Karl Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Karl Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Meiningen, 18 July 1712 Meiningen, 28 March 1743), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

Karl Friedrich
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Reign1729–1743
PredecessorErnst Ludwig II
SuccessorFriedrich Wilhelm
Born(1712-07-18)18 July 1712
Meiningen
Died28 March 1743(1743-03-28) (aged 30)
Meiningen
HouseSaxe-Meiningen
FatherErnst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
MotherDorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha
ReligionLutheranism

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-Altenburg.

Karl Friedrich 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, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Ancestry

16. Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
8. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
17. Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
4. Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
18. Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
9. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
19. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
2. Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
20. Ludwig V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
10. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
21. Magdalena von Brandenburg
5. Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt
22. John George I, Elector of Saxony
11. Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
23. Magdalene Sybille of Prussia
1. Karl Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
24. Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (=16)
12. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (=8)
25. Dorothea Maria of Anhalt (= 17)
6. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
26. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
13. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg (=9)
27. Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
3. Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
28. John George I, Elector of Saxony (= 22)
14. August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
29. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (= 23)
7. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels
30. Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
15. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
31. Anna Maria of Ostfriesland

References

  • Hannelore Schneider: Das Herzogtum Sachsen-Meiningen unter seinen ersten Herzögen. Südthüringer Forschungen, Heft 27, 300 Jahre Schloss Elisabethenburg, Meiningen 1994.
  • L. Hertel: Meiningische Geschichte von 1680 bis zur Gegenwart. Schriften des Vereins für Sachsen-Meiningische Geschichte und Landeskunde, 47. Heft, Hildburghausen 1904.
Karl Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
House of Saxe-Meiningen
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 18 July 1712 Died: 28 March 1743
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Ernst Ludwig II
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
1729–1743
Succeeded by
Friedrich Wilhelm
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.