Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (full name ''Joseph Ferdinand Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga''; 21 May 1869 – 13 August 1888), known in Brazil as Dom José Fernando, was a prince of the

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. Born in Leopoldina Palace,

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, he was the third son of

Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Ludwig August Maria Eudes; 8 August 1845 – 14 September 1907), known in Brazil as Dom Luís Augusto, was a German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry and an Admiral in the Imperi ...

and his wife

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. He died of pneumonia at the age of 19 in

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and is buried at St. Augustin, Coburg.

Bibliography

* Lessa, Clado Ribeiro de. O Segundo Ramo da Casa Imperial e a nossa Marinha de Guerra, in Revista do Instituto Historico e Geografico Brasileiro, vol. 211, 1951, p. 118-133 (ISSN 0101-4366)

Ancestry

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1869 births 1888 deaths People from Rio de Janeiro (city) House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Deaths from pneumonia in Austria-Hungary {{Brazil-noble-stub