Saxe-Coburg

Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg Duchy of Saxe-Coburg State of the Holy Roman Empire ← 1572 – 1633 1680 – 1735 → Saxe-Coburg, shown with the other Ernestine duchies Capital Coburg Government Principality Historical era Middle Ages  - Division of Erfurt 1572  - Partitioned from     Saxe-Gotha   1572  - Annexed to Saxe-Eisenach 1633  - Re-partitioned from     Saxe-Gotha   1680  - United with Saalfeld August 6 1699  - Duchy renamed on     Imperial decision of     Ernestine succession     1735

Saxe-Coburg (German: Sachsen-Coburg) is a historical state in today's Bavaria, Germany. It was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach after the Division of Erfurt in 1572. In 1596 Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach was split, Johann Casimir got Saxe-Coburg and Johann Ernst got Saxe-Eisenach. When Casimir died in 1633, his brother Ernst of Saxe-Eisenach ruled in Personal Union over Saxe-Coburg until he died in 1638. Saxe-Coburg was then given to other Ernestine duchies. It became again a duchy in 1681. It remained under this name until 1699, when Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg died without sons. His brother Johann Ernst of Saxe-Saalfeld became the new Duke of Coburg and the duchy was renamed into Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in 1735.

See also

• Ernestine duchies

References

• Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Royal Family

•  • e Ernestine duchies after the Division of Erfurt (1572)

Saxe-Weimar (1572–1806) • Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach (1572–1596) • Saxe-Coburg (1596–1633; 1681–1699) • Saxe-Eisenach (1596–1638; 1640–1644; 1672–1806) • Saxe-Altenburg (1603–1672; 1826–1918) • Saxe-Gotha (1640–1680) • Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1681–1826) • Saxe-Marksuhl (1662–1672) • Saxe-Jena (1672–1690) • Saxe-Eisenberg (1680–1707) • Saxe-Hildburghausen (1680–1826) • Saxe-Römhild (1680–1710) • Saxe-Saalfeld (1680–1735) • Saxe-Meiningen (1681–1918) • Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1735–1826) • Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1806–1918) • Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1826–1918)