Saxe-Meiningen

The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in the 17th century, the Saxe-Meiningen line lasted, without much distinction, until the end of the monarchies in 1918 . In the reshuffle of Ernestine territories that occurred following the extinction of the Saxe-Gotha line in 1825 , Saxe-Meiningen received Hildburghausen and Saalfeld. The state of Saxe-Meiningen was merged into the new state of Thuringia in 1920.

The capital of Saxe-Meiningen was Meiningen; it had an area of 2,468 km² and a population of 269,000 (1905). The summer residence was Altenstein.

The present head of Head of the Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen is Prince Frederick Konrad (born 1952).

1 Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen
2 Heads of the Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen, post monarchy
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen

Bernhard I (1675–1706)
Ernst Ludwig I (1706–24), son of Bernhard I
Ernst Ludwig II (1724–29), son of Ernst Ludwig I
Karl Frederick (1729–43), son of Ernst Ludwig I
Frederick Wilhelm (1743–1746), son of Bernhard I
Anton Ulrich (1746–63), Son of Bernhard I
Karl Wilhelm (1763–82), son of Anton Ulrich
Georg I (1782–1803), son of Anton Ulrich
Bernhard II (1803–66), son of Georg I
Georg II (1866–1914), son of Bernhard II
Bernhard III (1914–18), son of Georg II

Dukedom abolished in 1918

[edit] Heads of the Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen, post monarchy

Bernhard III (1918-1928)
Prince Georg (1928–46)
Prince Bernhard (1946–84)
Prince Frederick Konrad (1984–present)

[edit] See also

Ernestine duchies

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

Saxe-Meiningen Family Genealogy

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Ernestine duchies after the Division of Erfurt (1572)

Saxe-Weimar (1572–1806) • Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach (1572–1596) • Saxe-Coburg (1596–1633; 1681–1699) • Saxe-Eisenach (1596–1638; 1640–1644; 1672–1806) • Saxe-Altenburg (1603–1672; 1826–1918) • Saxe-Gotha (1640–1680) • Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1681–1826) • Saxe-Marksuhl (1662–1672) • Saxe-Jena (1672–1690) • Saxe-Eisenberg (1680–1707) • Saxe-Hildburghausen (1680–1826) • Saxe-Römhild (1680–1710) • Saxe-Saalfeld (1680–1735) • Saxe-Meiningen (1681–1918) • Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1735–1826) • Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1806–1918) • Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1826–1918)

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