Maurice Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
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Maurice Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg (Merseburg
, 5 February 1688 – Merseburg, 21 April 1731), was a duke of Saxe-Merseburg
and member of the House of Wettin.
He was the fifth (but second surviving) son of Christian II, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
, and Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz
.
, when he died on 14 November 1694 after only twenty-five days of rule. As he was only six years of age at the time, his mother, the dowager duchess Erdmuthe Dorothea, acted as regent until he reached his majority in 1712. Until then, the administration of the duchy was supervised by the Elector Frederick Augustus I of Saxony. The custody of the young duke, whoever, was actually in the hands of the dowager duchess Erdmuthe Dorothea, who took an interest in the government of the duchy until 1709, and his uncle August, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig
.
An enthusiastic violin
ist, he was known as the "Geigenherzog" (the violinist duke).
on 4 November 1711, Maurice Wilhelm married Henriette Charlotte of Nassau-Idstein. They only had one daughter:
After his death without male issue, was succeeded by his uncle Heinrich
.
Merseburg
Merseburg is a town in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt on the river Saale, approx. 14 km south of Halle . It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a diocese founded by Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg....
, 5 February 1688 – Merseburg, 21 April 1731), was a duke of Saxe-Merseburg
Merseburg
Merseburg is a town in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt on the river Saale, approx. 14 km south of Halle . It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a diocese founded by Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg....
and member of the House of Wettin.
He was the fifth (but second surviving) son of Christian II, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
Christian II, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
Christian II of Saxe-Merseburg , was a duke of Saxe-Merseburg and member of the House of Wettin....
, and Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz
Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz
Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz was the wife of Duke Christian II of Saxe-Merseburg, whom she married on 14 October 1679 at Moritzburg Palace in Zeitz.- Regent of the duchy of Saxe-Merseburg :...
.
Life
Maurice Wilhelm succeeded his older brother Christian III Maurice, Duke of Saxe-MerseburgChristian III Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
Christian III Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg , was a duke of Saxe-Merseburg and member of the House of Wettin....
, when he died on 14 November 1694 after only twenty-five days of rule. As he was only six years of age at the time, his mother, the dowager duchess Erdmuthe Dorothea, acted as regent until he reached his majority in 1712. Until then, the administration of the duchy was supervised by the Elector Frederick Augustus I of Saxony. The custody of the young duke, whoever, was actually in the hands of the dowager duchess Erdmuthe Dorothea, who took an interest in the government of the duchy until 1709, and his uncle August, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig
August, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig
August, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig , was a German prince and member of the House of Wettin....
.
An enthusiastic violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist, he was known as the "Geigenherzog" (the violinist duke).
Marriage and issue
In IdsteinIdstein
Idstein is a town of about 25,000 inhabitants in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Because of its well preserved historical Altstadt it is part of the Deutsche Fachwerkstraße , connecting towns with fine timber-frame buildings and...
on 4 November 1711, Maurice Wilhelm married Henriette Charlotte of Nassau-Idstein. They only had one daughter:
- Fredericka Ulrike (b. and d. Merseburg, 23 June 1720).
After his death without male issue, was succeeded by his uncle Heinrich
Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg , was a duke of Saxe-Merseburg and member of the House of Wettin....
.