Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Römhild

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Heinrich of Saxe-Römhild.
Heinrich of Saxe-Römhild.

Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Römhild (19 November 1650 - 13 May 1710) was a duke of Saxe-Römhild.

He was born Gotha, the seventh but fourth surviving son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg.

After the death of his father, in 1675, Heinrich and his brothers co-ruled the duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. In 1680, after the treaty of division of the family lands with his brothers, he received Römhild.

In Darmstadt on 1 March 1676, Henry married Marie Elisabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt, daughter of Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt. They had no children.

Heinrich died at Römhild. After his death, his lands were disputed between his brothers. Eventually, Römhild was retained by his younger brother, Johann Ernst.

[edit] Ancestors

Heinrich's ancestors in three generations
Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Römhild 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
Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Römhild
Born: 19 November 1650 Died: 13 May 1710
Preceded by
Ernst of Saxe-Gotha
Duke of Saxe-Römhild
16751710
Succeeded by
Johann Ernest of Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld
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