August Karl Johann Leopold Alexander Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He received an excellent education, completed at the University of Bonn. He served in the army of the Kingdom of Saxony. He ascended the throne in 1844 and tried to govern in the spirit of liberalism. In 1848, he granted timely concessions to his subjects and thereby protected his duchy from revolution. Ernst was also known as a composer, he wrote operas: "Zaïre", "Casilda", "Santa Chiara", "Diana von Solanges" and other musical works.
