Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Thuringian duchy (1680–1826) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (German: Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg) was a duchy ruled by the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin in today's Thuringia, Germany. The extinction of the line in 1825 led to a major re-organisation of the Thuringian states.
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Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | |||||||||||||
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1672–1826 | |||||||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire, State of the Confederation of the Rhine, State of the German Confederation | ||||||||||||
Capital | Gotha | ||||||||||||
Government | Duchy | ||||||||||||
Duke | |||||||||||||
• 1680–1691 | Frederick I (first) | ||||||||||||
• 1822–1825 | Frederick IV (last) | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Early modern Europe | ||||||||||||
1672 | |||||||||||||
• Duchy established | 1672 | ||||||||||||
1826 | |||||||||||||
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