ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən wʌz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli ɐksˈɛptᵻd, mˈoʊst ɪmpˈoːɹtəntli baɪ ðə dᵻsˈɛndənts ʌv hɪz ˈoʊldɚ bɹˈʌðɚ bˈɜːnhɑːɹd, hˌuː ˈɔːlsoʊ hæd ɐ klˈeɪm tə kˈoʊbɜːɡ.
The decision was generally accepted, most importantly by the descendants of his older brother Bernhard, who also had a claim to Coburg.