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Princess Ernestine Auguste Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (4 January 1740, in Weimar – 10 June 1786, in Hildburghausen) was a princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Ernestine Albertine, Countess of Lippe-Alverdissen (née Princess Ernestine Albertine of Saxe-Weimar; 28 December 1722 – 25 November 1769) was the first wife and consort of Philip II, Count of Lippe-Alverdissen.
Princesses of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. The title Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and the use of the style "Highness" has generally been restricted to the following persons: the legitimate male-line female descendants of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
Princess Sophie of Saxe-Hildburghausen (Ernestine Friederike Sophie; 22 February 1760, Hildburghausen – 28 October 1776, Coburg), was a Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen by birth, and by marriage she became the Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
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- Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Absolutism
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Ernst August was a splendor-loving ruler, and his extravagances contributed to the eventual financial ruin of his duchy. Desperately in need of funds, he resorted to the practice of arresting wealthy subjects without cause, and setting them free only after they had renounced their fortunes to the duke, or had paid exorbitant ransoms. Some of the vi...
In Nienburg on 24 January 1716, Ernst August married Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen, daughter of Emmanuel Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. They had eight children: 1. William Ernest (b. Weimar, 4 July 1717 – d. Halle, 8 June 1719), Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar. 2. Wilhelmine Auguste (b. Weimar, 4 July 1717 – d. Weimar, 9 December 1752),...
In 1741 the branch of Saxe-Eisenach-Jena became extinct with the death of Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach. As the only surviving kinsman of the late duke, Ernst August inherited his estates; the union between Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach-Jena now became permanent. One of the duke's few wise decisions was the institution of primogeniture in...
Upon his death, Ernst August left a financially ruined duchy, and a successor to the throne (Ernst August II) who was still under age.
Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar (1740-1786) was duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen from 1750 to 1786 as the third wife of Ernest Friedrick III.
Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar. 0 references. spouse. Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe. start time. 6 May 1756 Gregorian. 1 reference. The Peerage person ID ...
