Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Friedrich Wilhelm III
Friedrich Wilhelm III
Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Reign	1669–1672
Predecessor	Friedrich Wilhelm II
Successor	Ernst I
Born	12 July 1657; Altenburg
Died	14 April 1672 (aged 14); Altenburg
House	House of Saxe-Altenburg
Father	Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Mother	Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony
Religion	Lutheran

Friedrich Wilhelm III (b. Altenburg, 12 July 1657 – d. Altenburg, 14 April 1672), was a duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

He was the second son of Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Magdalene Sybille of Saxony, his second wife.

Life

The death of his older brother Christian (1663) made him the new heir of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. When his father died in 1669, Friedrich Wilhelm III succeeded him; but, because he was only twelve years old, his maternal uncles, Elector Johann Georg II of Saxony and Duke Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz, assumed the guardianship of the new duke and the regency of the duchy.

Only three years later, the young duke died of smallpox shortly after returning from a trip to Dresden. His burial took place three months later, on 17 July 1672 at his father's tomb in the church of Schloss Altenburg. With his death, the branch of Saxe-Altenburg, founded in 1603, became extinct in the direct male line.

Saxe-Altenburg was split between the branches of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Weimar; but, on the basis of the will of the Duke Johann Philipp of Saxe-Altenburg (Friedrich Wilhelm III's uncle) the greater part of the duchy was retained by Saxe-Gotha, because they were the descendants of Elisabeth Sophie, the only daughter of Johann Philipp, who declared her the general heiress of the family in case of the extinction of the male line.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

16. Johann Friedrich I, Elector of Saxony

8. Johann Willhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

17. Sybille of Cleves

4. Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

18. Frederick III, Elector Palatine

9. Dorothea Susanne of Simmern

19. Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

2. Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

20. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

10. Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg

21. Anna of Hesse

5. Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg

22. Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

11. Anna of Cleves

23. Archduchess Maria of Austria

1. Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

24. August, Elector of Saxony

12. Christian I, Elector of Saxony

25. Anna of Denmark

6. Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony

26. John George, Elector of Brandenburg

13. Sophie of Brandenburg

27. Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach

3. Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony

28. Albert of Prussia

14. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia

29. Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

7. Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia

30. Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (= 22)

15. Marie Eleonore of Cleves

31. Archduchess Maria of Austria (= 23)

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References

August Beck: Friedrich Wilhelm III. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 794.

External links

Magister Samuel Haberland: Alte Erinnerungen aus Nobitz II. Band in: kg-nobitz.de [retrieved 21 November 2016].

Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg House of Wettin Born: 12 July 1657 Died: 14 April 1672
Preceded by Friedrich Wilhelm II	Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 1669–1672	Succeeded by Ernst I

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