Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry

The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Kohary was the suceeding house of the Brazilian Imperial Family following the ascension of Pedro III, son of Princess Leopoldina of Brazil and Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. It became the Kohary Line of the Imperial family beginning in 1908 during the dynastic dispute between the regining Emperor Augusto I and Luis of Orleans-Braganza.

Structure

• Princess Leopoldina
  Married Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (See Braganza-Brazil)
  • Emperor Pedro III
    Reigned as Emperor of Brazil from 1891 to 1898
  • Emperor Augusto I
    Married Maria Louise (See Bourbon-Argentina). Reigned as Emperor of Brazil from 1898 to 1922
    • Emperor Leopold I
      Reigned as Emperor of Brazil from 1922 to 1960
    • Prince Philip
      Married Queen Gabriela of Peru (See Habsburg-Peru)
    • Princess Karoline
    • Princess Isabella Christina

Type

Geopolitical, Great house

Predecessor Organization

• Braganza-Brazil

Ruling Organization

Empire of Brazil

Leader Title

Emperor of Brazil

Founders

• Pedro III

Government System

Monarchy, Constitutional

Related Ranks & Titles

• Emperor of Brazil

Neighboring Nations

• Bourbon-Argentina
• Habsburg-Peru