Ernst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
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Ernst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (Hildburghausen
, 17 December 1707 – Hildburghausen
, 13 August 1745), was a duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
.
and Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach
. At the age of 17, he succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen in 1724. As a result, his mother, the Dowager Duchess Sophia Albertine
, acted as a regent on his behalf until he reached adulthood four years later.
as a Lieutenant-General. Later, the Emperor Karl VII
appointed him Quartermaster-General.
Always ailing in body and mind, he was helpless in the face of the problems of the duchy. In the meantime, the indebtedness of the duchy had become so high that total public revenues did not even cover the interest.
on 19 June 1726 Ernst Frederick married Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau (d. July 1745). They had four children:
Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the district Hildburghausen. It is situated on the river Werra, 20 km south of Suhl, and 25 km northwest of Coburg....
, 17 December 1707 – Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the district Hildburghausen. It is situated on the river Werra, 20 km south of Suhl, and 25 km northwest of Coburg....
, 13 August 1745), was a duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Hildburghausen was an Ernestine duchy in what is now southern Thuringia, Germany. Its territory was similar to that of the modern Hildburghausen district.-History:...
.
Young Duke
He was the third but eldest surviving son of Ernst Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-HildburghausenErnst Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Ernst Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen , was a duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen.He was the eldest son of Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen and Sophie of Waldeck....
and Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach
Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach
Sophia Albertine, Countess of Erbach-Erbach , was Countess of erbach-erbach by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen...
. At the age of 17, he succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen in 1724. As a result, his mother, the Dowager Duchess Sophia Albertine
Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach
Sophia Albertine, Countess of Erbach-Erbach , was Countess of erbach-erbach by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen...
, acted as a regent on his behalf until he reached adulthood four years later.
Appointments
In 1743 he received an Infantry Regiment from the Palatinate Elector Charles IV TheodoreCharles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
Charles Theodore, Prince-Elector, Count Palatine and Duke of Bavaria reigned as Prince-Elector and Count palatine from 1742, as Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1742 and also as Prince-Elector and Duke of Bavaria from 1777, until his death...
as a Lieutenant-General. Later, the Emperor Karl VII
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VII Albert a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Prince-elector of Bavaria from 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 until his death in 1745...
appointed him Quartermaster-General.
Always ailing in body and mind, he was helpless in the face of the problems of the duchy. In the meantime, the indebtedness of the duchy had become so high that total public revenues did not even cover the interest.
Family
In FürstenauFürstenau, Germany
Fürstenau is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately northwest of Osnabrück, and east of Lingen.Fürstenau is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Fürstenau....
on 19 June 1726 Ernst Frederick married Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau (d. July 1745). They had four children:
- Ernst Frederick III Karl, Duke of Saxe-HildburghausenErnst Frederick III Karl, Duke of Saxe-HildburghausenErnst Frederick III Karl, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen , was a duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen....
(b. Königsberg, 10 June 1727 - d. Seidingstadt, 23 September 1780). - Frederick August Albrecht (b. Hildburghausen, 8 August 1728 - d. Hildburghausen, 14 June 1735).
- Frederick Wilhelm Eugen (b. Hildburghausen, 8 October 1730 - d. Öhringen, 4 December 1795), married on 13 March 1778 to his niece Caroline of Saxe-Hildburghausen (daughter of Ernst Frederick III). Their marriage was childless.
- Sophie Amalie Caroline (b. Hildburghausen, 21 July 1732 - d. Öhringen, 19 June 1799), married in 1749 to Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Öhringen.