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Escargot
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Cooking escargots.
The escargot (plural escargots, IPA: [ɛs.kaʁ.ɡo], French for snail) is a delicacy consisting of cooked land snails. Escargots are usually served as a starter in France, Spain, and Portugal are a typical dish in the Catalan region of Spain and in North Africa like Morocco and Algeria. The word escargot is also sometimes applied to the living snails of those species which are commonly eaten in this way.[1]
Contents
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1 Etymology
2 Snail species
3 History
4 Preparation
5 Nutritional value
6 Heliciculture
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Etymology[edit]
Escargot, meaning "edible snail", seems to date from 1892 and derives from the word escaragol (Provençal) and thence escargol (Old French), ultimately from Vulgar Latin coculium, from Classical Latin conchylium, from Ancient Greek konchylion (κογχύλιον), meaning "edible shellfish, oyster". The Online Etymological Dictionary writes, "The form of the word in Provençal and French seems to have been influenced by words related to scarab."[2]
Snail species[edit]
Not all species of land snail are edible, and many are too small to make it worthwhile to prepare and cook them. Even among the edible species, the palatability of the flesh varies from species to species.
In France, the species Helix pomatia is most often eaten. The "petit-gris" Cornu aspersa is also eaten, as is Helix lucorum. Several additional species, such as Elona quimperiana, are popular in Europe; see heliciculture.
Apple snails (Pila Polita) are also consumed in Asia and can be found in Asian markets in North America; a nutritional analysis shows them to be a good source of protein.
Apple snail meat.
History[edit]
Snail shells have been found in archaeological excavations, indicating snails have been eaten since prehistoric times.[3][4] A number of archaeological sites around the Mediterranean have been excavated yielding physical evidence of culinary use of several species of snails.[5]
The Romans in particular are known to have considered escargot an elite food, as noted in the writings of Pliny. The edible species Otala lactea has been recovered from the Roman-era city Volubilis in present-day Morocco.[6] More recently, African land snails have been known to be edible.[7]
In the late 1980s, escargots represented a $300-million-a-year business in the United States.[8] May 24 has been designated "National Escargot Day" in the United States.[9][10]
Preparation[edit]
Escargot cooked with garlic butter and parsley in a shell (with a €0.02 coin, about 19 mm across, as a scale object).
Escargot out of its shell.
In French cuisine, the snails are typically purged, killed, removed from their shells, and cooked (usually with garlic butter, chicken stock or wine), and then placed back into the shells with the butter and sauce for serving. Additional ingredients may be added, such as garlic, thyme, parsley and pine nuts. Special snail tongs (for holding the shell) and snail forks (for extracting the meat) are also normally provided, and they are served on indented metal trays with places for six or 12 snails.
In Maltese cuisine, snails (Maltese: bebbux) of the petit gris variety are simmered in red wine or ale with mint, basil and marjoram. The snails are cooked, and served in their shells.
Nutritional value[edit]
Like most molluscs, escargots are high in protein and low in fat content (if cooked without butter). Escargots are estimated to contain 15% protein, 2.4% fat and about 80% water.[11]
Heliciculture[edit]
Main article: Heliciculture
The snails are first prepared by purging them of the likely undesirable contents of their digestive systems. The process used to accomplish this varies, but generally involves a combination of fasting and purging or simply feeding them on a wholesome replacement. The methods most often used can take several days. Farms producing Helix aspersa for sale exist in Europe and in the United States. In both regions, escargot are considered a delicacy.[1] Farm-raised snails are typically fed a diet of ground cereals.
See also[edit]
Escargot de Quimper
Common periwinkle
Snail caviar
Conch
General:
Snails as food
List of delicacies
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Snail Facts and Information. "Snails as Food". Snail-World. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
Jump up ^ Harper, Douglas (2016). "Escargot". Online Etymological Dictionary. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
Jump up ^ Prehistoric edible land snails in the circum-Mediterranean: the archaeological evidence., D. Lubell. In J-J. Brugal & J. Desse (eds.), Petits Animaux et Sociétés Humaines. Du Complément Alimentaire Aux Ressources Utilitaires. XXIVe rencontres internationales d'archéologie et d'histoire d'Antibes, pp. 77-98. Antibes: Éditions APDCA.
Jump up ^ Are land snails a signature for the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition? In, M. Budja (ed.), Neolithic Studies 11. Documenta Praehistorica XXXI: 1-24. D. Lubell.
Jump up ^ A. Eastham, Alastair Small, Michael Ross MadceqrefvrevrecKinnon, Stephen G. Monckton, David S. Reese, Robert J. Buck (2002) The Excavations of San Giovanni Di Ruoti: The Faunal and Plant Remains, University of Toronto Press, 232 pages ISBN 0-8020-4865-X
Jump up ^ Hogan, C. Michael. Volubilis, The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham (2007) megalithic.co.uk
Jump up ^ Hard as snails
Jump up ^ Goodyear, Dana (August 15, 2011). "Grub". The New Yorker. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
Jump up ^ National Day Calendar (2016). "National Escargot Day – May 24". National Day Calendar. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
Jump up ^ Smith, Emily (May 24, 2012). "National Escargot Day". CNN / Eatocracy. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
Jump up ^ Snail (escargot) nutritional value
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to escargot.
