Profiles: Dukes and Consorts of Saxe-Meiningen

Bernhard I
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: September 10, 1649 in Gotha
Parents: Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
Married(1): November 20, 1671 to Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt
Children:
– Ernst Ludwig I,Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1672)
– Bernhard (1673)
– Johann Ernst (1674)
– Marie Elisabeth (1676)
– Johann Georg (1677)
– Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1679)
– Georg Ernst (1680)
Married(2): January 25, 1681 to Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Children:
– Elisabeth Ernestine (1681)
– Eleonore Friederike (1683)
– Anton August (1684)
– Wilhelmine Luise (1686)
– Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1687)
REIGN: 1680 – April 27, 1706
Died: April 27, 1706 in Meiningen
Buried: Schlosskirche at Elisabethenburg Palace

Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt
Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: November 26, 1647 in Glessen
Parents: Georg II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Sophie Eleonore of Saxony
Married: November 20, 1671 to Duke Bernhard I
Children:
– Ernst Ludwig I,Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1672)
– Bernhard (1673)
– Johann Ernst (1674)
– Marie Elisabeth (1676)
– Johann Georg (1677)
– Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1679)
– Georg Ernst (1680)
Died: April 19, 1680 in Ichtershausen
Buried: Schlosskirche at Elisabethenburg Palace

Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: September 30, 1658 in Wolfenbüttel
Parents: Anton Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg
Married: January 25, 1681 to Duke Bernhard I
Children:
– Elisabeth Ernestine (1681)
– Eleonore Friederike (1683)
– Anton August (1684)
– Wilhelmine Luise (1686)
– Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1687)
Died: March 15, 1729
Buried: Schlosskirche at Elisabethenburg Palace

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Ernst Ludwig I
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: October 7, 1672 in Gotha
Parents: Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt
Married(1): September 19, 1704 to Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Children:
– Josef Bernhard (1706)
– Friedrich August (1707)
– Ernst Ludwig II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1709)
– Luise Dorothea (1710)
– Karl Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1712)
Married(2): June 3, 1714 to Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg
REIGN: April 27, 1706 – November 24, 1724
Died: November 24, 1724 in Meiningen
Buried: Schlosskirche at Elisabethenburg Palace

Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: January 22, 1674 in Gotha
Parents: Friedrich I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Magdalena Sybille of Saxe-Weissenfels
Married: September 19, 1704 to Duke Ernst Ludwig I
Children:
– Josef Bernhard (1706)
– Friedrich August (1707)
– Ernst Ludwig II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1709)
– Luise Dorothea (1710)
– Karl Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1712)
Died: April 18, 1713 in Meiningen
Buried: Schlosskirche at Elisabethenburg Palace

Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg
Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: April 5, 1674 in Cölln, Brandenburg
Parents: Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg and Sophie Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Married(1): April 29, 1691 to Friedrich Casimir Kettler, Duke of Courland
Children:
– Friedrich Wilhelm Kettler, Duke of Courtland (1692)
– Leopold Carl Kettler (1693)
Married(2): Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Married(3): June 3, 1714 to Duke Ernst Ludwig I
Died:> November 22, 1748 at Schloss Glücksburg in Römhild
Buried: Schlosskirche at Elisabethenburg Palace

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Ernst Ludwig II
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: August 8, 1709 in Coburg
Parents: Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
REIGN: November 24, 1724 – February 24, 1729
Died: February 24, 1729 in Meiningen
Buried: Schlosskirche at Elisabethenburg Palace

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Karl Friedrich
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: July 18, 1712 in Meiningen
Parents: Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
REIGN: February 24, 1729 – March 28, 1743
Died: March 28, 1743
Buried: Schlosskirche at Elisabethenburg Palace

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Friedrich Wilhelm
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: February 16, 1679 in Ichtershausen
Parents: Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt
REIGN: March 28, 1743 – March 10, 1746
Died: March 10, 1746 in Meiningen
Buried: Schlosskirche at Elisabethenburg Palace

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Anton Ulrich
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: October 22, 1687 in Meiningen
Parents: Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Married(1): January 1711 to Philippine Elisabeth Caesar
Children:
– Philippine Antoinette (1712)
– Philippine Elisabeth (1713)
– Philippine Luise (1714)
– Philippine Wilhelmine (1715)
– Bernhard Ernst (1716)
– Antonie Auguste (1717)
– Sophie Wilhelmine (1719)
– Karl Ludwig (1721)
– Christine Friederike (1723)
– Friedrich Ferdinand (1725)
Married(2): September 26, 1750 to Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
Children:
– Charlotte (1751)
– Luise (1752)
– Elisabeth (1753)
– Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1754)
– Friedrich Franz (1756)
– Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1761)
– Amalie (1762)
REIGN: March 10, 1746 – January 27, 1763
Died: January 27, 1763 in Frankfurt
Buried: Schlosskirche at Elisabethenburg Palace

