Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg

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Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg (b. Gotha, 6 January 1653 - d. Eisenberg, 28 April 1707) was a duke of Saxe-Eisenberg.

He was the eighth but fifth surviving son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg.

Christian had far-traveled in his youth and was interested already early in History and Art. After the death of his father in 1675, he governed together with his brothers over Saxe-Gotha. He make Eisenberg as his residence, were in 1677 he build the Schloss Christiansburg. After the divisionary treaty of the duchy in 1680, Christian retained Eisenberg and te towns of Ronneburg, Roda and Camburg. During his last years he was very interested in the alquimie.

He died with considerable debts and (like his brothers Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg and Heinrich of Saxe-Römhild) without sons. His lands were disputed between his remaining brothers and their descendants in the "Coburg Eisenberg Roemhilder inherit-ridden", which only in 1735 could be resolved.

[edit] Ancestors

Christian's ancestors in three generations

Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg	Father: Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha	Paternal Grandfather: John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar	Paternal Great-grandfather: Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Dorothea Susanne of Simmern
		Paternal Grandmother: Dorothea Maria of Anhalt	Paternal Great-grandfather: Joachim Ernst of Anhalt
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Eleonore of Württemberg
	Mother: Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg	Maternal Grandfather: Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg	Maternal Great-grandfather: Frederick Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Anna Marie of Bavaria-Neuburg
		Maternal Grandmother: Elizabeth	Maternal Great-grandfather: Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Elizabeth of Denmark

[edit] Issue

In Merseburg on 13 February 1677, Christian married firstly with Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg. They had only one daughter:

1. Christiane (b. Eisenberg, 4 March 1679 - d. Glücksburg, 24 May 1722), who was married on 15 February 1699 to Philipp Ernst, Duke of Holstein-Glücksburg.

In Darmstadt, on 9 February 1681, Christian married secondly with Sophie Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt. They had no children.