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Look up escargot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Escargot - nutritional value
Escargot Recipes from Gourmet Recipe
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Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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Ernest II
Ernest II, c. 1880.
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Reign
29 January 1844 –
22 August 1893
Predecessor
Ernest I
Successor
Alfred
Born
(1818-06-21)21 June 1818
Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, German Confederation
Died
22 August 1893(1893-08-22) (aged 75)
Reinhardsbrunn Castle, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, German Empire
Burial
Friedhof am Glockenberg (de), Coburg
Spouse
Princess Alexandrine of Baden (m. 1842)
Full name
German: Ernst August Karl Johann Leopold Alexander Eduard
English: Ernest Augustus Charles John Leopold Alexander Edward
House
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Mother
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Religion
Lutheranism
Ernest II (German: Ernst August Karl Johann Leopold Alexander Eduard; 21 June 1818 – 22 August 1893) was the sovereign duke of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, reigning from 1844 to his death. Ernest was born in Coburg as the elder child of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and his wife, Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Fourteen months later, his younger brother, Prince Albert, was born, who became consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Ernest's father became Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1826 through an exchange of territories.
In 1842, Ernest married Princess Alexandrine of Baden in what was to be a childless marriage. Soon after, he succeeded as duke upon the death of his father on 29 January 1844. As reigning Duke Ernest II, he supported the German Confederation in the Schleswig-Holstein Wars against Denmark, sending thousands of troops and becoming the commander of a German corps; as such, he was instrumental in the 1849 victory at the battle of Eckernförde against Danish forces. After King Otto of Greece was deposed in 1862, the British government put Ernest's name forward as a possible successor. Negotiations fell through however for various reasons, not in the least of which was that he would not give up his beloved duchies in favor of the Greek throne.
A supporter of a unified Germany, Ernest watched the various political movements with great interest. While he initially was a great and outspoken proponent of the liberal movement, he surprised many by switching sides and supporting the more conservative (and eventually victorious) Prussians during the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian wars and subsequent unification of Germany. His support of the conservatives came at a price however, and he was no longer viewed as the possible leader of a political movement. According to historian Charlotte Zeepvat, Ernest became "increasingly lost in a whirl of private amusements which earned only contempt from outside".
Ernest's position was often linked to his brother Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. The two boys were raised as though twins, and became closer upon the separation and divorce of their parents, as well as the eventual death of their mother. The princes' relationship experienced phases of closeness as well as minor arguments as they grew older; after Albert's death in 1861, Ernest became gradually more antagonistic to Victoria and her children, as well as increasingly bitter toward the United Kingdom, publishing anonymous pamphlets against various members of the British royal family. Despite their increasingly differing political views and opinions however, Ernest accepted his second eldest nephew Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, as his heir-presumptive. Upon Ernest's death on 22 August 1893 at Reinhardsbrunn, Alfred succeeded to the ducal throne.
Contents
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1 Early life
2 Marriage
3 Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
3.1 Development of a constitution
3.2 Schleswig-Holstein wars
3.3 Nomination for the Greek throne
3.4 Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian Wars
3.5 Later years
4 Inheritance to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
5 Titles, styles, honours, and arms
5.1 Titles and styles
5.2 Honours
5.2.1 Foreign
6 Ancestry
7 See also
8 References
9 Sources
9.1 Primary
9.2 Secondary
10 External links
Early life[edit]
Ernest (right) with his younger brother Albert and mother Louise, shortly before her exile from court
Ernest, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, was born at Ehrenburg Palace in Coburg on 21 June 1818.[1] He was the elder son of Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and his first wife Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. He was soon joined by a brother, Prince Albert, who would later become the husband of Queen Victoria. Though Duke Ernest fathered numerous children in various affairs, the two boys would have no other legitimate siblings. In 1826, their father succeeded as Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha through an exchange of territories after the death of the duke's uncle, Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.[2]
There are various accounts of Ernest's childhood. When he was fourteen months old, a servant commented that Ernest "runs around like a weasel. He is teething and as cross as a little badger from impatience and liveliness. He is not pretty now, except his beautiful black eyes."[3] In May 1820, his mother described Ernest as "very big for his age, as well as intelligent. His big black eyes are full of spirit and vivacity."[4] Biographer Richard Hough writes that "even from their infancy, it was plainly evident that the elder son took after his father, in character and appearance, while Albert strongly resembled his mother in most respects."[5] Ernest and his brother often lived with their grandmother the Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld until her death in 1831.
