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Once again, Wikipedia states that it didn't happen until 1881; but then, perhaps it was only August's family which remaind DSH until then. After all, he was only a fringe member of the house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, being the second son of a second son. His older brother, of course, became the king consort of Portugal; and he himself married a daughter of King Louis-Philippe of the French. And his own children got elevated through marriage or the acquisition of crowns.
Yes, Wikipedia should be taken with a grain of salt. My source was the memoirs of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha, also referenced by Heraldica.org which also notes the change in style. Meiningen and Altenburg jointly upgraded their styles with Coburg. Previous Message
No idea for Brazil.
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