Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (7 October 1672 – 24 November 1724) was a German (Saxon) nobleman.

Ernst Ludwig I
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Reign1706–1724
PredecessorBernhard I
SuccessorErnest Louis II
Born(1672-10-07)7 October 1672
Gotha
Died24 November 1724(1724-11-24) (aged 52)
Meiningen
SpouseDorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha
Elisabeth Sofie of Brandenburg
IssuePrince Joseph Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
Prince Friedrich August
Ernest Louis II
Luise Dorothea, Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Charles Frederick
HouseSaxe-Meiningen
FatherBernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
MotherMarie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt
ReligionLutheranism

Biography

He was born in Gotha, the eldest son of Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and his first wife, Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt.

After the death of his father in 1706, Ernst Ludwig inherited the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen jointly with his brother, Frederick Wilhelm, and his half-brother, Anton Ulrich. His father, in his will, had stipulated that the duchy never be divided and that it be governed jointly by his sons.

The oldest brother, Ernst Ludwig, strove to establish autonomy for himself and his descendants. Immediately after the death of his father, Ernst Ludwig signed a contract with his brothers; in consideration of certain inducements, the brothers had to leave the government of the duchy in his hands. This introduction of primogeniture failed, however; his brothers managed to govern again after Ernst Ludwig's death, acting as guardians for his sons.

Ernst Ludwig married Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, his cousin in Gotha on 19 September 1704. They had five children:

  1. Josef Bernhard (b. Meiningen, 27 May 1706 – d. Rome, 22 March 1724).
  2. Friedrich August (b. Meiningen, 4 November 1707 – d. Meiningen, 25 December 1707).
  3. Ernst Ludwig II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (b. Coburg, 8 August 1709 – d. Meiningen, 24 February 1729).
  4. Luise Dorothea (b. Meiningen, 10 August 1710 – d. Gotha, 22 October 1767), married on 17 September 1729 to Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
  5. Karl Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (b. Meiningen, 18 July 1712 – d. Meiningen, 28 March 1743).

In Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg on 3 June 1714, Ernst Ludwig married his second wife, Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg. They had no children.

He died in Meiningen in 1724.

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References
  • Ludwig Bechstein: Mittheilungen aus dem Leben der Herzoge zu Sachsen Meiningen S. 36 ff. (Digitalisat)
  • Hannelore Schneider: Das Herzogtum Sachsen-Meiningen unter seinen ersten Herzögen. In: 300 Jahre Schloss Elisabethenburg. Südthüringer Forschungen, Heft 27, Meiningen 1994.
  • Alfred Erck, Hannelore Schneider: Musiker und Monarchen in Meiningen 1680 bis 1763, Bielsteinverlag, 2006
  • L. Hertel: Meiningische Geschichte von 1680 bis zur Gegenwart. Schriften des Vereins für Sachsen-Meiningische Geschichte und Landeskunde, 47. Heft, Hildburghausen 1904.
  • David Voit: Das Herzogthum Sachsen-Meiningen, Storch & Klett, 1844
Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 7 October 1672 Died: 24 November 1724
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Bernhard I		 Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
1706–1724		 Succeeded by
Ernst Ludwig II
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