He and Albert were brought up and educated together as if they were twins.[6] Though Albert was fourteen months younger, he surpassed Ernest intellectually.[6] According to their tutor, "they went hand-in-hand in all things, whether at work or at play. Engaging in the same pursuits, sharing the same joys and the same sorrows, they were bound to each other by no common feelings of mutual love".[7] Perhaps the "sorrows" aforementioned related to their parents' marriage. It was not a happy one and Duke Ernest I was continually unfaithful.[8] In 1824, Ernest I and Louise divorced; she subsequently left Coburg and was disallowed from seeing her sons again.[9] She soon remarried to Alexander von Hanstein, Count of Pölzig and Beiersdorf, dying in 1831 at the age of thirty.[10] The year after her death, their father married his niece Duchess Marie of Württemberg, who was his sister Antoinette's daughter. Their stepmother was thus also their first cousin. The duke and his new duchess were not close, and would produce no children; while the boys formed a happy relationship with their stepmother, Marie had little to no input in her stepsons' lives.[11] The separation and divorce of their parents, as well as the later death of their mother left the boys scarred and in close companionship with each other.[12]
A lithograph of Ernest, 1842
In 1836, Ernest and Albert visited their matrimonially eligible cousin Princess Victoria of Kent, spending a few weeks at Windsor.[13] Both boys, and especially Albert were considered by his family to be a potential husband for the young princess, and they were both taught to speak competent English.[14] Their father first thought that Ernest would make a better husband to Victoria than Albert, possibly because his sporting interests would be better received by the British public.[15] Most others favored Albert over Ernest as a possible husband however. Temperamentally, Victoria was much more like Ernest, as both were lively and sociable with a love for dancing, gossip, and late nights; conversely, this fast pace made Albert physically ill.[16] Victoria believed Ernest had a "most kind, honest, and intelligent expression in his countenance", while Albert "seemed full of goodness and sweetness, and very clever and intelligent."[14] No offer of marriage was forthcoming for either brother however, and they returned home.
Ernest entered military training later that year.[16] In April 1837, Ernest and Albert and their household moved to the University of Bonn.[17] Six weeks into their academic term, Victoria succeeded as Queen of the United Kingdom. As rumors of an impending marriage between her and Albert interfered with their studies, the two brothers left on 28 August 1837 at the close of the term to travel around Europe.[18] They returned to Bonn in early November to continue their studies. In 1839, the brothers traveled to England again, where Victoria found her cousin Albert agreeable and soon proposed.[19] This connection would have many implications upon Ernest in the future; for instance, he was selected as godfather for Albert's second daughter Princess Alice, and would eventually come to give her away at her wedding, only months after Albert's death.[20]
Marriage[edit]
Ernest's wife Princess Alexandrine of Baden. Alexandrine would remain fiercely devoted to Ernest during their marriage, believing that their childlessness was her fault.[21]
Various candidates were put forward as a possible wife for Ernest. His own father wanted him to look high-up for a wife, such as a Russian grand duchess.[22] One possibility was Princess Clémentine of Orléans, a daughter of Louis Philippe I, whom he met while visiting the court at the Tuileries.[23] Such a marriage would have required his conversion from Lutheranism to Roman Catholicism however, and consequently nothing came of it.[23] She later married his cousin Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Ernest was also considered by Dowager Queen Maria Christina as a possible husband for her young daughter Isabella II of Spain,[24] and by Queen Victoria for her cousin Princess Augusta of Cambridge.[25]
In Karlsruhe on 3 May 1842, Ernest married 21-year-old Princess Alexandrine of Baden.[26] She was the eldest daughter of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, and Princess Sophie of Sweden, daughter of the deposed King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. Though he gave his consent, his father was disappointed that his first son did not do more to advance the concerns of Coburg.[22] The marriage did not produce any issue, though Ernest apparently fathered at least three illegitimate children in later years.[25]
Ernest had suffered from a venereal disease in his late teens and early twenties, most likely as the consequence of living a wild, promiscuous lifestyle.[16] These qualities he had inherited under the tutelage of his father, who took his sons to "sample the pleasures" of Paris and Berlin, to Albert's "horror and shame".[23] Ernest had been so visibly deteriorating in appearance as a result that Sarah Lyttelton, a lady-in-waiting of Queen Victoria, observed at Windsor in 1839 that he was "very thin and hollow-cheeked and pale, and no likeness to his brother, nor much beauty. But he has fine dark eyes and black hair, and light figure, and a great look of spirit and eagerness".[16] Later that year, Albert counseled his brother against finding a wife until his 'condition' was fully recovered.[22] He further warned that continued promiscuity could leave Ernest incapable of fathering children.[16] Some historians believe that while he himself was able to father other children, the disease rendered his young wife infertile.[25]
As the years went by with further childlessness, Ernest became more distant to his wife, and was continually unfaithful. Though Alexandrine continued to be devoted, choosing to ignore those relationships she was aware of, her loyalty became increasingly baffling to those outside her immediate family.[27] By 1859, after seventeen years of childlessness, Ernest took no further interest in his wife.[28]
