Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach
Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (German: Ernst August I; 19 April 1688 – 19 January 1748) was a duke of Saxe-Weimar. In 1741, he became the duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
Ernest Augustus I | |
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Duke of Saxe-Weimar | |
Reign | 1707–1748 |
Predecessor | Wilhelm Ernst with John Ernst III |
Successor | Ernest Augustus II |
Co-ruler | Wilhelm Ernst |
Duke of Saxe-Eisenach | |
Reign | 1741–1748 |
Predecessor | Wilhelm Heinrich |
Successor | Ernest Augustus II |
Born | Weimar | 19 April 1688
Died | 19 January 1748 Eisenach | (aged 59)
Spouse | Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
Issue | Wilhelm Ernst, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar Princess Wilhelmine Auguste Johann Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar Princess Charlotte Agnes Leopoldina Princess Johanna Eleonore Henriette Ernestine Albertine, Countess of Lippe-Alverdissen Bernhardina, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Prince Emmanuel Frederick Karl August Eugen, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Eleonore Christiane Princess Johanna Auguste Ernestine, Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen Prince Ernst Adolf |
House | House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
Father | Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar |
Mother | Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst |
Religion | Lutheranism |