Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen explained

Karl Wilhelm
Succession:Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Reign:27 January 1763 - 21 July 1782
Full Name:August Frederick Karl Wilhelm
Predecessor:Anton Ulrich
Successor:Georg I
Regent:The Dowager Duchess
Spouse:Louise of Stolberg-Gedern
House:Saxe-Meiningen
Father:Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Mother:Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
Birth Date:19 November 1754
Birth Place:Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
Death Place:Sonneberg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire
Religion:Lutheranism

August Friedrich Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen[1] (19 November 1754  - 21 July 1782), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

Family

He was the first son of Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal.

Reign

August Friedrich succeeded his father in the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen (1763) when he was only eight years old. Because of this, his mother, the Dowager Duchess Charlotte Amalie, acted as regent during his minority, which ended in 1779. He was succeeded by his last younger surviving brother, Georg.

Marriage

In Gedern on 5 June 1780, Karl Wilhelm married Louise of Stolberg-Gedern. They had no children. The widowed Louise later married Duke Eugen of Württemberg and had issue.

Notes and References

  1. Book: American Journal of Numismatics. Boston Numismatic Society. 1875. Duke of Saxe-Meiningen August Frederick.. 75.