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[edit]
On 29 January 1844, Ernest's father died in Gotha, one of the territories their family had recently acquired. Ernest consequently succeeded to the duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as Ernest II.[29]
Development of a constitution[edit]
Extravagant to a great degree, Ernest had many money troubles throughout his reign. In January 1848, Ernest visited his brother in the midst of political unrest in Germany. Upon his return, he also discovered unrest in Coburg. One of the many concerns related to finances. Although Ernest had a large inheritance, he also had frequent debts.[21] There were increasing calls to nationalize most of his property. Indeed, Albert had to intervene at one point and spare his brother the embarrassment of losing one of his Coburg properties.[21]
During the 1848 turmoil in Germany, Albert had been constructing his own liberal reform plan, under which a single monarch, chancellor, and parliament would unite the German states; in addition, each state would retain its own current ruling dynasty.[21] As this plan pertained to his brother, Ernest was given a copy in the hope that he would develop his own liberal constitution. Ernest subsequently made a few concessions, but his position remained sound, not counting the increasing problem of his debts.[21] A constitution was drafted and promulgated in 1849 in Gotha,[29] though one had existed in Coburg since 1821. In 1852, both constitutions were converged into one, which converted the personal union of the two duchies into a real union; the duchies were now inseparable, with a common set of institutions.[2] During the political turmoil, timely concessions and Ernest's popular habit of mingling with "the people in their pleasures" were instrumental in keeping him from losing his throne.[30] Furthermore, various contemporary sources state that Ernest was an able, just and very popular ruler, which may have also helped keep him in power.[31]
Schleswig-Holstein wars[edit]
See also: Schleswig-Holstein Question
A bust of Ernest at the Landestheater in Coburg. Ernest was a strong enthusiast for music and plays all his life, and was the artistic force behind many that were popular in Germany.
From 1848 to 1864, Denmark and the German Confederation fought over control of the two duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. Historically, the duchies had been ruled by Denmark since medieval times, but there remained a large German majority. This majority was sparked to rebellion after Frederick VII of Denmark announced on 27 March 1848 the duchies would become an integral part of Denmark under his new liberal constitution. Prussia soon became involved, supporting the uprising and beginning the First Schleswig War. Ernest sent 8,000 men initially, adding to the army sent by the German Confederation. He also desired to be given a military job during the war, but was refused, as it was "extremely difficult to offer me a position in the army of Schleswig-Holstein corresponding to my rank", according to his memoirs.[32] He agreed to a smaller command, coming to lead a Thuringian contingent; he commented in a letter to his brother that "I should have declined any other command of the kind, but I could not refuse this one, as, in the present condition of our States, it is important to keep the executive power in our hands".[33] As commander of a German corps, Ernest was instrumental in winning the 5 April 1849 battle of Eckernförde against Danish forces.[34]
The first war ended in 1851, but would resume in 1864. During this interlude, Ernest fervently opposed the marriage of his nephew Albert Edward, Prince of Wales ('Bertie'), to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, a daughter of the future Christian IX of Denmark (and therefore an enemy of the German states). He believed that such a match flew in the face of German interests.[35] Albert replied angrily "What has that got to do with you?... Vicky has racked her brains to help us to find someone, but in vain...We have no [other reasonable] choice".[36] Albert agreed there were going to be problems with the match, but as he could find no alternative bride, he wrote to Ernest that keeping the affair a private matter (and outside the realm of government) was "the only way to prevent a break with Prussia and the only way to keep the game in our own hands, impose the conditions that we think necessary, and as far as we can, take off its political edge".[37] Albert also warned his son of Ernest's endeavors to interfere with the match, commenting, "Your uncle...will try his hand at this work. Your best defence will be not to enter on the subject, should he broach it".[38]
Soon after writing these letters, Prince Albert died on 14 December 1861. His death helped Ernest repair his relationship with his sister-in-law, as Victoria had been becoming increasingly angrier over Ernest's objections to the Danish match. The two brothers had always been close, whatever their disagreements, and Albert's death left Ernest "wretched", noted Victoria in a letter to her eldest daughter.[28] The death did not solve their argument however; seeing that his direct involvement had failed to persuade Victoria, Ernest tried a new tactic. He began to spread gossip about Alexandra and her family, in which her mother, Princess Louise, "had had illegitimate children and Alexandra had had flirtations with young officers"; he also wrote to Louise herself, warning that Bertie would be an unfortunate choice for a husband.[39] Additionally, Ernest met with his nephew at Thebes, most likely attempting to discourage him from the match in person.[40] In an 11 April letter, Victoria unhappily noted to her eldest daughter, "You did not tell me that Bertie had met Uncle Ernest at Thebes...I am always alarmed when I think of Uncle Ernest and Bertie being together as I know the former will do all he can to set Bertie against the marriage with Princess Alix".[37] Despite Ernest's disapproval, Bertie was duly married to Alexandra on 10 March 1863.
