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HRH The Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Titles	Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Reign	16 January 1928 – 29 December 1941
Coronation	29 June 1928
Predecessor	Bernhard III
Successor	Georg III
Biographical Information
Born	27 September 1859 Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen
Died	29 December 1941 (aged 82) Altenstein, Saxe-Meiningen, Germany
Spouse	Katharina Jensen (m. 1892; d. 1941)
Issue	Georg Wilhelm von Saalfeld Elisabeth von Saalfeld Ernst Friedrich von Saalfeld Baron Ralf Erich Saalfeld Sven von Saalfeld Enzio von Saalfeld
Name	Ernst Bernhard Victor Georg
House	Saxe-Meiningen
Father	Duke Georg II of Saxe-Meiningen
Mother	Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Religion	Lutheran

General

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Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
Georg Wilhelm von Saalfeld	11 June 1893	29 April 1916 (aged 22)	Died unmarried and without issue
Elisabeth von Saalfeld	2 February 1895	4 June 1934 (aged 39)	Johann Duken (m. 1917); no issue
Ernst Friedrich von Saalfeld	4 July 1896	28 May 1915 (aged 18)	Died unmarried and without issue
Baron Ralf Erich Saalfeld	28 March 1900	22 July 1947 (aged 47)	(1) Marie Seitz (m. 1925); had issue (2) Melanie von Bismarck (m. 1936); had issue
Sven von Saalfeld	18 September 1903	13 December 1998 (aged 95)	Elisabeth Faust (m. 1936); had issue
Enzio von Saalfeld	7 July 1908	31 March 1941 (aged 32)	Rut Viererbe (m. 1936); had issue


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Duke Georg II of Saxe-Meiningen	Duke Bernhard II of Saxe-Meiningen Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel	Duke Georg I of Saxe-Meiningen Princess Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Elector William II of Hesse Princess Augusta of Prussia	Duke Anton Ulrich of Saxe-Meiningen Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern Elector William I of Hesse Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark King Frederick William II of Prussia Princess Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg	Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Feodora of Leiningen	Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld	Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern Johann Christian II, Count of Solms-Baruth Countess Friederike of Kostritz Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Leiningen Countess Christiane Wilhelmine of Solms-Rodelheim-Assenheim Duke Francis of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Countess Augusta of Ebersdorf

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+|[[File:House_Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
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+|[[Georg Wilhelm von Saalfeld]]
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+|11 June 1893
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+|29 April 1916 (aged 22)
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+|Died unmarried and without issue
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+|[[File:House_Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
+|[[Elisabeth von Saalfeld]]
+|2 February 1895
+|4 June 1934 (aged 39)
+|[[Johann Duken]] (m. 1917); no issue
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+|[[File:House_Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
+|[[Ernst Friedrich von Saalfeld]]
+|4 July 1896
+|28 May 1915 (aged 18)
+|Died unmarried and without issue
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+|[[File:House_Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
+|[[Baron Ralf Erich Saalfeld]]
+|28 March 1900
+|22 July 1947 (aged 47)
+|(1) [[Marie Seitz]] (m. 1925); had issue
+(2) [[Melanie von Bismarck]] (m. 1936); had issue
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+|[[File:House_Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
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+|[[Sven von Saalfeld]]
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+|18 September 1903
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+|13 December 1998 (aged 95)
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+|[[Elisabeth Faust]] (m. 1936); had issue
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+|[[File:House_Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
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+|[[Enzio von Saalfeld]]
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+|7 July 1908
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+|31 March 1941 (aged 32)
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+|[[Rut Viererbe]] (m. 1936); had issue
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