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