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Bernhard II
Photograph of Bernhard II, c. 1871
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Reign24 December 1803 – 20 September 1866
PredecessorGeorg I
SuccessorGeorg II
RegentThe Dowager Duchess
Born(1800-12-17)17 December 1800
Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen, Holy Roman Empire
Died3 December 1882(1882-12-03) (aged 81)
Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen, German Empire
Spouse Marie Fredericka of Hesse-Kassel ​ ​(m. 1825)​
IssueGeorg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Augusta, Princess Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
Names
Bernhard Erich Freund
HouseSaxe-Meiningen
FatherGeorg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
MotherPrincess Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
ReligionLutheranism

Bernhard II (17 December 1800 – 3 December 1882) was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

Family

Bernhard was the only son of Georg I Frederick Karl, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was a younger brother of Queen Adelaide of the United Kingdom and Ida, Princess Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Bernhard succeeded his father when he was three years old (1803); because of this, his mother, the Dowager Duchess Luise Eleonore, acted as regent on his behalf until he reached adulthood in 1821.

Marriage

In Kassel on 23 March 1825, Bernhard married Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). They had two children:

Name Birth Death Notes
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 2 April 1826 25 June 1914 married (1) Princess Charlotte of Prussia; had issue (2) Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; had issue (3) Ellen Franz; no issue
Augusta Luise Adelaide Karoline Ida 6 August 1843 11 November 1919 married Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg; had issue

On 12 November 1826, after the redistribution of all the family territories after the death of the last Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Bernhard received Hildburghausen and Saalfeld.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
8. Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
4. Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
9. Princess Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
2. Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
10. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
5. Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
11. Princess Caroline Christine of Saxe-Eisenach
1. Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
12. Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
6. Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
13. Countess Eleonore of Nassau-Saarbrücken
3. Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
14. Frederick Charles, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern
7. Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern
15. Countess Louise of Nassau-Saarbrücken

See also

References

  1. ^ "Biografie Georg I (German)". Meininger Museen. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

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Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen House of Saxe-MeiningenCadet branch of the House of WettinBorn: 17 December 1800 Died: 3 December 1882
Regnal titles
Preceded byGeorg I Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
1803–1866 		Succeeded byGeorg II
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