Ernst, Duke o Saxe-Hildburghausen
| Ernst | |
|---|---|
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| Duke o Saxe-Hildburghausen | |
| Ring | 1675–1715 |
| Predecessor | New Creation |
| Successor | Ernst Friedrich I |
| Born | 12 Juin 1655 Gotha |
| Dee'd | 17 October 1715 (aged 60) Hildburghausen |
| Spouse | Sophie o Waldeck |
| Issue | Ernst Frederick I Prince Joseph |
| Hoose | Hose o Saxe-Hildburghausen |
| Faither | Ernst I, Duke o Saxe-Gotha |
| Mither | Princess Elisabeth Sophie o Saxe-Altenburg |
| Releegion | Lutheran |
Ernst, Duke o Saxe-Hildburghausen (12 Juin 1655 – 17 October 1715) wis a duke o Saxe-Hildburghausen.
He wis the ninth but sixth surviving son o Ernst I, Duke o Saxe-Gotha an Princess Elisabeth Sophie o Saxe-Altenburg.
When his faither died in 1675, Ernst an his six brithers jointly assumed the government o the duchy; five years later, in 1680, and under the treaty o division o the faimily lands, he received the touns o Hildburghausen, Eisfeld, Heldburg, Königsberg. Ernst became thereby founder an first duke o Saxe-Hildburghausen. Efter the daith o his brithers Heinrich and Albrecht without male descendants, he took the touns o Sonnefeld an Behringen.
Mairiage[eedit | eedit soorce]
He mairit in Arolsen on the 30 November 1680 to Sophie Henriette o Waldeck. They haed issue.
Issue[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Ernst Friedrich I, Duke o Saxe-Hildburghausen (21 August 1681 – 9 Mairch 1724).
- Princess Sophie Charlotte o Saxe-Hildburghausen (23 December 1682 – 20 Aprile 1684).
- Princess Sophie Charlotte o Saxe-Hildburghausen (23 Mairch 1685 – 4 Juin 1710).
- Prince Karl Wilhelm o Saxe-Hildburghausen (25 Julie 1686 – 2 Aprile 1687).
- Prince Joseph o Saxe-Hildburghausen (5 October 1702 – 4 Januar 1787) mairit Princess Maria Anna Vittoria o Savoy but haed nae issue.