▁married ▁the ▁future ▁Kaiser ▁Friedrich ▁III . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁marriage , ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁said ▁of ▁Cob urg : ▁▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁royal ▁connections ▁among ▁the ▁royal ▁houses ▁of ▁Europe , ▁Cob urg ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁many ▁royal ▁Du cal ▁wed d ings ▁and ▁vis its . ▁Britain ' s ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁made ▁six ▁vis its ▁to ▁Cob urg ▁during ▁her ▁ 6 3 - year ▁reign . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁Ernest ▁Louis , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁of ▁H esse ▁and ▁Princess ▁Victoria ▁Mel ita ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg ▁and ▁Goth a ▁brought ▁together ▁Queen ▁Victoria , ▁her ▁son ▁Edward ▁( f uture ▁Edward ▁VII ), ▁her ▁second ▁son ▁Alfred ▁( D u ke ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg - G oth a ), ▁her ▁daughter ▁the ▁German ▁Dow ager ▁Em press ▁Friedrich ▁( V ict oria ), ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁her ▁grand children , ▁such ▁as ▁future ▁Ts ar ▁Nicholas ▁and ▁Alex andra ▁of ▁Russia ▁( A li x ▁of ▁H esse ), ▁Kaiser ▁Wilhelm ▁II ▁of ▁Germany , ▁and ▁the ▁future ▁King ▁George ▁V ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁last ▁Duke ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg ▁and ▁Goth a , ▁Charles ▁Edward , ▁ab dic ated . ▁The ▁Fre ista at ▁Cob urg ▁which ▁now ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁had ▁to ▁decide ▁whether ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁Th uring ia ▁or ▁Bav aria . ▁In ▁a ▁November