William August, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach explained

William August
Succession:Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
Reign:1668 - 1671
Predecessor:Adolf William
Successor:Johann Georg I
House:House of Wettin
Father:Adolf Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
Mother:Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Birth Date:30 November 1668
Birth Place:Eisenach
Death Place:Eisenach
Religion:Lutheran

Wilhelm August, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (30 November 1668 – 23 February 1671) was the youngest and only surviving son of Adolf Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach and Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

All his older brothers died before his father, and Wilhelm August, the fifth and youngest child, was born nine days after the death of Adolf Wilhelm (21 November 1668) and succeeded him in the duchy of Saxe-Eisenach from the moment of his birth,[1] under the guardianship of his uncle Johann Georg.

A sickly boy, he died at Eisenach when only two years old, and Eisenach was inherited by his uncle Johann Georg.

Notes and References

  1. Beck, August (1875). “Adolf Wilhelm” in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Volume 1. Historical Commission at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. pp. 120–121 – via Wikisource.