Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Christian Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Saalfeld, 18 August 1683 – Saalfeld, 4 September 1745), was a duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

Christian Ernest II
Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Reign17 February 1729 –
4 September 1745
PredecessorJohn Ernest
SuccessorFrancis Josias
Born(1683-08-18)18 August 1683
Saalfeld
Died4 September 1745(1745-09-04) (aged 62)
Saalfeld
SpouseChristiane Fredericka of Koss
HouseHouse of Wettin
FatherJohn Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
MotherSophie Hedwig of Saxe-Merseburg
ReligionLutheranism

Life

He was the oldest surviving son of Johann Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and his first wife, Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Merseburg.

In Naitschau on 18 August 1724, Christian Ernst married unequally with Christiane Fredericka of Koss; for this, his younger half-brother Franz Josias reclaimed the full succession of the duchy. His father, the duke Johann Ernst, determined the common government of the brothers with indivisibility of the duchy upon his death, in 1729. Christian Ernst make his residence in Saalfeld and Franz Josias moved into the Veste Coburg.

The double government make soon impossible and this force the settlement of the "Coburg Eisenberg Roemhilder of Hereditary Controversy", whereby Christian Ernst received Coburg, Rodach, Mönchröden and half Neuhaus. Christian Ernst died childless and all his inheritance was taken by his half-brother, Franz Josias.

Ancestors

References
Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Born: 18 August 1683 Died: 4 September 1745
Regnal titles
Preceded by
John Ernest IV		 Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
1729–1745		 Succeeded by
Francis Josias
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