Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Reign[]
- Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- January 27, 1763 - July 21, 1782 (19 years)
- Preceded by Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Succeeded by George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Life Data[]
- August Friedrich Karl Wilhelm
- House of Saxe-Meiningen
- Born November 19, 1754
- in Frankfurt, Germany
- Died July 21, 1782 (27 years)
- in Sonneberg, Germany
Parents[]
| Father | Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | October 22, 1687 | January 27, 1763 (75 years) | September 26, 1750 - January 27, 1763 (12 years) |
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| Mother | Charlotte Amalie, Princess of Hesse-Philippsthal | August 11, 1730 | September 7, 1801 (71 years) |
Paternal Half-Siblings[]
| 1. | Philippine Antoinette, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen | August 1, 1712 | January 21, 1785 (72 years) |
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| 2. | Philippine Elisabeth, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen | September 10, 1713 | March 18, 1781 (67 years) |
| 3. | Philippine Louise, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen | October 10, 1714 | October 25, 1771 (57 years) |
| 4. | Philippine Wilhelmine, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen | October 11, 1715 | November 16, 1718 (3 years) |
| 5. | Bernhard Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen | December 14, 1716 | June 14, 1778 (61 years) |
| 6. | Antonie Augusta, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen | December 29, 1717 | September 19, 1768 (50 years) |
| 7. | Sophie Wilhelmine, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen | February 23, 1719 | November 24, 1723 (4 years) |
| 8. | Karl Ludwig, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen | October 30, 1721 | May 30, 1727 (5 years) |
| 9. | Christine Friederike, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen | December 13, 1723 | December 13, 1723 (Stillbirth) |
| 10. | Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen | March 12, 1725 | June 17, 1725 (3 months) |
Siblings[]
| 11. | Charlotte, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen | September 11, 1751 | April 25, 1827 (75 years) | m.1769 Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1745-1804) | 4 children |
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| 12. | Louise, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen | August 6, 1752 | June 3, 1805 (52 years) | m.1781 Adolph, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1743-1803) | 6 children |
| 13. | Elisabeth, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen | September 11, 1753 | February 3, 1754 (4 months) | ||
| 14. | Friedrich Franz, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen | March 16, 1756 | March 25, 1761 (5 years) | ||
| 15. | Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen | May 18, 1757 | April 13, 1758 (10 months) | ||
| 16. | George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | February 4, 1761 | December 24, 1803 (42 years) | m.1782 Louise Eleonore, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1763-1837) | 3 children |
| 17. | Amalie, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen | March 4, 1762 | May 28, 1798 (36 years) | m.1783 Karl Erdmann, Prince of Carolath-Beuthen (1759-1817) | 2 children |
Paternal Grandparents[]
| Paternal Grandfather | Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | September 10, 1649 | April 27, 1706 (56 years) | January 25, 1681 - April 27, 1706 (25 years) |
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| Paternal Grandmother | Elisabeth Eleonore, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | September 30, 1658 | March 15, 1729 (70 years) | 5 children |
Maternal Grandparents[]
| Maternal Grandfather | Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal | September 23, 1682 | May 8, 1770 (87 years) | November 24, 1725 - July 25, 1743 (17 years) |
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| Maternal Grandmother | Caroline Christine, Princess of Saxe-Eisenach | April 15, 1699 | July 25, 1743 (44 years) | 5 children |
Marriage[]
| Wife | Louise, Princess of Stolberg-Gedern |
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| Born | October 13, 1764 |
| Father | Christian Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern (1725-64) |
| Mother | Eleonore, Countess of Reuss-Lobenstein (1736-82) |
| Marriage | June 5, 1780 - July 21, 1782 (2 years) |
| Death | May 24, 1834 (69 years) |