Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
| Prince Ferdinand | |||||
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| Head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry | |||||
| Tenure | 27 June 1826 – 27 August 1851 | ||||
| Successor | Prince August | ||||
| Born | Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 28 March 1785 Coburg | ||||
| Died | 27 August 1851 (aged 66) Vienna | ||||
| Burial | Mausoleum at Friedhof am Glockenberg, Coburg | ||||
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| Father | Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | ||||
| Mother | Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf | ||||
| Religion | Catholicism prev. Lutheranism | ||||
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| Branch | Army of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Years of service | 1791–1828 | ||||
| Rank | General of the cavalry | ||||
| Commands | Inhaber of the Husaren-Regiment Nr. 8. | ||||
| Battles / wars | War of the Fifth Coalition War of the Sixth Coalition | ||||
Prince Ferdinand Georg August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (28 March 1785 – 27 August 1851) was a German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and a general of cavalry in the Austrian Imperial and Royal Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Initially remaining a Lutheran until 1818, by marriage he established the Catholic branch of the family, which eventually gained the thrones of Portugal (1837) and Bulgaria (1887).: 107