Darlene R. Kritzman wrote: > > The obituary of my husband's great-grandfather states that he was > born Friedrich Christian KRITZMAN, DUKE of COBURG, Saxony, Gotha > Deisbam, in Marcus, Germany, on 14 Oct 1836. That simply means that he was born in the duchy of Sachsen-Koburg-Gotha (or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha). > From what I have learned so far, there is no such thing as Deisbam, > nor can I find a Marcus, though there is a Mark in Thuringia, near > Sonneburg, as well as three others in Germany. "Deisbam" and "Marcus" don't sound like german locations, perhaps the words are crippled anyway. > Furthermore, it > appears we could be related to the Queen of England, since she is a > Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Probably rather not. That is the name of the land and at the same time the the name of the nobility. These british royals have many german titled ancestors. > But this is all I know so far. I wish we could > obtain his birth certificate, but I don't know where to apply. I guess the key is this strange "Deisbam". Perhaps you will detect the correct notation. Dieter