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Lutheran. Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen ( Gotha, 10 September 1649 – Meiningen, 27 April 1706) was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen . He was the sixth but third surviving son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg . After the death of his father, in 1675, the duchy was jointly governed by him and his ...
Bernhard chose the town of Meiningen as his residence and became the first duke of Saxe-Meiningen. From 1682 Duke Bernhard I had the Schloss Elisabethenburg built and in 1690 established a court orchestra ( Hofkapelle ), in which Johann Ludwig Bach later became the Kapellmeister (1711).
Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
Jul 29, 2018 · Bernhard I was the first Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, reigning from 1675 until his death in 1706. He was born in Gotha, Duchy of Saxe-Gotha, now in Thuringia, Germany, on September 10, 1649, the sixth son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg. Bernhard had 17 siblings:
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Apr 12, 2024 · Saxe-Meiningen was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine line, located in the southwest of the present-day German state of Thuringia. It was established in 1681, by partition of the duchy of Saxe-Gotha among the seven sons of deceased Duke Ernst der Fromme. In 1866, Saxe-Meiningen was admitted to join the North German Confederation.
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May 28, 2021 · Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. Deutsch: Bernhard I. (1649–1706), aus der ernestinischinschen Linie des Hauses Wettin, war der erste Herzog von Sachsen-Meiningen. English: HDSH en:Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (b. Gotha, 10 September 1649 - d. Meiningen, 27 April 1706) was the first duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
