When was the sovereign duke of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha diedto whom Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 140 dedicated to?
Symphony No. 2 (Raff) Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 140, was composed by Joachim Raff in Weimar in 1866. It is one of the three Raff symphonies that does not carry a descriptive title. It is dedicated to Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. It was premiered in Weimar in 1867 and was published two years later in Mainz. A few years later the symphony received its second performance in the Leipzig Gewandhaus under Raff's baton. A typical performance lasts for about 37 minutes.
Frederick II, Duke of Austria Frederick II (German: "Friedrich II." ; 25 April 1211 – 15 June 1246), known as Frederick the Quarrelsome ("Friedrich der Streitbare"), was Duke of Austria and Styria from 1230 until his death. He was the fifth and last Austrian duke from the House of Babenberg, since the former margraviate was elevated to a duchy by the 1156 "Privilegium Minus". He was killed in the Battle of the Leitha River, leaving no male heirs.