Suite 208 - August Ludwig Viktor - Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
“Home is where history is lived.” – about August Ludwig Viktor Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
August was born in Vienna in 1818, the second son of Ferdinand (Suite 205) and Maria Antonia Koháry. He was a Catholic, led the Koháry line of the house after his father and had a Catholic church built in Coburg. In 1843 he married Clémentine of Orléans, daughter of King Louis-Philippe of France, at Saint-Cloud near Paris. His uncle Leopold I of Belgium (Suite 201) had paved the way for the match. The couple lived in Palais Coburg.
The marriages of their children linked the house with half of Europe. Philipp married Louise of Belgium, sister of Stéphanie (Suite 215), Ludwig August married Leopoldina, daughter of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (Suite 401), and Clotilde married Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria. Her daughter Margarethe Klementine awaits you in Suite 402. Amalie married a Bavarian duke, and the youngest son Ferdinand later reigned in Bulgaria.
At 71 m², Suite 208 is the smallest of the Gallery Suites and has a homely character: below, the living area with golden details and a view of the garden, above on the gallery the sleeping area.
Royal Gallery Suite Garden View
Room number 208
