The Ernestine duchies (German: Ernestinische Herzogtümer), also known as the Saxon duchies (Sächsische Herzogtümer, although the Albertine appanage duchies...
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Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (redirect from Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld)
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (German: Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld) was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1699, the Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield...
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House of Wettin (redirect from Ernestine line)
unity swiftly crumbled, dividing into a number of smaller states, the Ernestine duchies. Nevertheless, with Ernst der Fromme, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601–1675)...
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Saxe-Meiningen (redirect from Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen)
Sachsen-Meiningen [ˌzaksn̩ ˈmaɪnɪŋən]) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin, located in the southwest of the...
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Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (redirect from Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg)
common for the Ernestine duchies to merge and split; Ernest's combined duchy was divided again after his death in 1675, and the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg...
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Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (redirect from Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha)
rearrangement of the Ernestine duchies. After the extinction of the Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg line, the Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen exchanged his Duchy for that of...
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Saxe-Altenburg (redirect from Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg)
Saxe-Altenburg (German: Sachsen-Altenburg) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin in present-day Thuringia. It was...
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Saxe-Weimar (redirect from Duchy of Saxe-Weimar)
Saxe-Weimar (German: Sachsen-Weimar) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia. The chief...
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The Saxe-Ernestine House Order (German: Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden) was an order of merit instituted by Duke Friedrich of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke Ernst...
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Saxe-Coburg (redirect from Duchy of Saxe-Coburg)
Saxe-Coburg (German: Sachsen-Coburg) was a duchy held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in today's Bavaria, Germany. When Henry IV, Count...
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Saxe-Eisenach (redirect from Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach)
the Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach was separated from and subsumed into other Ernestine duchies several times. The actual territories included in the duchy changed...
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Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (redirect from Grand Duchy of Saxony)
Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) was a German state, created as a duchy in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach, which had been...
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small Ernestine duchies to the south. Its shape was very irregular and it entirely surrounded enclaves of Brunswick and some of the Ernestine duchies. It...
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heir. This resulted in a rearrangement of the Ernestine duchies. It was only as a member of the Ernestine dynasty (and not as Louise's husband) that Ernest...
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Saxe-Gotha (redirect from Duchy of Saxe-Gotha)
Saxe-Gotha (German: Sachsen-Gotha) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in the former Landgraviate of Thuringia...
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Coat of arms of Saxony (category Duchy of Saxony)
King of Portugal Ernestine duchies Saxe-Weimar (1572–1809) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1826–1918) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1680–1826) Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg...
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and the electorate of Brandenburg. It further comprised the Saxon Ernestine duchies and Pomerania. The Lusatias that fell to Saxony by the 1635 Peace...
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Following the 1826 re-distribution in the House of Wettin of the Ernestine duchies, his dynastic suffix became "of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha". His mother...
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established in 1920 by the Weimar Republic through a merger of the Ernestine duchies, save for Saxe-Coburg. After World War II, Thuringia came under the...
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retained the Thuringian territory which furthermore split into numerous Ernestine duchies. When after World War I the House of Wettin was deposed, the Albertine...
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On 15 December 1806, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, along with the other Ernestine duchies, entered the Confederation of the Rhine as the Duke and his ministers...
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certain ducal families, such as those of Nassau, Braganza, and the Ernestine duchies (until 1844). This treatment is superior to Serene Highness because...
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The Duchy of Limburg (Dutch: Hertogdom Limburg) was created in 1839 from parts of the Dutch Province of Limburg as a result of the Treaty of London. Its...
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Saxe-Hildburghausen (redirect from Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen)
sovereignty as the Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen. A few months later, on 15 December 1806, it, along with the other Ernestine duchies, entered the Confederation...
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Collar Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 12 May 1908 Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order Italy: Knight of the Annunciation, 22...
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Carl Eduard War Cross (category Orders, decorations, and medals of the Ernestine duchies)
The Carl Eduard War Cross (German: Carl-Eduard-Kriegskreuz) was a military decoration of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha presented during World War I. Established...
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Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 24 November 1873 Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order France: Grand Cross of the Legion of...
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Duchy of Brunswick: Grand Cross of Henry the Lion Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 21 July 1890 Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine...
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Colonel-in-chief of the Rifle Brigade, 23 September 1852 Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, February 1836 Portugal: Grand Cross...
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Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 13 July 1858 Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, February 1859 Empire of Brazil: Grand...
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