Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - Marriages

Marriages

The Prince married three times:

In Kassel on 25 January 1942, Friedrich Josias married his first cousin Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth (13 March 1921 – 1 March 2003). They had one son:

  1. Andreas Michael Armin Siegfried Friedrich Hans Hubertus (b. Casel, 21 March 1943). This marriage ended in divorce on 19 September 1946.

In San Francisco on 14 February 1948, Friedrich Josias married secondly Denyse Henrietta de Muralt (14 December 1923 – 25 April 2005). They had three children:

  1. Princess Maria Claudia Sibylla (b. San Francisco, 22 May 1949), married on 17 March 1971 to Gion Schäfer (b. 20 July 1945). Has issue: Maria Christina Sibylla Schäfer (b. 1972) and Gianetta Antonia Schäfer (b. 1975).
  2. Princess Beatrice Charlotte (b. Bern, 15 July 1951), married on 12 June 1977 to Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen (1935–2004). Has issue.
  3. Adrian Vinzenz Eduard (b. Coburg, 18 October 1955), married firstly on 20 October 1984 to Lea Rinderknecht; the marriage was morganatic and their two sons were barred from the succession to the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. This union ended in divorce in 1993. Secondly (again morganatically), Adrian married on 11 July 1997 Gertrud Krieg. They had no children.

Friedrich Josias and Denyse were divorced on 17 September 1964.

In Hamburg on 30 October 1964 Friedrich Josias married thirdly (and morganatically) Katrin Bremme (b. 22 April 1940). This marriage was childless.

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