Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (pilot), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Reinhardsbrunn, Thuringia, Germany
About Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (pilot)
- Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Dietmar Hubertus Friedrich Wilhelm Philipp; 24 August 1909 – 26 November 1943) was a German courier pilot and a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, which reigned over the eponymous duchy in the German Empire.
- Born a prince of Great Britain and Ireland as the great-grandson of Queen Victoria, Hubertus lost this title during the First World War.
- He became heir apparent to the headship of his house in 1932, and he never married.
- Hubertus joined the Nazi Party upon the outbreak of the Second World War despite his opposition to Adolf Hitler and Nazism.
- He served in the German Army on the Eastern Front until he was killed in action.
- He is the maternal uncle of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
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