Saxe-Meiningen

Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen (1680–1918)
Herzogtum Sachsen-Meiningen
Free State of Saxe-Meiningen (1918–1920)
Freistaat Sachsen-Meiningen
1680–1920
Flag of Saxe-Meiningen
Flag
Coat of arms of Saxe-Meiningen
Coat of arms
Anthem: Vaterlandsgesang der Sachsen-Meininger
Saxe-Meiningen within the German Empire
Saxe-Meiningen within the German Empire
Territories of Saxe-Meiningen within the Ernestine duchies after 1826
Territories of Saxe-Meiningen within the Ernestine duchies after 1826
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire,
State of the Confederation of the Rhine,
State of the German Confederation,
State of the North German Confederation,
Constituent state of the German Empire
CapitalMeiningen
GovernmentDuchy (1680–1918)
Republic (1918–1920)
Duke 
• 1675–1706
Bernhard I (first)
• 1914–1918
Bernhard III (last)
Historical eraEarly modern period
• Partitioned from Saxe-Gotha
1680
• Acquired Saxe-Hildburghausen
1826
1918
• Merged into Thuringia
1920
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Saxe-Gotha
Thuringia

Saxe-Meiningen (/ˌsæks ˈmnɪŋən/ SAKS MY-ning-ən; German: Sachsen-Meiningen [ˌzaksn̩ ˈmaɪnɪŋən]) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin, located in the southwest of the present-day German state of Thuringia.

Established in 1681,[1] by partition of the Ernestine Duchy of Saxe-Gotha among the seven sons of deceased Duke Ernest the Pious, the Saxe-Meiningen line of the House of Wettin lasted until the end of the German monarchies in 1918.[2]

  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Saxe-Meiningen" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ "Die herzogliche Familie (German)". Meininger Museen. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

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