During the American Civil War, the Duke assigned Ernst Raven to the position of consul in the state of Texas. Raven applied to the Confederate Government for a diplomatic exequatur on 30 July 1861 and was accepted.[41]
Nomination for the Greek throne[edit]
A coin depicting Ernest II, 1869. It was issued to commemorate the twenty-fifth year of his reign.
On 23 October 1862, Otto of Bavaria, King of Greece, was deposed in a bloodless coup. The Greeks were eager to have someone close to Britain and Queen Victoria replace Otto; some desired to allow Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (her second son), succeed as King of Greece.[42] He was elected with 95% of the vote in the Greek head of state referendum of 1862. After his ineligibility was confirmed however, the Greeks began looking for other possible candidates, which included Duke Ernest at the British government's suggestion.[43] To their and Victoria's reasoning, if Ernest were to take the Greek throne, Alfred could immediately take up his inheritance and succeed Ernest as duke (the Prince of Wales having passed his claim to the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha onto his younger brother).[43] Many were in favor of his nomination, including Prime Minister Lord Palmerston and Ernest's sister-in-law. In a letter written to her uncle Leopold I of Belgium, Victoria stated her support for a new royal branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (as Leopold had been chosen as King of the Belgians in 1831), as well as her desire for her second son, Alfred, to succeed his uncle in the duchy.[44] As negotiations continued however, she began to lose enthusiasm for the idea.[43]
There were problems to the nomination; Ernest had no children, and thus would have had to adopt one of the princes of his house to succeed him as King of Greece. To solve this problem, Ernest suggested to Palmerston that he simply take the title Regent of Greece and hold the kingdom in trust for his chosen heir.[44] He also stipulated that if he accepted the throne, it should be subject to certain guarantees by the other powers. The apparent deal-breaker however was the fact that Ernest wanted to acquire the Greek throne and still maintain control of his "safer" duchies.[43] In the end, the British cabinet thought the proposed conditions unacceptable. His proposals turned down, Ernest in turn refused. In 1863, the Greek throne was accepted by another member of a royal family: the Princess of Wales' younger brother Prince William of Denmark. Ernest would later comment, "That this cup was spared me, I always regarded as a piece of good fortune".[45]
Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian Wars[edit]
See also: Austro-Prussian War and Franco-Prussian War
Ernest, like his brother, was in favor of a German unified, federal state.[46] To best realize this goal, Ernest liked to dabble in whatever political system promised the most success.[21] He subsequently watched the growth of liberalism in Germany with much interest and tried to build links with the movement's leaders. During Albert's lifetime, Ernest took a close interest in the movement for reform, and was perceived as a progressive within Germany.[47] His favorable view of liberalism caused his duchy to become an asylum for political refugees from other German states.[48] In 1863, he attended the liberal Frankfurt Conference, which was openly avoided by more conservative Prussia.[43] Though his attendance made him no friends in Prussia, he developed such strong contacts in Austria that many looked to him as a potential leader in the mounting conflict between the northern and southern powers.[43] He grew tired of the advice he received from Albert on the subject however; as Ernest "was by no means inclined to consent to an energetic rule such as I adopted immediately afterwards for the perfection of the constitutional system", according to Albert's letters.[49]
The Austro-Prussian War was triggered by the desire of German conservative leaders to unify, albeit on different terms than their liberal counterparts. Ernest urged Prussian leaders against the impending war, and was an active advocate of the Austrian cause.[43] Though Ernest normally followed more liberal politics than many of his counterparts, he began switching his views to align more closely with Prussian Minister President Otto von Bismarck by the mid-1860s. Despite this change in his private political views, he still had strong publicly known Austrian ties, and no one foresaw that Ernest would immediately side with the better-equipped Prussians upon breakout of the war.[43] His reasoning is usually understood as acting in the best interests of his duchies, and by extension, of himself.[43] Regardless, it was seen as a betrayal of former friends; Queen Victoria commented that Ernest "might have agreed to neutrality - for that might be necessary, but to change colours I cannot think right".[43]
Ernest was fortunate in his support of victorious Prussia; many other petty German dukes, princes, and kings who had supported Austria suffered immensely at Hohenzollern hands. Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, and Nassau for instance were all annexed to Prussia at the expense of their respective rulers. Though he had only recently changed his political views, Ernest was allowed to ride at the head of his battalion during the victory parade. His eldest niece Prussian Crown Princess Victoria ("Vicky") was for one pleased with his Prussian support and commented "I am not accustomed to hearing so much praise of Coburg here. [Ernest] was not among the crushed and beaten foe, it is sad enough as it is to see so many of one's friends suffering from the effects of their miscalculations".[50] Victoria's husband Crown Prince Frederick was also pleased with Ernest's decision, writing in his journal 28 September 1871, that the duke's "society always affords me peculiar pleasure, especially...when his heart beats so warmly for Germany".[51]
