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William Ernest (Wilhelm Ernst Karl Alexander Friedrich Heinrich Bernhard Albert Georg Hermann, English: William Ernest Charles Alexander Frederick Henry Bernard Albert George Herman; 10 June 1876 – 24 April 1923) was the last grand duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (19 October 1662 – 26 August 1728) was a duke of Saxe-Weimar . Life. He was born in Weimar, the eldest son of Johann Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Princess Christine Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg .
William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach , was the last Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
The first Duke of the personal union was Ernest Augustus I, who built the Belvedere Palace in Weimar. His son Ernest Augustus II reigned for only three years, and died at the age of 20. At the age of 18, he married the Brunswick Princess Anna Amalia, one year his junior and a niece of King Frederick the Great of Prussia.
Details of William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1876 - 1923) in the Line of Succession to the British Throne.
- June 10, 1876
- April 24, 1923
Background. He was born in Weimar, the eldest son of Johann Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Princess Christine Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. When his father died in 1683, he succeeded him as duke. However, he was compelled to rule jointly with his younger brother Johann Ernst III.
found: Wikipedia, French version, March 4, 2019 (Guillaume-Ernest de Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach; the last grand-duc de Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, from 1901 to 1918; born 10 June 1876, Weimar; died 24 April 1923, Henryków (Basse-Silésie), age 46; Wilhelm Ernst, Grossherzog von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, in image)
