Ernst Ludwig II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

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Ernst Ludwig II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (b. Coburg, 8 August 1709 - d. Meiningen, 24 February 1729), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

He was the third but second surviving son of Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his first wife, Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha.

The death of his older brother Josef Bernhard (22 March 1724) made him the heir to the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen. When his father died seven months later (24 November 1724), Ernst Ludwig - fifteen years old- inherited the duchy along with his younger brother Karl Frederick.

Because the two princes were under age when their father died, their uncles Frederik Wilhelm and Anton Ulrich served as their guardians until 1733.

Ernst Ludwig died after reigning five years, only twenty years old and unmarried. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Karl Frederick.

[edit] Ancestors

Ernst Ludwig's ancestors in three generations

Ernst Ludwig II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen	Father: Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen	Paternal Grandfather: Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen	Paternal Great-grandfather: Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
		Paternal Grandmother: Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt	Paternal Great-grandfather:
			Paternal Great-grandmother:
	Mother: Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha	Maternal Grandfather: Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg	Maternal Great-grandfather: Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
		Maternal Grandmother: Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels	Maternal Great-grandfather: Auguste, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Ernst Ludwig II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen House of Wettin Born: 8 August 1709 Died: 24 February 1729
Regnal titles
Preceded by Ernst Ludwig I	Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 1724–1729	Succeeded by Karl Frederick