soul now triumphing in Heaven and his fame abiding for ever
throughout Europe, the remains of this great hero were interred
in the Castle of Friedenstein, 23 November, 1707.)
2. Yan Loon, Y. 55. Thes. Num. 698. Tentzel, II.
PI. 83, vii.
Gotha, iR. Very rare.
John William, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, was killed at the siege
of Toulon, -jTj- August, 1707. He was the second son of Frederick
I., Duke of Saxony. His first campaign was in Flanders
under William III. of England, by whom he was appointed
Adjutant-General. He afterwards served under Charles XII.
of Sweden in Poland, and under the Prince of Baden and
Prince Eugene in Germany and Italy. At the siege of Toulon
he led with great bravery an assault against the fort of St.
Catherine, and the attack was at first successful; hut the enemy
being too numerous, the Allies were compelled to retire with
heavy loss, and at the cost of the life of their brave leader, who
was shot in the head with a bullet. His entrails were buried
on the spot where he fe ll; and his remains were brought to the
Castle of Friedenstein, the burial-place of his ancestors, where
they were interred, 23 Nov. 1707.
1 2 0 . J o h n W il l ia m , D u k e o p S a x e -G o th a .
Died, -j^5- August, 1707.
Bust of the Duke of Saxe-Gotha, r . ; similar to the preceding,
but turned a little more from the spectator. Leg. io h .
WILHELM . DUX . sax . i . c . m . a . e t w. On truncation,
Koch . F. (Johann Christian Koch fecit.)
Rev. Chronogrammatie inscription, n atvs g o th a e rv .
OCTOBB . MD.CLXXVII . PATBE FKIDERICO MAGNANIMO MATRE
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GERMANIAM . BRITAN . BELG . HVNGAR . SVEO . POLON .
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TELONIS MART . OCCIDIT FLEBILIS SALVT . PVBl’ FAVTOBI. OMNIB.'
FLEBILIOR NVLLI CARO qVaM FRATrI FEDerICo AVGVSTI . XV.
(Son of Frederick the Magnanimous and of Madeleine Sybilla,
grandson of Ernest the Pious, born at Gotha 4 Oct. 1677, a
Prince pious and magnanimous, the glory of the most serene
house of Saxony and the guardian of disturbed Europe, the
defender of the public weal and of liberty, and the greatest hope
of Germany in danger, he took part in nearly all the wars of
his time, and filled the highest grades, and by his valour and
deeds in England, Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, Poland, Italy,
and France added glory to Germany and filled the whole world
with the fame of his name; besides all these things, having
struggled in shipwreck with the waters of the Baltic Sea, and
having been rescued 8 April, 1702, he discharged the duties of
Field Marshal Lieutenant-General of the armies of their Majesties,
the Emperor and the Queen of Britain, and of the United
Provinces of Holland, and having enjoyed a short life, but one
much ennobled by his deeds and his fortunes, he was slain at the
siege of Toulon, mourned by all promoters of the public weal, but
by no one more than by his dear brother Frederick, 15 August,
m d c c v ii = 1707.) KOCH. FECIT. (Johann Christian Koch fecit.)
2-1. Yan Loon, V. 60. Thes. Num. 699. Tentzel II
PI. 84, iv. '
Gotha, JR. Very rare.
Johann Christian Koch, who executed this medal, was a pupil
of Christian Wermuth, and one of the engravers to the Mint
at Gotha. The Duke of Saxe-Gotha, whilst on a journey to
England, was caught in a storm in the Baltic Sea, and the
ship being wrecked, he narrowly escaped drowning just off
Stockholm. His brother Frederick II. was the reigning Duke
of Saxony.