Bernhard I | |
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Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | |
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Reign | 1675–1706 |
Predecessor | New creation |
Successor | Ernst Ludwig I |
Spouse | Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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Ernst Ludwig I Prince Bernhard Prince Johann Ernst Princess Marie Elisabeth Prince Johann Georg Frederick Wilhelm Prince Georg Ernst Princess Elisabeth Ernestine Princess Eleonore Frederika Prince Anton August Wilhelmine Luise, Duchess of Württemberg-Bernstadt Anton Ulrich |
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House | House of Saxe-Meiningen |
Father | Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg |
Mother | Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg |
Born | 10 September 1649 Gotha |
Died | 27 April 1706 Meiningen |
(aged 56)
Religion | Lutheranism |
Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Gotha, 10 September 1649 – Meiningen, 27 April 1706) was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
He was the sixth but third surviving son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg.
After the death of his father, in 1675, the duchy was jointly governed by him and his brothers; but the duchy was divided five years later (in 1680); as a result of this divisionary treaty, Bernhard received Meiningen, Wasungen, Salzungen, Untermassfeld, Frauenbreitungen and Ichtershausen. Bernhard became the founder of the Saxe-Meiningen line.
The building of an official residence in Meiningen began immediately. The residence was finished in 1692 and was called Schloss Elisabethenburg, in honor of Bernhard's second wife. Like his brother Ernst, Bernhard's financial stability in his duchy was remarkable. The sales of chamber goods and the additional charge of taxes to the population were the result.
Bernhard ordered by will the indivisibility of the duchy, but a Primogenitur did not give it. Because of this, Bernhard's sons governed the duchy jointly after his death.
Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | 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 |
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Paternal Grandmother: Dorothea Maria of Anhalt |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Joachim Ernst of Anhalt |
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Paternal Great-grandmother: Eleonore of Württemberg |
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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 |
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Maternal Great-grandmother: Anna Maria of the Palatinate-Neuburg |
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Maternal Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brünswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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He married in Schloß Friedenstein, Gotha, on 20 November 1671 Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt. They had seven children:
He married secondly in Schningen on 25 January 1681 Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. They had five children:
Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 10 September 1649 Died: 27 April 1706 |
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Preceded by New creation |
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 1675–1706 |
Succeeded by Ernst Ludwig I |