1675, the pious Ernst I, the leader of the Ennistan Witting dynasty, the Duke of Altenburg in Saxony died, and the principality was divided up by his seven sons in 1680. His youngest son, John Ernst, inherited the Principality of Saxony-Coburg-Salfi. Two other principalities of Tan Weiting Dynasty in Ennis, Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg and Saxony-Coburg, became orphans in 1735 and 1826 respectively, and members of the Salfi branch immediately inherited these principalities. 1826, Ernst I, Duke of Salfi, Saxony, integrated the Principality into the Principality of Gotha, Saxony, and changed the name of the dynasty from Ennis Witting to Gotha, Saxony, and the private surname of the royal family remained Witting. The King of England ordered the European royal family whose surname was changed to Windsor (19 17).
The Windsor family, a family that ruled Britain and its overseas territories from 19 17, was formerly the Saxon-Coburg-Gotha dynasty, and its actual surname was Witting. 1965438+On August 4th, 2004, Britain joined the First World War and fought against Germany. Due to years of complicated marriages, most European monarchs at this time are cousins. But the British royal family has a German surname, which makes the British feel uncomfortable. In order to reassure people, King George V, who was in power at that time, issued an Order in Council on July 19 17, announcing that the British royal family name and the private family name of the royal patrilineal descendants were changed to Windsor. Windsor Castle is one of the oldest royal palaces in Britain. It is said that Windsor Castle was built by King William Ⅰ the Conqueror of England.
19 14 World War I broke out and the British army was involved. When the battle reached 19 17, the war was in a stalemate, the hope of victory seemed very slim, the casualties in Flanders trench were shocking, and Germany became the most terrible enemy. The British people smelled the bitterness of the war. At that time, the general mentality of many British people was that they were tired of the war and felt strongly frustrated. In order to vent their fear and hatred of the Germans, people hysterically cursed William II, the demonic emperor of the German Empire, destroyed German shops, punched and kicked once beloved German stalks, and people lashed out at anything that could come into contact with the hateful Germans. This is not enough for revenge, and the anti-German is directed at the royal family. At this time, it is far from calming people's anger just by taking down the German royal flag from the royal church in Windsor Castle. Therefore, it is suggested that some parts of King George V of England be revised, that is, his surname-saxophone Coburg.