Philippine Elisabeth Caesar
1st wife of Anton Ulrich

Born: 1686
Married: January 1711 to Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (morganatic)
Children:
– Philippine Antoinette (1712)
– Philippine Elisabeth (1713)
– Philippine Luise (1714)
– Philippine Wilhelmine (1715)
– Bernhard Ernst (1716)
– Antonie Auguste (1717)
– Sophie Wilhelmine (1719)
– Karl Ludwig (1721)
– Christine Friederike (1723)
– Friedrich Ferdinand (1725)
Died: 1744
Buried: Schlosskirche at Elisabethenburg Palace

Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: August 11, 1730 in Philippsthal
Parents: Karl I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal and Christina of Saxe-Eisenach
Married: September 26, 1750 to Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Children:
– Charlotte (1751)
– Luise (1752)
– Elisabeth (1753)
– Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1754)
– Friedrich Franz (1756)
– Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1761)
– Amalie (1762)
Died: September 7, 1801 in Meiningen
Buried: Parkfriedhof in Meiningen

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Karl Wilhelm
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: November 19, 1754 in Frankfurt
Parents: Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
Married: June 5, 1780 to Luise of Stolberg-Gedern
REIGN: January 27, 1763 – July 21, 1782
Died: July 21, 1782 in Sonneberg
Buried: Parkfriedhof in Meiningen

Luise of Stolberg-Gedern
Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: November 13, 1764 in Gedern
Parents: Christian Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern and Countess Eleonore of Reuss-Lobenstein
Married: June 5, 1780 to Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Died: May 24, 1834 in Carlsruhe, Silesia (now Pokój, Poland)
Buried: Cemetery in Carlsruhe/Pokój

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Georg I
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: February 4, 1761 in Meiningen
Parents: Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
Married: November 27, 1782 to Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Children:
– Adelheid (1792)
– Ida (1794)
– Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1800)
REIGN: July 21, 1782 – December 24, 1803
Died: December 24, 1803 in Meiningen
Buried: Parkfriedhof, Meiningen

Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: August 11, 1763 in Langenburg
Parents: Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern
Married: November 27, 1782 to Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Children:
– Adelheid (1792)
– Ida (1794)
– Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1800)
Died: April 30, 1837 in Meiningen
Buried: Parkfriedhof, Meiningen

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Bernhard II
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: December 17, 1800 in Meiningen
Parents: Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Married: March 23, 1825 to Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel
Children:
– Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1826)
– Auguste (1843)
REIGN: December 24, 1803 – September 20, 1866 (Abdicated)
Died: December 3, 1882 in Meiningen
Buried: Parkfriedhof, Meiningen

Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel
Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: September 6, 1804 in Kassel
Parents: Wilhelm II, Elector of Hesse and Auguste of Prussia
Married: March 23, 1825 to Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Children:
– Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1826)
– Auguste (1843)
Died: January 1, 1888 in Meiningen
Buried: Parkfriedhof, Meiningen

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Georg II
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: April 2, 1826 in Meiningen
Parents: Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel
Married(1): May 18, 1850 to Charlotte of Prussia
Children:
– Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1851)
– Georg Albrecht (1852)
– Marie Elisabeth (1853)
Married(2): October 23, 1858 to Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Children:
– Ernst Bernhard (1859)
– Friedrich Johann (1861)
– Viktor (1865)
Married(3): March 18, 1873 to Ellen Franz
REIGN: December 20, 1866 – June 25, 1914
Died: June 25, 1914 in Bad Wildungen
Buried: Parkfriedhof, Meiningen

Charlotte of Prussia
Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: June 21, 1831 at Schönhausen Palace, Berlin
Parents: Prince Albrecht of Prussia and Marianne of the Netherlands
Married: May 18, 1850 to Georg, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
Children:
– Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1851)
– Georg Albrecht (1852)
– Marie Elisabeth (1853)
Died: March 30, 1855 in Meiningen
Buried: Parkfriedhof, Meiningen

Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: July 7, 1839 in Stuttgart
Parents: Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Feodora of Leiningen
Married: October 23, 1858 to Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Children:
– Ernst Bernhard (1859)
– Friedrich Johann (1861)
– Viktor (1865)
Died: February 10, 1872 in Meiningen
Buried: Parkfriedhof, Meiningen

Ellen Franz
Baroness von Heldburg

Born: May 30, 1839 in Naumburg
Married: March 18, 1873 to Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Died: May 24, 1923 in Meiningen
Buried: Parkfriedhof, Meiningen

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Bernhard III
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Born: April 1, 1851 in Meiningen
Parents: Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Charlotte of Prussia
Married: February 18, 1878 to Charlotte of Prussia
Children:
– Feodora (1879)
REIGN: June 25, 1914 – November 10, 1918 (Abdicated)
Died: January 16, 1928 in Meiningen
Buried: in the grounds of Altenstein Palace

Charlotte of Prussia
Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen

 

Born: July 24, 1860 at the Neues Palais in Potsdam
Parents: Friedrich III, Emperor of Germany and Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
Married: February 18, 1878 to Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Children:
– Feodora (1879)
Died: October 1, 1919 in Baden-Baden
Buried: in the grounds of Altenstein Palace

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