Stories about the "Kultige Coburger" - - www.tourist-in-coburg.de

Veste Coburg

Ace of Clubs

castle, fortress, prison, museum

Duke Casimir

King of Clubs

Duke of Saxe-Coburg (* 1564; +1633)

nameless "witch"

Queen of Clubs

also sourcerer, hag

Martin Luther

Jack of Clubs

theology professor, reformer (*1483; +1546)

Ehrenburg Castle

Ace of Spades

Coburg City Palace

Ernst I.

King of Spades

Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; from 1826: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, General (* 1784; + 1844)

Duchess Auguste Sophie

Queen of Spades

Countess Reuß zu Ebersdorf, later Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (* 1757; + 1831)

Ernst II.

Jack of Spades

Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, composer, Prussian cavalry general (*1818; +1893)

Callenberg Castle

Ace of Hearts

Hunting lodge, museum

Prince Albert

King of Hearts

Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, from 1826: Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Consort (* 1819; + 1861)

Queen Victoria

Queen of Hearts

Queen of the United Kingdom; Empress of India (*1819; +1901)

King Leopold I

Jack of Hearts

Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, King of the Belgians (* 1790; + 1865)

Coburg town hall

Ace of Diamonds

Administration building

Friedrich Rückert

King of Diamonds

Philologist, poet (* 1788; + 1866)

Anna B. Eckstein

Queen of Diamonds

Teacher; peace activist (* 1868; + 1947)

Alexander Otto

Jack of Diamonds

“Gurken-Alex”: Coburg Original (*1884; +1960)

Tsar Ferdinand I

joker

Prince of Bulgaria (*1861; +1948)

Saint Maurice

joker

The Coburg city patron has a very special story!

Prince Josias

joker

Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; Imperial Field Marshal (* 1737; + 1815)