Ernest's support of the Prussians in the Austro-Prussian War and later Franco Prussian War meant he was no longer the potential leader of a political movement; although it was true that he had been able to retain his duchies, it had come at a price. According to historian Charlotte Zeepvat, Ernest "was increasingly lost in a whirl of private amusements which earned only contempt from outside".[52] Ernest funneled his political thoughts into the private sphere, preferring to write covertly sponsored articles in the Coburg press that became increasingly embittered against England.[53] In 1886, Ernest published Co-Regents and Foreign Influence in Germany, a pamphlet that greatly angered his family; though produced anonymously, no one doubted that it was written by Ernest. It attacked Vicky as a disloyal German that was too dependent on her mother, and declared that she had been too indiscreet in passing along confidential information during both war and peacetime.[54] Queen Victoria was furious, writing to Vicky, "What you told me of Uncle E and that pamphlet is simply monstrous. I assure you that I felt great difficulty in writing to him for his birthday, but I wrote it as short and cool as I could consistently with civility".[54] "Dear Uncle Ernest does us all a great deal of harm by his odd ways and uncontrollable tongue with his very lively imagination".[53]
Later years[edit]
An equestrian statue of Ernest in the Hofgarten, Coburg. In the 1850s, Ernest dramatically transformed the Hofgarten into an English landscape garden. It opened on 27 April 1857 to the public. The statue was constructed in 1899 in order to commemorate Ernest's contributions.
Later in his reign, Ernest's actions managed to continually anger his sister-in-law. Though Victoria loved Ernest because he was Albert's brother, she was displeased that Ernest was writing his memoirs, worrying about their contents mainly in regard to her dead husband.[55] Despite their disputes, Ernest still met with Victoria and her family occasionally. In 1891, they met in France; Victoria's lady-in-waiting commented "the old Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha has been here today with his wife. He is the Prince Consort's only brother and an awful looking man, the Queen dislikes him particularly. He is always writing anonymous pamphlets against the Queen and the Empress Frederick, which naturally creates a great deal of annoyance in the family".[56]
Throughout his reign, Ernest had been known for his extravagance and womanizing; as he grew older, Ernest enjoyed gossip and was "now a thoroughly disreputable old roué who enjoyed the outrage provoked by his actions", leading Vicky to declare that her uncle "was his own enemy".[53] His behavior and manner of dress increasingly became a joke for younger generations.[55] His great-niece Marie of Edinburgh would later describe Ernest as "an old beau, squeezed into a frock-coat too tight for his bulk and uncomfortably pinched in at the waist', sporting a top hat, lemon coloured gloves, and a rosebud in his lapel".[55] He put on weight and though on paper his wealth was large, he was still constantly in debt.[53]
An excellent musician[30] and amateur composer all his life, Ernest was a great patron of the arts and sciences in Coburg,[57] often giving awards and titles to members of the artistic and scientific world, such as Paul Kalisch[citation needed], a German opera singer and the English chemist William Ernest Bush. Ernest composed songs, hymns, and cantatas, as well as musical pieces for opera and the stage, including Die Gräberinsel (1842), Tony, oder die Vergeltung (1849), Casilda (1851), Santa Chiara (1854), and Zaïre, which met with success in Germany.[30] He could also draw and play the piano.[58] One of his operas, Diana von Solange (1858), prompted Franz Liszt the following year to write an orchestral Festmarsch nach Motiven von E. H. z. S.-C.-G., S.116 (E. H. z. S.-C.-G. was short for Ernst Herzog zu Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha).[59] However, its production at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1890 inspired dismal reviews, with one spectator commenting that its "music was simply rubbish".[60] Ernest was also an avid hunter and sportsman; one contemporary remarked that he was "one of the foremost and keenest sportsman produced by the present century".[61] In addition, Ernest was an enthusiastic patron of everything connected with natural history,[61] for instance traveling to Abyssinia with the German zoologist Alfred Brehm in 1862.
Ernest II died at Reinhardsbrunn on 22 August 1893 after a short illness.[62] A lifelong sportsman, his last words were apparently "Let the drive commence!"[61] His funeral was held in the Morizkirche in Coburg; thousands of spectators came to the funeral, including Emperor Wilhelm II and the Prince of Wales.[63] He is buried in the ducal mausoleum in the Friedhof am Glockenberg (de) which he himself had built in 1853–58.[64]:47
Ernest was succeeded by his nephew Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.
Inheritance to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[edit]
Ernest's heir-presumptive Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.
