Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Johann Leopold William Albert Ferdinand Victor; 2 August 1906 – 4 May 1972) was the eldest son of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. From his birth until his father's abdication, he was known as Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold. His paternal grandparents were Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the fourth and last son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and his wife, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont John Leopold had four younger siblings: Sibylla, Hubertus, Caroline Mathilde and Friedrich Josias. He was heir-apparent, from his birth, until the forced abdication of his father on 18 November...