Albert V (24 May 1648 – 6 August 1699) was a duke of

Saxe-Coburg Saxe-Coburg (german: Sachsen-Coburg) was a duchy held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in today's Bavaria, Germany. History Ernestine Line When Henry IV, Count of Henneberg – Schleusingen, died in 1347, the possessions of the ...

. He was the fifth but second surviving son of

Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg Ernest I, called "Ernest the Pious" (25 December 1601 – 26 March 1675), was a duke of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg. The duchies were later merged into Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. He was the ninth but sixth surviving son of Johann II, Duke of Saxe- ...

(1601-1675), and

Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg (10 October 1619 – 20 December 1680), was a princess of Saxe-Altenburg and, by marriage, duchess of Saxe-Gotha. She was born in Halle, the only daughter of Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and his ...

(1619-1680). He was born in

Gotha Gotha () is the fifth-largest city in Thuringia, Germany, west of Erfurt and east of Eisenach with a population of 44,000. The city is the capital of the district of Gotha and was also a residence of the Ernestine Wettins from 1640 until the ...

. With his brother Bernhard, he attended the University of Tübingen from 1666, and later continued his studies in Geneva. He went on his Grand Tour with his brother Heinrich to Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. When his father died in 1675, Albert became ruler of the duchy of

Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg () was a duchy ruled by the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin in today's Thuringia, Germany. The extinction of the line in 1825 led to a major re-organisation of the Thuringian states. History In 1640 the sons of the l ...

along with all his brothers, and took

Saalfeld Saalfeld (german: Saalfeld/Saale) is a town in Germany, capital of the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia. It is best known internationally as the ancestral seat of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha branch of the S ...

as his residence. In 1680, after concluding a treaty of partition with his brothers, he received

Coburg Coburg () is a town located on the Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Long part of one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined Bavaria by popular vote only in 1920. Until the revolution of 1918, it was ...

, to which he moved his residence. After his death without surviving sons in

, his lands were disputed between his brothers, but Coburg was finally inherited by his youngest surviving brother,

John Ernst John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

Family

Albrecht married firstly in

on 18 July 1676 Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Dowager Duchess of

Saxe-Weimar Saxe-Weimar (german: Sachsen-Weimar) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia. The chief town and capital was Weimar. The Weimar branch was the most genealogically senior extant bra ...

. They had only one son: # Ernest August (b. Saalfeld, 1 September 1677 – d. Saalfeld, 17 August 1678). Secondly, Albrecht married in

, on 24 May 1688 Susanne Elisabeth Kempinsky; in 1689, she was created ''Countess Kempinsky of Schwisitz and Altenhofen''. They had no children.

Ancestors

References

*August Beck, ''Albrecht, Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg''. In: ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' ( ADB). vol I. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 318. {{DEFAULTSORT:Albert 05 Of Saxe-Coburg, Duke 1648 births 1699 deaths House of Wettin People from Gotha (town) Dukes of Saxe-Coburg