Saxe-Eisenberg
The Duchy of Saxe-Eisenberg was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty.
Duchy of Saxe-Eisenberg Herzogtum Sachsen-Eisenberg | |||||||||
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 Coat of arms
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| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Eisenberg, Thuringia | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
| 1680 | |||||||||
• Extinction of line | 1707 | ||||||||
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History
Established in 1680 for Christian, fifth son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, the Duchy consisted of Eisenberg and the towns of Ronneburg, Roda and Camburg. Upon his death in April 1707, as he had no male heirs, the lands were passed to Saxe-Hildburghausen.[1][2]
References
Citations
- Michael 2016, p. 651.
- Foster 1989, p. 76.
Books
- Foster, Joseph (1989). The Dictionary of Heraldry: Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books. ISBN 9781851703098.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Michael, Thomas (2016). Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800. F+W Media, Inc. ISBN 9781440247064.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Ernestine duchies after the Division of Erfurt (1572) | ||
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