What sovereign duke of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, composed the opera Diana von Solange in 1858?
Diana von Solange Diana von Solange is an opera by the German prince Ernst II of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, an amateur composer. It was premiered in 1858. In 1859, Franz Liszt wrote an orchestral "Festmarsch nach Motiven von E. H. z. S-C-G", S.116, based on themes from "Diana von Solange" (E. H. z. S-C-G was short for Ernst Herzog zu Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha).
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Gotha, 30 January 1745 – Gotha, 20 April 1804) was the reigning Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg from 1772 to 1804. He was the third but second surviving son of Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen. The death of his older brother Frederick in 1756 made him the heir to the duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.