Frederick Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
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Frederick Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Ichtershausen
, 16 February 1679 – Meiningen
, 10 March 1746), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
He was the fifth son of Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
and his first wife, Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt.
When his father died in 1706, according to his will, he inherited the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen with his older full-brother, Ernst Ludwig I, and his younger half-brother, Anton Ulrich.
But, shortly after, Ernst Ludwig signed a contract between himself and his brothers, and they were compelled to leave full control of the duchy in his hands.
When Ernst Ludwig died (1724), Frederick Wilhelm and Anton Ulrich took again the government of the duchy as guardians of his nephews until 1733.
After the death of his nephew, Karl Frederick
(1743), he inherited the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen.
Frederick Wilhelm never married and died after only three years of reigning. He was succeeded by his younger half-brother, Anton Ulrich
.
Ichtershausen
Ichtershausen is a municipality in the district Ilm-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany....
, 16 February 1679 – Meiningen
Meiningen
Meiningen is a town in Germany - located in the southern part of the state of Thuringia and is the district seat of Schmalkalden-Meiningen. It is situated on the river Werra....
, 10 March 1746), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
He was the fifth son of Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.He was the sixth but third surviving son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg....
and his first wife, Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt.
When his father died in 1706, according to his will, he inherited the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen with his older full-brother, Ernst Ludwig I, and his younger half-brother, Anton Ulrich.
But, shortly after, Ernst Ludwig signed a contract between himself and his brothers, and they were compelled to leave full control of the duchy in his hands.
When Ernst Ludwig died (1724), Frederick Wilhelm and Anton Ulrich took again the government of the duchy as guardians of his nephews until 1733.
After the death of his nephew, Karl Frederick
Karl Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Karl Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen , was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.He was the fourth but third surviving son of Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his first wife, Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.Karl Frederick inherited the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen when his father died in 1724,...
(1743), he inherited the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen.
Frederick Wilhelm never married and died after only three years of reigning. He was succeeded by his younger half-brother, Anton Ulrich
Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen , was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.He was the second but first surviving son of Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his second wife, Elisabeth Eleonore of Brünswick-Wolfenbüttel.When his father died in 1706, according to his will, he inherited the duchy...
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