Saxe-Meiningen facts for kids
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Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
Herzogtum Sachsen-Meiningen
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| 1675–1918 | |||||||||
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Anthem: Vaterlandsgesang der Sachsen-Meininger
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| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire, State of the Confederation of the Rhine, State of the German Confederation, State of the North German Confederation, State of the German Empire, State of the Weimar Republic |
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| Capital | Meiningen | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
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• 1675 – 1706
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Bernhard I | ||||||||
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• 1914 – 18
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Bernhard III | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
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• Established
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1675 | ||||||||
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• Duchy abolished
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1918 | ||||||||
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• Merged into Thuringia
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1920 | ||||||||
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| 1905 | 2,468 km2 (953 sq mi) | ||||||||
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• 1905
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269000 | ||||||||
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The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was a small country in what is now Germany. It was one of the Ernestine duchies, which were a group of small states ruled by different branches of the same family. A "duchy" is a territory ruled by a duke or duchess.
The dukes of Saxe-Meiningen were not as famous as some other European rulers. They did not try to create a huge, long-lasting royal family like their relatives in the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Like many German monarchies, the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen became part of the Weimar Republic after World War I. This happened when Germany changed from an empire to a republic.
In 1825, some changes happened to the Ernestine territories. This was after the ruling family of another duchy, Saxe-Gotha, ended. Saxe-Meiningen gained new lands, including Hildburghausen and Saalfeld. The state of Saxe-Meiningen later joined the new state of Thuringia in 1920.
The capital city of Saxe-Meiningen was Meiningen. In 1905, the duchy covered about 2,468 square kilometers. It had a population of around 269,000 people. The summer home for the dukes was a place called Altenstein.
Today, the head of the old Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen is Prince Frederick Konrad, who was born in 1952.
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Rulers of Saxe-Meiningen
This section lists the dukes who ruled Saxe-Meiningen and the heads of the ducal family after the monarchy ended.
Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen (1675–1918)
These are the dukes who officially ruled the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen:
- Bernhard I (1675 – 1706)
- Ernst Ludwig I (1706 – 1724), son of Bernhard I
- Ernst Ludwig II (1724 – 1729), son of Ernst Ludwig I
- Karl Frederick (1729 – 1743), son of Ernst Ludwig I
- Frederick Wilhelm (1743 – 1746), son of Bernhard I
- Anton Ulrich (1746 – 1763), son of Bernhard I
- Karl Wilhelm (1763 – 1782), son of Anton Ulrich
- Georg I (1782 – 1803), son of Anton Ulrich
- Bernhard II (1803 – 1866), son of Georg I
- Georg II (1866 – 1914), son of Bernhard II
- Bernhard III (1914 – 1918), son of Georg II
The Duchy was officially ended in 1918.
Heads of the Ducal House (After 1918)
After the monarchy was abolished, these individuals became the heads of the ducal family:
- Bernhard III (1918 – 1928)
- Prince Georg (1928 – 1946)
- Prince Bernhard (1946 – 1984)
- Prince Frederick Konrad (1984 – present)
Related Pages
Images for kids
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Elisabethenburg Palace, the main home of the Duchy's rulers since 1682.
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A map showing the lands of Saxe-Meiningen within the Ernestine duchies after 1826.
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Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (1792–1849), who became the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover. She was married to William IV.
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Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1866–1914).
See also
In Spanish: Ducado de Sajonia-Meiningen para niños