For much of Ernest's reign, the heir presumptive to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was his only sibling Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria.[2] When it became increasingly more clear that Ernest would be childless, the possibility of a personal union between his duchies and the United Kingdom became real, a reality that was deemed undesirable.[2] Special arrangements were made by a combination of constitutional clauses and renunciations to pass Ernest's throne to a son of Albert while preventing a personal union.[2] Consequently, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, his brother's second eldest son, was designated the childless Ernest's heir presumptive, when his older brother, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII of the United Kingdom), renounced his succession rights.
Issues arose over authority to control the upbringing of his heir-presumptive. As head of the Coburg family, Ernest would normally have been able to arrange Alfred's education and general upbringing unchallenged.[21] This however was not the case. Alfred was torn between his British birth and his German inheritance. This was partly because Alfred was second-in-line to the United Kingdom until the birth of his nephew Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, in 1864. One example of the many problems of his education concerned the language he would speak. Although he grew up learning German, his native language was decided to be English. In addition, a naval career was chosen for Alfred, a common profession for a British prince but almost unheard of for a German prince.[21] Ernest also wanted Alfred to be educated in Coburg, but his brother refused. Albert's refusal most likely stemmed from the negative British reaction that would have inevitably occurred and the fact that Albert was fearful of Alfred's moral development.[21] Thus, despite Ernest's protests, he went unheeded in Albert's lifetime. In 1863, Ernest told Victoria that it was time for Alfred to leave the navy and enter a German university. By March of the following year, it was decided that Alfred would attend Bonn University but be left to consider his future, as he was having reservations over permanently residing outside England.[43] The matter was eventually resolved; Alfred came to accept his inheritance, and Victoria understood and accepted that Ernest needed to be involved in the upbringing of his heir-presumptive, with a strong German element added to his education and (carefully chaperoned) visits to Coburg.[43]
Titles, styles, honours, and arms[edit]
Titles and styles[edit]
Coat of arms of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
21 June 1818 – 12 November 1826: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
12 November 1826 – 29 January 1844: His Highness The Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
29 January 1844 – 22 August 1893: His Highness The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Honours[edit]
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
KJ: Knight of St. Joachim
Joint Grand Master of the Order of the Ernestine House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Master Mason, 1857[65]
Foreign[edit]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold in 1839.[66]
United Kingdom
KG: Knight of the Garter, 1844[21]
German Empire
Recipient of the Iron Cross of 1870, 1st and 2nd class[67]
Ancestry[edit]
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16. Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
8. Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
17. Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
4. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
18. Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
9. Duchess Sophia Antonia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
19. Duchess Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Blankenburg
2. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
20. Henry XXIX, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
10. Henry XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
21. Countess Sophie Theodora of Castell-Remlingen
5. Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
22. George Augustus, Count of Erbach-Schönberg
11. Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg
23. Ferdinande Henriette, Countess of Stolberg-Gedern
1. Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
24. Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
12. Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
25. Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen
6. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
26. Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
13. Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen
27. Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
3. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
28. Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
14. Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
29. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
7. Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
30. Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
15. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
31. Countess Luise Reuss of Schleiz
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See also[edit]
List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter
List of members of the House of Wettin
List of famous big game hunters
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External links[edit]
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Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 21 June 1818 Died: 22 August 1893
German royalty
Preceded by
Ernst I Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
29 January 1844 – 22 August 1893 Succeeded by
Alfred
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1st generation
Christian Ernst II*
Prince Wilhelm Frederick*
Prince Karl Ernst*
Francis Josias*
2nd generation
Ernest Frederick
Prince Johann Wilhelm
Prince Christian Franz
Prince Josias
3rd generation
Francis
Prince Karl Wilhelm
Prince Ludwig Karl
Prince Ferdinand August
Prince Frederick
4th generation
Ernest III
Prince Ferdinand**
Leopold I of Belgium**
Prince Franz Maximilian
5th generation
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha**
Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom**
Ferdinand II of Portugal**
Prince August**
Prince Leopold**
* prince of Saxe-Saalfeld until 1699
** became prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1826
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Forefather
Duke Francis I
1st generation
Ernest I^
Prince Ferdinand^
King Leopold I of the Belgians^
2nd generation
Ernest II^
Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom^*
Koháry:
King Fernando II of Portugal^¶
Prince August^
Prince Leopold^
Belgium:
Crown Prince Louis Philippe#
King Leopold II#
Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders#
3rd generation
United Kingdom:
King Edward VII*
Alfred I*
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn*
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany*
Braganza:
King Pedro V¶
King Luís I¶
Infante João, Duke of Beja¶
Infante Fernando¶
Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra¶
Koháry:
Prince Philipp
Prince Ludwig August
Tsar Ferdinand I of the Bulgarians†
Belgium:
Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant#
Prince Baudouin#
King Albert I#
4th generation
United Kingdom:
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale*
King George V*
Prince Alexander John of Wales*
Hereditary Prince Alfred*
Prince Arthur of Connaught*
Charles Edward I*
Braganza:
King Carlos I¶
Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto¶
Koháry:
Prince Leopold Clement
Prince Pedro Augusto1
Prince August Leopold1
Prince Joseph Ferdinand1
Prince Ludwig Gaston1
Bulgaria:
Tsar Boris III†
Kiril, Prince of Preslav†
Belgium:
King Leopold III#
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders#
5th generation
United Kingdom:
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It Ain't Over 'til It's Over
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For the Fast Eddie Clarke album, see It Ain't Over till It's Over.
