Karl Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
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Karl Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (b. Meiningen, 18 July 1712 - d. Meiningen, 28 March 1743), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
He was the fourth but third surviving son of Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his first wife, Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha.
Karl Frederick inherited the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen when his father died in 1724, along with his older brother, Ernst Ludwig II, under the guardianship of his uncles Frederick Wilhelm and Anton Ulrich until 1733.
When his older brother died unmarried in 1729, Karl Frederick ruled alone until his death.
Like his brother, he never married, and, after his death, was succeeded by his uncle, Frederick Wilhelm.
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| Karl Frederick, 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 |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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| Mother: Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha |
Maternal Grandfather: Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Auguste, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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Karl Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Born: 18 July 1712 Died: 28 March 1743 |
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| Preceded by Ernst Ludwig II |
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 1729-1743 |
Succeeded by Frederick Wilhelm |
