Suite 205 - Ferdinand - Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
“A house is more than just stone—it is a legacy.” – about Ferdinand Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
Ferdinand was born in Coburg in 1785, the second son of Duke Franz Friedrich Anton of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. His career began early: at the age of six he received his first officer’s commission, and later he became a general in the Austrian army. You will also find his brothers Ernst I and Leopold I (Suites 306 and 201), his sister Antoinette (Suite 307) and his nephew Albert (Suite 203) in this house.
In 1815 he married Maria Antonia Koháry in Vienna, heiress of the House of Koháry, and later converted to Catholicism. He managed her estates, more than 150,000 hectares in Austria, Hungary and Slovakia with forests, mines and factories, and founded the Catholic line of Saxe-Coburg-Koháry. In the 1840s he had Palais Coburg built in Vienna.
His family produced rulers and marriages that linked the whole of Europe. His son Ferdinand became King of Portugal (Suite 210), his son August lived in the palace as its first resident (Suite 208). A grandson, also named Ferdinand, reigned in Bulgaria as Ferdinand I, and his great-granddaughter Margarethe Klementine awaits you in Suite 402.
Suite 205 is on two levels: below, the spacious living and dining area looks onto the garden, in blue velvet, golden stucco and warm wood; above is the sleeping area, with a 31 m² terrace. The connecting door leads to Suite 206.
Imperial Gallery Suite mit Terasse
Room number 205
