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History. Elisabethenburg Palace, residence of the Duchy since 1682. House of Wettin. The Wettiner had been the rulers of sizeable holdings in today's states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia since the Middle Ages.
George II (born April 2, 1826, Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen [now in Germany]—died June 25, 1914, Bad Wildungen, Waldeck) was the duke of Saxe-Meiningen, theatrical director and designer who developed many of the basic principles of modern acting and stage design.
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The capital of Saxe-Meiningen was Meiningen; it had an area of 2,468 km² and a population of 269,000 (1905). The summer residence was Altenstein . The present head of Head of the Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen is Prince Frederick Konrad (born 1952).
Saxe-Meiningen (săks-mīn´Ĭng-ən), Ger. Sachsen-Meiningen, former duchy, Thuringia, central Germany. The capital was Meiningen. A possession of the Ernestine branch of the house of Wettin, it became a separate duchy in 1681 under Bernard, third son of Ernest the Pious of Saxe-Gotha.
Jun 14, 2022 · Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen had been heir to her father’s throne until she was eight and had grown up in a liberal and enlightened court.
It was the capital of the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen from 1680 to 1919. A major fire in 1874 spared the ducal castle (1509–11), containing art, coin, and historical collections. In the late 19th century the town was noted for its dramatic academy and stock-company theatre and for its orchestra, conducted (1880–85) by Hans von Bülow and (1911 ...
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Amelia Louise Theresa Caroline; 13 August 1792 – 2 December 1849) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Queen of Hanover from 26 June 1830 to 20 June 1837 as the wife of King William IV.
