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The Duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1680 for Johann Ernst, seventh son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha. It remained under this name until 1699, when Albert, Duke of Saxe-Coburg died without sons. His brother Johann Ernst of Saxe-Saalfeld became the new Duke of Coburg and the duchy was renamed into Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in 1735.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Saxe-Saalfeld is referenced by 60 other articles, and connects out to German, Middle Ages and Holy Roman Empire.

It is catalogued under topics including 1680 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire, 1735 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire and Dukes of Saxe-Saalfeld.

Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Country.conventional_long_name
Duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld
Country.common_name
Saxe-Saalfeld
Country.image_coat
Armoiries Saxe2.svg
Country.symbol
Coat of arms of Saxony
Country.symbol_type
Coat of arms of Saxony
Country.image_map
SajoniaSaalfeld.jpg
Country.image_map_caption
Saxe-Saafeld, shown within the other Ernestine duchies
Country.era
Middle Ages
Country.status
Vassal
Country.empire
Holy Roman Empire
Country.government_type
Principality
Country.year_start
1680
Country.year_end
1735
Country.event_start
Partitioned fromSaxe-Gotha
Country.event1
United with Coburg
Country.date_event1
August 6, 1699
Country.event_end
Duchy renamed onImperial decision ofErnestine succession
Country.p1
Saxe-Gotha

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
duchy
Continent
Europe
Capital
Saalfeld
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inception
1680-01-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1735-01-01
topic's main category
Category:Dukes of Saxe-Saalfeld
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  • Dukes of Saxe-Saalfeld

The Duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1680 for Johann Ernst, seventh son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha. It remained under this name until 1699, when Albert, Duke of Saxe-Coburg died without sons. His brother Johann Ernst of Saxe-Saalfeld became the new Duke of Coburg and the duchy was renamed into Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in 1735.

== Dukes of Saxe-Saalfeld == Johann Ernst (1675–1729) Christian Ernst (1729–1745) Renamed Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saxe-Saalfeld” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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