Bernard Ier of Saxony-Meiningen

Bernard Ier of Saxony-Meiningen , born in 1649 with Gotha, deceased with Meiningen in 1706.

Bernard Ier of Saxony-Meiningen was duke of Saxony-Meiningen. The line of the Saxony-Meiningen belongs to the third branch of the Maison of Wettin, this line is resulting from the branch Ernestine founded by Ernest of Saxony. The line of Saxony-Meiningen is always existing.

Wire of Ernest Ier of Saxony-Gotha and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxony-Altenbourg.

Bernard Ier of Saxony-Meiningen married in 1706 Marie-Hedwige of Hesse-Darmstadt (1647 - 1680) (girl of the Landgrave Georges II of Hesse-Darmstadt)

Four children were born from this union:

Ernest-Louis Ier of Saxony-Meiningen, duke of Saxony-Meiningen

Bernard of Saxony-Meiningen (1673 - 1694)

Frederic Guillaume of Saxony-Meiningen (1679 - 1746)

Georges Ernest of Saxony-Meiningen (1680-1699)

Widower, Bernard Ier of Saxony-Meiningen married in 1681 Elisabeth Éléonore von Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel (1658 - 1729), (girl of Antoine de Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel)

Four children were born from this union:

Elisabeth Ernestine of Saxony-Meiningen (1681 - 1766), it entered the orders and was abbess of Gandersheim

Éléonore Frederique of Saxony-Meiningen (1683 - 1739), it entered the orders and was nun with Gandersheim

Wilhelmine Louise of Saxony-Meiningen (1686 - 1753), in 1703 it married the duke Charles of Wurtemberg-Bernstadt (death in 1745)

Antoine Ulrich of Saxony-Meiningen (1867 - 1763) in 1711 it married Filipino Elisabeth Caesar, titrated princess in 1727 (1683 - 1744) (posterity not dynaste), widower it married in 1750 Charlotte Amélie de Hesse-Philippsthal (1730 - 1801), (girl of Charles Ier de Hesse-Philippsthal), (posterity)

The duchy of Saxony-Meiningen will become in 1826 Saxony-Meiningen-Hildburghausen.

Internal bonds

Jean II of Saxony-Weimar

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