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Ernest of Saxe-Hildburghausen Graaf Duke 1655–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 July 1655

Birth Location: Gotha, Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Thringen, Bayern, Allemagne

Death Date: 17 October 1715

Death Location: Hildburghausen, Sachsen-Meinigen, Thringen, Thuringen, Allemagne

Father: Ernest Altenburg

Mother: Elisabeth Saksen-Altenburg

Spouse(s): Sophia Culemborg

Children(s): Ernest-Frédéric SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN

In 1655, Ernest of Saxe-Hildburghausen Graaf Duke entered the world in Gotha, Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Thringen, Bayern, Allemagne, born to Ernest I Wettin Saxe Coburg Altenburg And Elisabeth Sophia Saksen Altenburg. Ernest of Saxe-Hildburghausen Graaf Duke married Sophia Henriette Van Waldeck Eisenberg Gravin Van Culemborg, and had children including Ernest Frederic Ier De Saxe Hildburghausen. Ernest of Saxe-Hildburghausen Graaf Duke passed away in 1715 in Hildburghausen, Sachsen-Meinigen, Thringen, Thuringen, Allemagne.

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  • In 1655, Ernest of Saxe-Hildburghausen Graaf Duke entered the world in Gotha, Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Thringen, Bayern, Allemagne, born to Ernest I Wettin Saxe Coburg Altenburg And Elisabeth Sophia Saksen Altenburg.
  • Ernest of Saxe-Hildburghausen Graaf Duke married Sophia Henriette Van Waldeck Eisenberg Gravin Van Culemborg, and had children including Ernest Frederic Ier De Saxe Hildburghausen.
  • Ernest of Saxe-Hildburghausen Graaf Duke passed away in 1715 in Hildburghausen, Sachsen-Meinigen, Thringen, Thuringen, Allemagne.

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Ernest Duke's Ancestors

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Ernest Duke
1655–1715
Birth Place: Gotha, Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Thringen, Bayern, Allemagne
Parents
Ernest I Wettin Saxe Coburg Altenburg
1601–1675
Weimar,Sachsen,Thuringia
Elisabeth (Sophia) Saksen-Altenburg
1619–1680
Halle A.d. Saale, Saksen-Anhalt
Grandparents
Johann (II Duke Of) Saxe-Weimar
1570–1605
Weimar, Weimarer Stadtkreis, Thüringen, Germany
Dorothea (Marie (Agnus) von) Anhalt-Zerbst
1574–1617
St Bartholomew By The Exchange, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Johann Sachsen-Weimar
1530–1573
Dorothea Wittelsbach
1544–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Saxony
1503–1554
Sybille Cleves
1512–1554
Frederick III
1515–1576
Maria Hohenzollern
1519–1567

Ernest Duke's Descendants

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Ernest (of Saxe-Hildburghausen Graaf) Duke (12 July 1655–17 October 1715) m. Sophia (Henriëtte van Waldeck-Eisenberg Gravin van) Culemborg (3 August 1662–15 October 1702)
  1. 1. Ernest-Frédéric (Ier de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1681–1724 m. Sophia (Albertine 'Countess Of Erbach-Erbach' aka Mary) Pitts 1683–1742
    1. 1. Albertine (Elisabeth von) Sachsen-Hildburghausen 1713–1761 m. Karl (Ludwig Friedrich Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Prince of) Mirow 1708–1752
      1. 1. Sophia (Charlotte Mecklenburg-Strelitz , Queen) Charlotte 1744–1818
        1. 1. Princess (Elizabeth of Hesse-Homburg Brunswick Dau. of King George III Burnswick of GB & Hanover & Queen Charlotte) Mecklenburg-Sterlitz 1770–1840
    2. 2. Élisabeth (de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1717–1717
    3. 3. Emmanuel (Frédéric Charles de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1715–1718
    4. 4. Ernest-Frédéric (II de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1707–1745
    5. 5. Ernest (Louis de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1707–1707
    6. 6. Ernest (Louis Hollandinus de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1704–1704
    7. 7. Fille (de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1711–1711
    8. 8. Fille (de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1712–1715
    9. 9. Fille (de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1719–1719
    10. 10. Fils (de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1721–1721
    11. 11. Frédéric-Auguste (de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1709–1710
    12. 12. Georges (Frédéric Guillaume de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1720–1721
    13. 13. Louis-Frédéric (de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1710–1759
    14. 14. Sophie (Amélie Élisabeth de) SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN 1705–1708

Ernest Duke's Timeline

2 Records

1655
12 July 1655
Birth of Ernest of Saxe-Hildburghausen Graaf Duke in Gotha, Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Thringen, Bayern, Allemagne
Gotha, Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Thringen, Bayern, Allemagne
1715
17 October 1715
Age 60
Death of Ernest of Saxe-Hildburghausen Graaf Duke in Hildburghausen, Sachsen-Meinigen, Thringen, Thuringen, Allemagne
Hildburghausen, Sachsen-Meinigen, Thringen, Thuringen, Allemagne

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 July 1655
    Event Place: Gotha, Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Thringen, Bayern, Allemagne

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 October 1715
    Event Place: Hildburghausen, Sachsen-Meinigen, Thringen, Thuringen, Allemagne

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