Duke Frederick of Saxe-Weimar (1596-1622)
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Duke Frederick of Saxe-Weimar (1 March 1596, Altenburg
– 29 August 1622, Fleurus
, Belgium) was a prince from the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin and a Colonel in the Thirty Years' War
.
, sister of Prince Louis I
of Anhalt-Köthen. His brothers were the Dukes John Ernest the Younger of Saxe-Weimar
, William IV of Saxe-Weimar
Albert of Saxe-Eisenach
, John Frederick of Saxe-Weimar, Ernest I of Saxe-Gotha
and Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar
.
With his older brother, Duke John Ernest the Younger, he gets his first lessons by the tutor and Hofmeister Friedrich von Kospoth. He also studied in Jena, like his brothers John Ernest the Younger and Frederick.
The Fruitbearing Society
was founded on 24 August 1617 at Hornstein Castle (now Williamsburg Castle). Frederick was a founding member. Prince Louis I
of Anhalt-Köthen gave him the nickname der Hoffende ('"the Hopeful'") and the motto it will be so. His emblem was a half-ripe cherry, hanging on the three. In the register of the Society at Köthen, he is registered as number 4.
A few weeks later, Duke Frederick began his Grand Tour
. This led him via France to Britain and back through the Netherlands. He returned home in 1619.
He fought on the Protestant side in the Thirty Years' War
, together with his brothers John Ernest the Younger, John Frederick and William IV. He served as a colonel under Ernst von Mansfeld
. In the regiment of Christian the Younger of Brunswick, he tried to break through the blockade of the Spanish troops durng the Battle of Fleurus
and was fatally wounded. He died the next day, aged 26.
Altenburg
Altenburg is a town in the German federal state of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district.-Geography:...
– 29 August 1622, Fleurus
Battle of Fleurus (1622)
The Battle of Fleurus of August 29, 1622 was fought between a Spanish army, and the Protestant Powers of the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years' War. The bloody struggle left the Protestants mangled and the Spanish masters of the field.-Campaign:...
, Belgium) was a prince from the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin and a Colonel in the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
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Life
Duke Frederick is the son of John II of Saxe-Weimar and his wife Dorothea Maria of AnhaltDorothea Maria of Anhalt
Dorothea Maria of Anhalt , was by birth a member of the House of Ascania and princess of Anhalt...
, sister of Prince Louis I
Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
Louis I of Anhalt-Köthen , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the unified principality of Anhalt. From 1603, he was ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen...
of Anhalt-Köthen. His brothers were the Dukes John Ernest the Younger of Saxe-Weimar
Johann Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Johann Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar , was a duke of Saxe-Weimar.-Biography:...
, William IV of Saxe-Weimar
Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar , was a duke of Saxe-Weimar.Wilhelm was the fifth son of Johann, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Dorothea Maria of Anhalt...
Albert of Saxe-Eisenach
Albrecht, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
Albrecht, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, was a ruler of the duchy of Saxe-Eisenach. He was the seventh son of Johann, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Dorothea Maria of Anhalt...
, John Frederick of Saxe-Weimar, Ernest I of Saxe-Gotha
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
-Family and children:In Altenburg on 24 October 1636, Ernst married his cousin Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg. As a result of this marriage Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg were unified, when the last duke of the line died childless in 1672. Ernst and Elisabeth Sophie had eighteen children:#...
and Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar
Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar
Bernard of Saxe-Weimar was a German prince and general in the Thirty Years' War.-Biography:Born in Weimar within the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Bernard was the eleventh son of Johann, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Dorothea Maria of Anhalt.Bernard received an unusually good education and studied at the...
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With his older brother, Duke John Ernest the Younger, he gets his first lessons by the tutor and Hofmeister Friedrich von Kospoth. He also studied in Jena, like his brothers John Ernest the Younger and Frederick.
The Fruitbearing Society
Fruitbearing Society
The Fruitbearing Society was a German literary society founded in 1617 in Weimar by German scholars and nobility to emulate the idea of the Accademia della Crusca in Florence and similar groups already thriving in Italy, to be followed in later years also in France and Britain...
was founded on 24 August 1617 at Hornstein Castle (now Williamsburg Castle). Frederick was a founding member. Prince Louis I
Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
Louis I of Anhalt-Köthen , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the unified principality of Anhalt. From 1603, he was ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen...
of Anhalt-Köthen gave him the nickname der Hoffende ('"the Hopeful'") and the motto it will be so. His emblem was a half-ripe cherry, hanging on the three. In the register of the Society at Köthen, he is registered as number 4.
A few weeks later, Duke Frederick began his Grand Tour
Grand Tour
The Grand Tour was the traditional trip of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means. The custom flourished from about 1660 until the advent of large-scale rail transit in the 1840s, and was associated with a standard itinerary. It served as an educational rite of passage...
. This led him via France to Britain and back through the Netherlands. He returned home in 1619.
He fought on the Protestant side in the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
, together with his brothers John Ernest the Younger, John Frederick and William IV. He served as a colonel under Ernst von Mansfeld
Ernst von Mansfeld
Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld , was a German military commander during the early years of the Thirty Years' War.-Biography:...
. In the regiment of Christian the Younger of Brunswick, he tried to break through the blockade of the Spanish troops durng the Battle of Fleurus
Battle of Fleurus (1622)
The Battle of Fleurus of August 29, 1622 was fought between a Spanish army, and the Protestant Powers of the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years' War. The bloody struggle left the Protestants mangled and the Spanish masters of the field.-Campaign:...
and was fatally wounded. He died the next day, aged 26.