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Duke of Saxe-Meiningen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (16 February 1679 in Ichtershausen – 10 March 1746 in Meiningen), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
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| Friedrich Wilhelm | |
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| Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | |
| Reign | 28 March 1743 - 10 March 1746 |
| Predecessor | Karl Frederick |
| Successor | Anthony Ulrich |
| Born | 16 February 1679 Ichtershausen |
| Died | 10 March 1746 (aged 67) Meiningen |
| House | Saxe-Meiningen |
| Father | Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
| Mother | Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
He was the fifth son of Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his first wife, Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt.
When his father died in 1706, according to his will, he inherited the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen with his older full-brother, Ernst Ludwig I, and his younger half-brother, Anton Ulrich.
But, shortly after, Ernst Ludwig signed a contract between himself and his brothers, and they were compelled to leave full control of the duchy in his hands.
When Ernst Ludwig died (1724), Friedrich Wilhelm and Anton Ulrich took again the government of the duchy as guardians of his nephews until 1733.
After the death of his nephew, Karl Frederick (1743), he inherited the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen.
Friedrich Wilhelm never married and died after only three years of reigning. He was succeeded by his younger half-brother, Anton Ulrich.
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