Berta von Schauenstein

Berta Ernestine Julia Charlotte von Schauenstein

Illegitimate daughter of Ernst I. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784-1844) by Sophie Fermepin de Marteaux (1799-1885), wife of Ernst Schmidt, who was ennobled in 1817 as “von Schauenstein”.

Born: Hoya 26. Jan 1817

Married: Prague 30. May 1835 Eduard Schmidt-Löwe von Löwenfels (1808-1892), her first cousin, illegitimate son of Anna Feodorovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (born Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld) (1781-1860), possibly by Jules Gabriel Emile de Seigneux (1768–1834).

Issue:

• Sophie Schmidt-Löwe von Löwenfels (1836-1920) m.1858 Carl August, Freiherr von Wangenheim (1824-1892)

• Moritz Schmidt-Löwe von Löwenfels (d. young)

• Emma Schmidt-Löwe von Löwenfels (1838-1905) m.1863 Leopold, Freiherr Meyern von Hohenberg (1832-1877)

• Ernst Schmidt-Löwe von Löwenfels (1843-1921) m.1873 Gabrielle, Freiin Thumb von Neuburg (1852-1936)

Died: Coburg 5. May 1896

Jacques Ferrand „Descendances naturelles des souverains et grands-ducs de Russie de 1792 á 1910“ Paris, 1995