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HRH The Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Titles	Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Reign	2 August 1691 – 27 April 1706
Coronation	2 August 1691
Successor	Ernst Ludwig I
Biographical Information
Born	10 September 1649 Gotha, Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died	27 April 1706 (aged 56) Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse	Princess Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt (m. 1671; w. 1680) Princess Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (m. 1681; d. 1706)
Issue	Ernst Ludwig I Prince Bernhard Prince Johann Ernst Princess Marie Elisabeth Prince Johann Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Prince Georg Ernst Princess Elisabeth Ernestine Princess Eleonore Frederika Prince Anton August Princess Wilhelmine Louise Anton Ulrich
Name	Bernhard
House	Saxe-Meiningen
Father	Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg
Mother	Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
Religion	Lutheran

General

Life

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Marriage and Issue

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Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
Ernst Ludwig I	7 October 1672	24 November 1724 (aged 52)	(1) Princess Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (m. 1704); had issue (2) Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg (m. 1714); no issue
Prince Bernhard	28 October 1673	25 October 1694 (aged 11 months)	Died in infancy
Prince Johann Ernst	29 December 1674	8 February 1675 (aged 1 month)	Died in infancy
Princess Marie Elisabeth	11 August 1676	22 December 1676 (aged 4 months)	Died in infancy
Prince Johann Georg	3 October 1677	10 October 1678 (aged 12 months)	Died in infancy
Friedrich Wilhelm	16 February 1679	10 March 1746 (aged 67)	Died unmarried and without issue
Prince Georg Ernst	26 March 1680	1 January 1699 (aged 18)	Died unmarried and without issue
Princess Elisabeth Ernestine	3 December 1681	24 December 1766 (aged 81)	Nun
Princess Eleonore Frederika	2 March 1683	13 May 1739 (aged 56)	Nun
Prince Anton August	20 June 1684	7 December 1684 (aged 5 months)	Died in infancy
Princess Wilhelmine Louise	19 January 1686	5 October 1753 (aged 67)	Duke Charles of Wurttemberg-Bernstadt (m. 1703); no issue
Anton Ulrich	22 October 1687	27 January 1763 (aged 75)	(1) Philippine Elisabeth Caesar (m.1711); had issue (2) Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal (m. 1750); had issue

Titles and Honours

1649-1691 Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg
1691-1706 Bernhard, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Ancestry


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg	Duke Johann II of Saxe-Weimar Princess Dorothea Maria of Anhalt	Duke Johann Wilhelm of Saxe-Weimar Princess Dorothea Susanne of Simmern Joachim Ernst, Prince of Anhalt Princess Eleonore of Wurttemberg	Elector Johann Frederick I of Saxony Princess Sybille of Julich-Cleves-Berg Elector Frederick III of the Palatinate Princess Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Princess Margarete of Brandenburg Duke Christoph of Wurttemberg Princess Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg	Duke Johann Philipp of Saxe-Altenburg Princess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel	Duke Friedrich Wilhelm I of Saxe-Weimar Countess Anna Maria of Neuburg Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick-Luneburg Princess Elizabeth of Denmark	Duke Johann Wilhelm of Saxe-Weimar Princess Dorothea Susanne of Simmern Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg Princess Anna of Cleves Duke Julius of Brunswick-Luneburg Princess Hedwig of Brandenburg King Frederik II of Denmark Princess Sophie of Mecklenburg-Gustrow

Notes

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+|[[File:Saxe-Meiningen_Ernst_Ludwig.png|frameless|133x133px]]
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+|[[Duke Ernst Ludwig I of Saxe-Meiningen|Ernst Ludwig I]]
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+|7 October 1672
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+|24 November 1724 (aged 52)
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+|(1) [[Princess Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg]] (m. 1704); had issue
+(2) [[Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg]] (m. 1714); no issue
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+|[[File:House Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
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+|[[Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Meiningen|Prince Bernhard]]
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+|28 October 1673
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+|25 October 1694 (aged 11 months)
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+|Died in infancy
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+|[[File:House Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
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+|[[Prince Johann Ernst]]
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+|29 December 1674
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+|8 February 1675 (aged 1 month)
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+|Died in infancy
+|-
+|[[File:House Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
+|[[Princess Marie Elisabeth of Saxe-Meiningen|Princess Marie Elisabeth]]
+|11 August 1676
+|22 December 1676 (aged 4 months)
+|Died in infancy
+|-
+|[[File:House Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
+|[[Prince Johann Georg of Saxe-Meiningen|Prince Johann Georg]]
+|3 October 1677
+|10 October 1678 (aged 12 months)
+|Died in infancy
+|-
+|[[File:Saxe-Meiningen_Friedrich_Wilhelm.png|frameless|133x133px]]
+|[[Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Saxe-Meiningen|Friedrich Wilhelm]]
+|16 February 1679
+|10 March 1746 (aged 67)
+|Died unmarried and without issue
+|-
+|[[File:House Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
+|[[Prince Georg Ernst of Saxe-Meiningen|Prince Georg Ernst]]
+|26 March 1680
+|1 January 1699 (aged 18)
+|Died unmarried and without issue
+|-
+|[[File:House Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
+|[[Princess Elisabeth Ernestine of Saxe-Meiningen|Princess Elisabeth Ernestine]]
+|3 December 1681
+|24 December 1766 (aged 81)
+|Nun
+|-
+|[[File:House Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
+|[[Princess Eleonore Frederika of Saxe-Meiningen|Princess Eleonore Frederika]]
+|2 March 1683
+|13 May 1739 (aged 56)
+|Nun
+|-
+|[[File:House Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
+|[[Prince Anton August of Saxe-Meiningen|Prince Anton August]]
+|20 June 1684
+|7 December 1684 (aged 5 months)
+|Died in infancy
+|-
+|[[File:House Saxe-Meiningen.png|frameless|116x116px]]
+|[[Princess Wilhelmine Louise of Saxe-Meiningen|Princess Wilhelmine Louise]]
+|19 January 1686
+|5 October 1753 (aged 67)
+|[[Duke Charles of Wurttemberg-Bernstadt]] (m. 1703); no issue
+|-
+|[[File:Saxe-Meiningen_Anton_Ulrich.png|frameless|175x175px]]
+|[[Duke Anton Ulrich of Saxe-Meiningen|Anton Ulrich]]
+|22 October 1687
+|27 January 1763 (aged 75)
+|(1) [[Philippine Elisabeth Caesar]] (m.1711); had issue
+(2) [[Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal]] (m. 1750); had issue
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