ˌoʊvɚ ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹz, ðə kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi kəntˈɪnjuːd ænd ɪŋkɹˈiːst, æz ðɛɹ ˈoʊldɚ bɹˈʌðɚz ˈælbɚt ʌv sˈækskˈoʊbɜːɡ, hˈɛnɹi ʌv sˈæksɹˈɜːmhɪld ænd kɹˈɪstʃən ʌv sˈæksˈaɪzənbˌɜːɡ dˈaɪd wɪðˌaʊt mˈeɪl ˈɛɹz.
Over the following years, the controversy continued and increased, as their older brothers Albert of Saxe-Coburg, Henry of Saxe-Römhild and Christian of Saxe-Eisenberg died without male heirs.