Ernst Leopold Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha was the elder son of Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Baroness Feodora von der Horst.
Background
Ernst Leopold was born at Hirschberg, Germany. His paternal grandparents were Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the only son of Prince Leopold, (youngest son of Queen Victoria), and his wife, Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. His father was heir-apparent to the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until the forced abdication of his grandfather on 18 November 1918, to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, result of the German Revolution.
Career
Ernst Leopold had two siblings: Princess Caroline Mathilde and Prince Peter Albert. He became the heir of the Dukedom of Albany at the death of his father in 1972. Titles and styles 14 January 1935 – 27 June 1996: Prince Ernst Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in German: Ernst Leopold Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha.