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Johann Ernest IV Wettin, 1st Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1658–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1658

Birth Location: Sachsen Coburg, Gotha, Thueringen, Germany

Death Date: 17 Dec 1729

Death Location: Saalfeld, Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstädt, Thüringen, Germany

Father: Ernst Saxe-Altenburg

Mother: Elisabeth Sachsen-Altenburg

Spouse(s): Countess Waldeck-Wildungen, Sophie Sachsen-Merseburg

Children(s): Franz Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha

Johann Ernest IV Wettin, 1st Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was born in 1658 in Sachsen Coburg, Gotha, Thueringen, Germany, the child of Ernst I The Pious Wettin Von Sachsen Gotha Altenburg Duke Of Saxe Gotha And Saxe Altenburg And Elisabeth Sophia Wettin Von Sachsen Altenburg. Johann Ernest IV Wettin, 1st Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld married Countess Charlotte Johanna Of Waldeck Wildungen, Sophie Hedwig Von Sachsen Merseburg, and had children including Franz Francis Josias House Of Wettin Duke Of Sachsen Coburg Gotha. Johann Ernest IV Wettin, 1st Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld passed away in 1729 in Saalfeld, Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstädt, Thüringen, Germany.

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  • Johann Ernest IV Wettin, 1st Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was born in 1658 in Sachsen Coburg, Gotha, Thueringen, Germany, the child of Ernst I The Pious Wettin Von Sachsen Gotha Altenburg Duke Of Saxe Gotha And Saxe Altenburg And Elisabeth Sophia Wettin Von Sachsen Altenburg.
  • Johann Ernest IV Wettin, 1st Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld married Countess Charlotte Johanna Of Waldeck Wildungen, Sophie Hedwig Von Sachsen Merseburg, and had children including Franz Francis Josias House Of Wettin Duke Of Sachsen Coburg Gotha.
  • Johann Ernest IV Wettin, 1st Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld passed away in 1729 in Saalfeld, Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstädt, Thüringen, Germany.

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Johann Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld's Ancestors

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Johann Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
1658–1729
Birth Place: Sachsen Coburg, Gotha, Thueringen, Germany
Parents
Ernst I 'the Pious' Wettin von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg, Duke of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg
1601–1675
Altenburg, Landkreis Altenburger Land, Thüringen, Germany
Elisabeth (Sophia Wettin von) Sachsen-Altenburg
1619–1680
Halle (Saale), Stadtkreis Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (III von Sachsen-Weimar, Tod Herzog von) Sachsen-Weimar
1570–1605
Weimar, Weimarer Stadtkreis, Thüringen, Germany
Dorothea (Maria von Anhalt-Zeebrest, daughter of Holy German) See
1574–1617
Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Electorate of Saxony
Great-Grandparents
Johann Sachsen-Weimar
1530–1573
Dorothea Pfalz-Simmern
1544–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann League
1503–1554
Sibylle Saxony
1512–1554

Johann Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld's Descendants

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Johann (Ernest IV Wettin, 1st Duke of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (22 Aug 1658–17 Dec 1729) m. Countess (Charlotte Johanna of) Waldeck-Wildungen (13 Dec 1664–01 Feb 1699) m. Sophie (Hedwig von) Sachsen-Merseburg (4 August 1660–2 August 1686)
  1. 1. Franz (Francis Josias House of Wettin, Duke of) Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha 1697–1764 m. Anna (Sophie von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Princess of) Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1700–1780
    1. 1. Ernst (Friedrich von) Sachsen-Coburg 1724–1800 m. Sophie (Antoinette Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1724–1802
      1. 1. Franz (Frederick Anton House of Wettin, Thuringian Duke of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1750–1806 m. Augusta (Caroline Reuss-Ebersdorf,) Countess 1757–1831 m. Princess (Ernestine Sophie of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1760–1776
        1. 1. Marie (Louise Victoria von Saxon-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess of) Kent 1786–1861 m. Edward (Augustus Hanover, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and) Strathearn 1767–1820 m. Emich (Carl Leiningen, 2nd Prince of) Leiningen 1763–1814
        2. 2. Ernest (I, Duke of) Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1784–1844 m. Louise (Dorothea Pauline Charlotte Frederieke Auguste Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Duchess) of 1800–1831 m. Antoinette (Friederike Marie, Duchess of) Württemberg 1799–1860 m. Sophie (Fermepin de) Marteaux 1799–1885
        3. 3. Ferdinand (Georg, Prince of) Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1785–1851
        4. 4. Sophie, (Princess of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1778–1835
        5. 5. Antoinette (Ernestine Amalie, Princess of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1779–1824
        6. 6. Juliane (Henriette Ulrike, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Princess, Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna of) Russia 1781–1860 m. Constantine (Pavlovich) Romanov 1779–1831
        7. 7. Leopold (I of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1st King of) Belgium 1790–1865 m. Louise (Marie of) Orléans 1812–1850 m. Sophia (Wilhelmina Catharina Maria Louise Charlotte Anna von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp of Oldenburg, Princess of Sweden, Grand Duchess of Baden, Model; Marie) Hanson 1801–1865 m. Charlotte (Augusta Guelph von Hannover, Princess of Great Britain & Ireland of the United) Kingdom 1796–1817
      2. 2. Caroline (Ulrike Amalie, Princess of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1753–1829
      3. 3. Ludwig (Karl Frederick, Prince of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1755–1806 m. Susanne (Uranie van Brutel de La) Riviére 1756–
        1. 1. Lodewijk (Frederik Emile Vrijheer van) Coburg 1779–1827
    2. 2. Johann (Wilhelm XII of Wettin, Duke of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1726–1745

Johann Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld's Timeline

2 Records

1658
22 Aug 1658
Birth of Johann Ernest IV Wettin, 1st Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in Sachsen Coburg, Gotha, Thueringen, Germany
Sachsen Coburg, Gotha, Thueringen, Germany
1729
17 Dec 1729
Age 71
Death of Johann Ernest IV Wettin, 1st Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in Meiningen, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thueringen, Germany
Meiningen, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thueringen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1658
    Event Place: Sachsen Coburg, Gotha, Thueringen, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1729
    Event Place: Meiningen, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thueringen, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saalfeld, Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstädt, Thüringen, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

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