Saxe-Jena
duchy
The Duchy of Saxe-Jena was one of the Ernestine duchies of the House of Wettin.
Duchy of Saxe-Jena Herzogtum Sachsen-Jena | |||||||||
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| 1672–1690 | |||||||||
 Saxe-Jena, shown with the other Ernestine duchies | |||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Jena | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Partitioned from Saxe-Weimar | 1672 1672 | ||||||||
• Ducal line extinct; restored to Saxe-Weimar | 1690 1690 | ||||||||
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Part of the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar was given to Bernhard, the fourth son of Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar in 1672. The second duke had no male heirs to inherit the title, so the territory was taken back by Saxe-Weimar when the second duke died in 1690. .
Dukes of Saxe-Jena
changeReincorporated into Saxe-Weimar