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Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Karl Wilhelm
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Reign27 January 1763 - 21 July 1782
PredecessorAnton Ulrich
SuccessorGeorg I
RegentThe Dowager Duchess
Born(1754-11-19)19 November 1754
Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
Died21 July 1782(1782-07-21) (aged 27)
Sonneberg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse Louise of Stolberg-Gedern ​ ​(m. 1780)​
Names
August Frederick Karl Wilhelm
HouseSaxe-Meiningen
FatherAnton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
MotherCharlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
ReligionLutheranism

August Friedrich Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (19 November 1754 – 21 July 1782), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

Family

He was the first son of Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal.

Reign

August Friedrich succeeded his father in the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen (1763) when he was only eight years old. Because of this, his mother, the Dowager Duchess Charlotte Amalie, acted as regent during his minority, which ended in 1779. He was succeeded by his last younger surviving brother, Georg.

Marriage

In Gedern on 5 June 1780, Karl Wilhelm married Louise of Stolberg-Gedern. They had no children. The widowed Louise later married Duke Eugen of Württemberg and had issue.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
16. Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
8. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
17. Princess Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
4. Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
18. Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
9. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
19. Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
2. Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
20. Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
10. Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
21. Princess Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst
5. Duchess Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
22. Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg
11. Duchess Elizabeth Juliana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg
23. Princess Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst
1. Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
24. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
12. Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
25. Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg
6. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
26. Carl Otto, Count of Solms-Laubach
13. Countess Catherine of Solms-Laubach
27. Countess Amöna Elisabeth of Bentheim-Steinfurt
3. Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
28. John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
14. John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
29. Countess Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein
7. Princess Christine of Saxe-Eisenach
30. Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach
15. Margravine Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach
31. Duchess Anna Sophie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

References

  1. ^ American Journal of Numismatics. Boston Numismatic Society. 1875. p. 75. Duke of Saxe-Meiningen August Frederick.
  2. Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 104.
Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen House of Saxe-MeiningenCadet branch of the House of WettinBorn: 19 November 1754 Died: 21 July 1782
Regnal titles
Preceded byAnton Ulrich Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
1763–1782 		Succeeded byGeorg I


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