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Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

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The royal family's last name in Britain from 1901 to 1917, later changed to Windsor
  • proper noun
  • /sæks ˈkoʊbɜrɡ ˈɡoʊθə/
: Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha
  • The British royal family was known as Saxe-Coburg-Gotha until they changed their name to Windsor in 1917.

Examples

  • King George V belonged to the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha dynasty before it was renamed Windsor.

  • During World War I, the British royal family's Saxe-Coburg-Gotha name was criticized for its German origin.

  • Historians often refer to the royal family as Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in the context of early 20th-century Britain.

  • The royal family was known as Saxe-Coburg-Gotha until 1917.

  • Did you know that Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was the name of the British royal family?

  • King George V was the last monarch of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha dynasty before the name was altered.

  • Many people do not realize that the royal family was once called Saxe-Coburg-Gotha before World War I.

Synonyms

Windsor
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The family of British kings and queens since 1917

is the older dynastic name replaced in 1917 because of anti German feeling
House of Windsor
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The royal family that has ruled the United Kingdom and other countries in the Commonwealth since 1917

is the older dynastic name used before 1917 and later changed

Surface Forms

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha main

Morphology

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha = Saxe + Coburg + Gotha (semi-transparent) = Saxe + Coburg + Gotha

The name is a concatenation of three place/dynastic names (clear components) but the specific historical meaning as the British royal house requires historical knowledge and is not inferable by general learners.

Etymology

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was the family name of the British royal family and comes from three German place names: Saxe, Coburg, and Gotha. Because it made the royal family sound German, they changed the name to Windsor in 1917 to avoid anti-German feeling during World War I.