Producer

Leopold Hoesch

Direction

Julia Melchior

Producer

n/a

Genre

Dynasties

Transmitter

ZDF

Length

1 x 45'

Editor

Year

2017

Royal dynasties

The Coburg

The Coburg dukes seemed doomed to insignificance.
Thanks to a clever marriage policy, they achieved a meteoric rise to become the most important dynasty of their time in the 19th century.
They founded the royal houses of Belgium and Bulgaria, ruled England and Portugal and married into the palaces of the whole of Europe.

In her new film, ZDF royal house expert Julia Melchior explores the European family network of the Coburgs.
Bulgaria's former King Simeon welcomes her to his residence in Sofia.
In Belgium, the royal family opens the palace doors and in Great Britain she sets off in search of the Coburg roots of the British royal family.
Rich in anecdotes and visually stunning, the film uses selected biographies to tell the story of what is probably the most European family on the continent.

First broadcast: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 20:15 on ZDF

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