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Bernhard chose the town of Meiningen as his residence and became the first duke of Saxe-Meiningen. From 1682 Duke Bernhard I had the Schloss Elisabethenburg built and in 1690 established a court orchestra (Hofkapelle), in which Johann Ludwig Bach later became the Kapellmeister (1711).
This article lists dukes, electors, and kings ruling over different territories named Saxony from the beginning of the Saxon Duchy in the 6th century to the end of the German monarchies in 1918.
- Family of Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Family of Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Family of Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Family of Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Family of Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Family of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Family of Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Family of Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Pretenders to The Throne
- Other Saxe-Meiningen Royals
LAST REIGNING: Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-MeiningenFormer: Ernst, Prince of Saxe-MeiningenFormer: Georg, Prince of Saxe-MeiningenFormer: Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-MeiningenFeodora of Saxe-Meiningen, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach(daughter of Prince Friedrich Johann of Saxe-Meiningen, granddaughter of Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen)
Biography. Bernhard was born on 1 April 1851 at Meiningen in what was then the German Confederation, as the eldest son of Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his first wife Princess Charlotte of Prussia. [1] Bernhard had one full sister, Princess Marie Elisabeth, and several half-brothers by his father's second marriage.
Aug 5, 2018 · Bernhard III, the last Duke of Saxe-Meiningen abdicated the next day due to pressure from the Meininger Workers and Soldiers Council. His half-brother Ernst waived his succession rights on November 12, 1918, officially ending the monarchy of the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen.
Bernhard III, the last Duke of Saxe-Meiningen abdicated the next day due to pressure from the Meininger Workers and Soldiers Council. His half-brother Ernst waived his succession rights on November 12, 1918, officially ending the monarchy of the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen.
Saxe-Meiningen sided (1866) with Austria in the Austro-Prussian War. The last duke abdicated in 1918, and in 1920 Saxe-Meiningen was incorporated into Thuringia. For the theatrical company organized by Duke George II of Saxe-Meiningen, see Meiningen Players.
