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The Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was created in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies
Ernestine duchies

The Ernestine duchies, also called the Saxon duchies , were a changing number of small German states in the present Germany state of Thuringia, governed by dukes of the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin....
 of Saxe-Weimar
Saxe-Weimar

History of Saxony-Weimar was a duchy in Thuringia, Germany. The chief town and capital was Weimar....
 and Saxe-Eisenach
Saxe-Eisenach

History of Saxony-Eisenach was the name of three different duchies that existed at different times in the Germany province of Thuringia. The chief town and capital of all three duchies was Eisenach....
, which had been in personal union
Personal union

A personal union is the combination by which two or more different states are governed by the same monarch, while their boundaries, their laws and their interests remain distinct....
 since 1741, when the Saxe-Eisenach line had died out. It became a Grand Duchy
Grand duchy

A grand duchy is a territory whose head of state is a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess.The only grand duchy in existence today is Luxembourg. It has been a grand duchy since 1815 when the Netherlands became an independent kingdom and Luxembourg was handed over to the King of the Netherlands, William I of the Netherlands....
 in 1815. In 1877, it officially changed its name to the Grand Duchy of Saxony , but this name was rarely used. The Grand Duchy came to an end in 1918 with the other German monarchies, and the state was merged into the new state of Thuringia
Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is located in central Germany. It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen States of Germany ....
 two years later.

The full grand ducal style was Grand Duke
Grand Duke

The title grand duke is used in Western Europe and particularly in Germanic languages countries for provincial sovereigns. Grand duke is of a protocolary rank below Monarch but higher than a sovereign duke....
 of Saxe
Kingdom of Saxony

The Kingdom of Saxony , lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through Germany....
-Weimar
Weimar

Weimar is a city in Germany. It is located in the States of Germany of Thuringia , north of the Th?ringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle, Saxony-Anhalt and Leipzig....
-Eisenach
Eisenach

Eisenach is a city in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated between the northern foothills of the Thuringian Forest and the Hainich National Park. Population was 43,626 in 2006....
, Landgrave
Landgrave

Landgrave was a title only used in the Holy Roman Empire and later on by its former territories. The title refers to a count who had feudal duty directly to the Holy Roman Emperor....
 in Thuringia
Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is located in central Germany. It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen States of Germany ....
, Margrave
Margrave

Margrave is the English language and French language form of the German language title Markgraf and certain equivalent nobiliary titles in other languages....
 of Meissen
Margraviate of Meissen

The March or Margraviate of Meissen was a medi?val principality, a Marches, of the Holy Roman Empire in the area of the modern German state of Saxony....
, Princely Count of Henneberg
House of Henneberg

The ?House of Henneberg was a branch of the House of Babenberg, which was very powerful in Franconia and Thuringia particularly in the 11th, 12th and 13th century....
, Lord
Lord

Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a Prince#Prince_as_a_generic_word_for_ruler or a Examples of feudalism . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'Courtesy titles in the U...
 of Blankenhayn
Blankenhain

Blankenhain is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km south of Weimar....
, Neustadt
Neustadt an der Orla

Neustadt an der Orla is a town in Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia. It is situated at the small river Orla River, 17 km north of Schleiz, and 25 km southeast of Jena....
 and Tautenburg.








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The Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was created in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies
Ernestine duchies

The Ernestine duchies, also called the Saxon duchies , were a changing number of small German states in the present Germany state of Thuringia, governed by dukes of the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin....
 of Saxe-Weimar
Saxe-Weimar

History of Saxony-Weimar was a duchy in Thuringia, Germany. The chief town and capital was Weimar....
 and Saxe-Eisenach
Saxe-Eisenach

History of Saxony-Eisenach was the name of three different duchies that existed at different times in the Germany province of Thuringia. The chief town and capital of all three duchies was Eisenach....
, which had been in personal union
Personal union

A personal union is the combination by which two or more different states are governed by the same monarch, while their boundaries, their laws and their interests remain distinct....
 since 1741, when the Saxe-Eisenach line had died out. It became a Grand Duchy
Grand duchy

A grand duchy is a territory whose head of state is a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess.The only grand duchy in existence today is Luxembourg. It has been a grand duchy since 1815 when the Netherlands became an independent kingdom and Luxembourg was handed over to the King of the Netherlands, William I of the Netherlands....
 in 1815. In 1877, it officially changed its name to the Grand Duchy of Saxony , but this name was rarely used. The Grand Duchy came to an end in 1918 with the other German monarchies, and the state was merged into the new state of Thuringia
Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is located in central Germany. It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen States of Germany ....
 two years later.

The full grand ducal style was Grand Duke
Grand Duke

The title grand duke is used in Western Europe and particularly in Germanic languages countries for provincial sovereigns. Grand duke is of a protocolary rank below Monarch but higher than a sovereign duke....
 of Saxe
Kingdom of Saxony

The Kingdom of Saxony , lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through Germany....
-Weimar
Weimar

Weimar is a city in Germany. It is located in the States of Germany of Thuringia , north of the Th?ringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle, Saxony-Anhalt and Leipzig....
-Eisenach
Eisenach

Eisenach is a city in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated between the northern foothills of the Thuringian Forest and the Hainich National Park. Population was 43,626 in 2006....
, Landgrave
Landgrave

Landgrave was a title only used in the Holy Roman Empire and later on by its former territories. The title refers to a count who had feudal duty directly to the Holy Roman Emperor....
 in Thuringia
Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is located in central Germany. It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen States of Germany ....
, Margrave
Margrave

Margrave is the English language and French language form of the German language title Markgraf and certain equivalent nobiliary titles in other languages....
 of Meissen
Margraviate of Meissen

The March or Margraviate of Meissen was a medi?val principality, a Marches, of the Holy Roman Empire in the area of the modern German state of Saxony....
, Princely Count of Henneberg
House of Henneberg

The ?House of Henneberg was a branch of the House of Babenberg, which was very powerful in Franconia and Thuringia particularly in the 11th, 12th and 13th century....
, Lord
Lord

Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a Prince#Prince_as_a_generic_word_for_ruler or a Examples of feudalism . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'Courtesy titles in the U...
 of Blankenhayn
Blankenhain

Blankenhain is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km south of Weimar....
, Neustadt
Neustadt an der Orla

Neustadt an der Orla is a town in Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia. It is situated at the small river Orla River, 17 km north of Schleiz, and 25 km southeast of Jena....
 and Tautenburg.

Princes of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach


Dukes of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1809–1815

  • Carl August, 1809–15; Duke of Saxe-Weimar and of Saxe-Eisenach from 1758


Grand Dukes of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1815–1918

  • Carl August, 1815–28
  • Carl Friedrich
    Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

    Karl Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach , was a Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach....
    , 1828–53
  • Carl Alexander
    Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

    Charles Alexander Augustus John, Grand Duke of Saxony was the ruler of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach from 1853 until his death....
    , 1853–1901
  • Wilhelm Ernst
    William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

    Wilhelm Ernst Karl Alexander Frederick Heinrich Bernhard Albert Georg Hermann was the last Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.Biography...
    , 1901–18


Heads of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1918–present

  • Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst
    William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

    Wilhelm Ernst Karl Alexander Frederick Heinrich Bernhard Albert Georg Hermann was the last Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.Biography...
    , 1918–23
  • Hereditary Grand Duke Carl August, 1923–88
  • Prince Michael
    Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

    Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach is a German prince and the current head of the Grand Ducal House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, as well as senior agnate of the entire House of Wettin....
    , 1988–present


See also

  • Ernestine duchies
    Ernestine duchies

    The Ernestine duchies, also called the Saxon duchies , were a changing number of small German states in the present Germany state of Thuringia, governed by dukes of the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin....


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