Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1772

Place of Birth: Gotha, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 27-May-1822

Profession: writer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (full name: Emil Leopold August) (23 November 1772 — 17 May 1822), was a Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and the author of one of the first modern novels to treat of same-sex love.
He was the maternal grandfather of Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria.