Saxe-Coburg
former duchy held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in today's Bavaria, Germany
Saxe-Coburg (German: Sachsen-Coburg) was a country 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 both countries until he died in 1638. Saxe-Coburg was then given to other Ernestine duchies.
Duchy of Saxe-Coburg Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg | |||||||||
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| 1572 – 1633 1680 – 1735 | |||||||||
 Saxe-Coburg, shown with the other Ernestine duchies | |||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Coburg | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Division of Erfurt | 1572 | ||||||||
• Partitioned from Saxe-Gotha | 1572 1572 | ||||||||
• Annexed to Saxe-Eisenach | 1633 | ||||||||
• Re-partitioned from Saxe-Gotha | 1680 | ||||||||
| August 6 1699 | |||||||||
| 1735 1735 | |||||||||
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It became again a duchy in 1681. From 1699, when Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg died without sons until 1735 it shared a ruler with the Duke of Saxe-Saalfeld. In 1735 the two duchies were merged as Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
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