SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA


Meaning of SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA in English

the name of the British royal family from the beginning of the rule of King Edward VIII in 1901. The name originally belonged to Edward VII’s father, the German Prince Albert . During World War I public dislike of Germany caused King George V to change it to Windsor in 1917.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.