▶️ Saxe-Coburg's Tragic Double Suicide: A Family's Desperate End
On June 27, 1996, a shocking double suicide rocked the Gotha, a royal family known for its storied history. Ernst-Leopold Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, 61, and his wife Sabine, 55, were found dead in their car outside a pub in Bad Wiessee, Bavaria. The gruesome scene was discovered by a local farmer who had parked his own vehicle nearby. The couple's bodies were found with hunting rifles in their laps, leading investigators to conclude that it was a joint suicide. Ernst-Leopold , a member of the extended family of the Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, had struggled with financial difficulties and a sense of desperation. He had relocated to Limbach-Oberfrohna and established a property development company, but it ultimately failed. The couple's financial woes were compounded by their hopes of regaining properties seized by the Soviets. As one relative recalled, "He found it difficult to accept his position as a morganatic member of the extended family." The ...