| Bernhard II | |
| Succession: | Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
| Reign: | 24 December 1803 – 20 September 1866 |
| Full Name: | Bernhard Erich Freund |
| Predecessor: | Georg I |
| Successor: | Georg II |
| Regent: | The Dowager Duchess |
| Issue: | Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Augusta, Princess Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg |
| House: | Saxe-Meiningen |
| Father: | Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
| Mother: | Princess Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1800 |
| Birth Place: | Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen, Holy Roman Empire |
| Death Place: | Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen, German Empire |
| Religion: | Lutheranism |
Bernhard II (17 December 1800 – 3 December 1882) was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
Bernhard was the only son of Georg I Frederick Karl, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was a younger brother of Queen Adelaide of the United Kingdom and Ida, Princess Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.[1]
Bernhard succeeded his father when he was three years old (1803); because of this, his mother, the Dowager Duchess Luise Eleonore, acted as regent on his behalf until he reached adulthood in 1821.[1]
In Kassel on 23 March 1825, Bernhard married Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). They had two children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 1826 | 25 June 1914 | married (1) Princess Charlotte of Prussia; had issue (2) Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; had issue (3) Ellen Franz; no issue | |
| 6 August 1843 | 11 November 1919 | married Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg; had issue | |
On 12 November 1826, after the redistribution of all the family territories after the death of the last Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Bernhard received Hildburghausen and Saalfeld.