German duke (1681–1724) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ernst Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (Gotha, 21 August 1681 – Hildburghausen, 9 March 1724), was a duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen. He was the oldest son of Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen and Countess Sophie Henriette of Waldeck.
| Ernest Frederick I | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen | |
| |
| Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen | |
| Reign | 1715–1724 |
| Predecessor | Ernest |
| Successor | Ernest Frederick II |
| Born | 21 August 1681 Gotha |
| Died | 9 March 1724 (aged 42) Hildburghausen |
| Spouse | Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach |
| Issue | Prince Hollandinus Princess Sophie Prince Ernst Ludwig Ernest Frederick II Prince Frederick August Prince Ludwig Frederick Princess Elisabeth Albertine Prince Emanuel Frederick Princess Elisabeth Sophie Prince Georg Frederick |
| House | House of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
| Father | Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
| Mother | Countess Sophie Henriette of Waldeck |
When he was younger, he served in the Netherlands army. He was wounded in the Spanish Succession War at Höchstädt. In 1715, after the death of his father, he left the Army and governed the duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Like many German princes, He wanted his duchy to have the splendor of the court of the King Louis XIV of France. This caused him to be ruined financially.
Because he always needed money, he raised taxes and sold towns. He sold the county of Cuylenburg which was the dowry of his wife. The county was sold in 1720. He did not sell it to pay any money he owed to others. It was sold so that a garden and a channel could be built in his palace. In 1723 the Schalkau was sold to the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen. At the time, Schalkau had city privileges, and the right to hold a market. What was sold was an administrative division, much like a county, only smaller, which included Schalkau. The sale without the agreement of his wife was illegal. This led to a war with Saxe-Meiningen. At the end of the war, all of the county was ruined.
Because of his very bad taxes, in 1717 an open revolt took place in the duchy.
Ernst Frederick married Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach in Erbach on 4 February 1704. They had fourteen children:
| Preceded by Ernst |
Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 1715–1724 |
Succeeded by Ernst Frederick II |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
