Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (born 1737)

Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

18th-century Austrian nobleman and military commander

Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was a military commander in the army of the Holy Roman Empire. He began his career at the age of 18 in a cavalry regiment with which he took part in the Seven Years' War. Coburg's bravery allowed him to quickly rise through the…