Saxe-Coburg

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Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg
Duchy of Saxe-Coburg
State of the Holy Roman Empire
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 1572 – 1633
1680 – 1735		 Image missing →
Location of Saxe-Coburg
Saxe-Coburg, shown with the other Ernestine duchies
Capital Coburg
Government Principality
Historical era Middle Ages
 - Division of Erfurt 1572
 - Partitioned from
    Saxe-Gotha		  
1572
 - Annexed to Saxe-Eisenach 1633
 - Re-partitioned from
    Saxe-Gotha		  
1680
 - United with Saalfeld August 6, 1699
 - Duchy renamed on
    Imperial decision of
    Ernestine succession		  
 
1735
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Saxe-Coburg (German: Sachsen-Coburg) is a historical state in today's Bavaria, Germany. It was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach after the Division of Erfurt in 1572. In 1596 Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach was split, Johann Casimir got Saxe-Coburg and Johann Ernst got Saxe-Eisenach. When Casimir died in 1633, his brother Ernst of Saxe-Eisenach ruled in Personal Union over Saxe-Coburg until he died in 1638. Saxe-Coburg was then given to other Ernestine duchies.

It became again a duchy in 1681. It remained under this name until 1699, when Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg died without sons. His brother Johann Ernst of Saxe-Saalfeld became the new Duke of Coburg and the duchy was renamed into Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in 1735.

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Ernestine duchies after the Division of Erfurt (1572)

Saxe-Weimar (1572–1806) • Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach (1572–1596) • Saxe-Coburg (1596–1633; 1681–1699) • Saxe-Eisenach (1596–1638; 1640–1644; 1672–1806) • Saxe-Altenburg (1603–1672; 1826–1918) • Saxe-Gotha (1640–1680) • Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1681–1826) • Saxe-Marksuhl (1662–1672) • Saxe-Jena (1672–1690) • Saxe-Eisenberg (1680–1707) • Saxe-Hildburghausen (1680–1826) • Saxe-Römhild (1680–1710) • Saxe-Saalfeld (1680–1735) • Saxe-Meiningen (1681–1918) • Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1735–1826) • Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1806–1918) • Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1826–1918)