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over"
Single by Lenny Kravitz
from the album Mama Said
Released
June 6, 1991
Format
7"
12"
CD
Genre
Soul
funk
soft rock
pop
Length
3:55
Label
Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Lenny Kravitz
Producer(s)
Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz singles chronology
"Always on the Run"
(1991) "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over"
(1991) "Stand by My Woman"
(1992)
"Always on the Run"
(1991) "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over"
(1991) "Stand by My Woman"
(1992)
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" is a song recorded, written, and produced by American musician Lenny Kravitz for his second studio album, Mama Said (1991). Released as the album's second single in June 1991, the song is a mid-tempo ballad, musically inspired by Motown, Philly soul, and Earth, Wind & Fire (particularly "That's the Way of the World"). The horn line at the end is performed by the Phenix Horns from Earth, Wind & Fire. "That song just came out one day, and I knew it had a classic vibe. And I still love that song very much today", Kravitz said in an interview for VivaMusic.com in 2000.[1] The line is based on a Yogiism, or quotation from Yogi Berra: "It ain't over 'til it's over."[2] It was Kravitz's first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 of his career, and his highest peak in the chart. English singer Mutya Buena's 2007 song "Real Girl" contains a sample from "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over".
Contents
1 Chart performance
2 Music video
3 Personnel
4 Track listings and formats
5 Chart performance
5.1 Weekly charts
5.2 Year-end charts
6 References
7 External links
Chart performance[edit]
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" is Kravitz's most successful single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart to date, peaking at number two behind Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". It was also popular in the United Kingdom, where it reached number eleven.
Music video[edit]
The music video, directed by Jesse Dylan, features Kravitz and his band performing the song. It also featured a violin section, which performs the main song riff. In the studio, Kravitz plays all the instruments, apart from the string and horn sections. Different kinds of background lighting colors were featured in the video.
Personnel[edit]
Lenny Kravitz – vocals, guitar, electric piano, bass, electric sitar, drums
Phenix Horns – horns
Track listings and formats[edit]
CD single and 12" single
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" – 3:55
"I'll Be Around" – 2:52
"The Difference Is Why" – 4:48
7" single
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" – 3:55
"The Difference Is Why" – 4:48
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1991)[3][4]
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 25
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 20
Canada (RPM Singles Chart)[8] 2
France (SNEP)[9] 29
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 43
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 21
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 10
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1991)
Rank
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[19] 16
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[20] 60
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 44
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 36
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[23] 22
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Lenny Kravitz Grammy Awards!". Lenny-Kravitz.com. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
Jump up ^ See Examples of Yogiisms.
Jump up ^ "Mama Said > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
Jump up ^ "Lenny Kravitz – It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over – swisscharts.com". SwissCharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
Jump up ^ "Australian-charts.com – Lenny Kravitz – It Ain't Over 'til It's Over". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Austriancharts.at – Lenny Kravitz – It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – Lenny Kravitz – It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Top Singles - Volume 54, No. 12, August 24, 1991". RPM. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
Jump up ^ "Lescharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lenny Kravitz – It Ain't Over 'til It's Over". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "The Irish Charts". IRMA. Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
Jump up ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lenny Kravitz – It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Charts.nz – Lenny Kravitz – It Ain't Over 'til It's Over". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – It Ain't Over 'til It's Over". Singles Top 100. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Chart Stats – Lenny Kravitz – It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over". Chart Stats. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
Jump up ^ "Lenny Kravitz Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Lenny Kravitz Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Lenny Kravitz Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Top Singles - Volume 55, No. 3, December 21, 1991". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
Jump up ^ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1706&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1706.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1706
Jump up ^ "End of Year Charts 1991". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
Jump up ^ Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1991
External links[edit]
It Ain't Over 'til It's Over official video on YouTube
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"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (1991)
"Fields of Joy" (1991)
Are You Gonna Go My Way
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"Heaven Help" (1993)
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"American Woman" (1999)
"Black Velveteen" (1999)
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Lenny
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It Is Time for a Love Revolution
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"Love Love Love" (2008)
"Dancin' Til Dawn" (2008)
Black and White America
"Stand" (2011)
Strut
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Raise Vibration
"It's Enough!" (2018)
"Low" (2018)
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"(I Can't Make It) Another Day" (featuring Michael Jackson) (2010)
"Superlove" (vs. Avicii) (2012)
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