Premise: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (German: "Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha" ), or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was an Ernestine duchy ruled by a branch of the House of Wettin, consisting of territories in the present-day states of Bavaria and Thuringia in Germany. It lasted from 1826 to 1918.
Hypothesis: Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha is the correct German spelling for Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in modern German language.