Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld
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Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld, shown within the other Ernestine duchies
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| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire State of the Confederation of the Rhine State of the German Confederation |
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| Capital | Saalfeld until 1764, then Coburg |
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| Government | Principality | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
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• Division of Erfurt
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| August 6, 1699 1699 | |||||||||||
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| February 11 1825 1825 |
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The Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was one of the Ernestine duchies. Ernest, who became elector of Saxony in 1464, divided his territory between his sons, andover the years more and more small duchies existed.
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was reformed on 29 July 1735, although Coburg and Saalfeld had had the same ruler since 1699. As only men could be the rulers of the duchies, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ceased to exist in 1825, when the last male descendant of the dukes of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg died. The various dukes reorganised their territories. Saalfeld went the dukes of Saxe-Meiningen, Altenburg went to the Duke of Saxe-Hildburgausen, who gave Hildburghausen to the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. Gotha and Coburg were combined into the new duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Dukes of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
| Reign starts | Reign ends | Duke |
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| 29 July 1735 | 4 September 1745 | Christian Ernst |
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| 29 July 1735 | 16 September 1764 | Franz Josias |
| 16 September 1764 | 8 September 1800 | Ernst Frederick |
| 8 September 1800 | 9 December 1806 | Franz Frederick |
| 9 December 1806 | 27 January 1807 | Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig |
| 27 January 1807 | 28 July 1807 | Occupied by France for one night |
| 28 July 1807 | 12 November 1826 | Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig |
Images for kids
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Schloss Saalfeld, built after 1677 as the ducal residence
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The Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (orange) in 1820
See also
In Spanish: Ducado de Sajonia-Coburgo-Saalfeld para niños
