Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

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Georg I
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
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Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Reign 1782–1803
Predecessor Karl Wilhelm
Successor Bernhard II
Born (1761-02-04)4 February 1761
Meiningen
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Meiningen
Spouse Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Issue Adelaide, Queen of the United Kingdom
Ida, Princess Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Bernhard II
Full name
Georg I Friedrich Karl
House Saxe-Meiningen
Father Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Mother Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
Religion Lutheranism

Georg I Frederick Karl, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Frankfurt, 4 February 1761 – Meiningen, 24 December 1803), was Duke of Saxe-Meiningen from 1782 to 1803. He was known as a reformer and considered a model prince by many of his peers.

Family

Georg was born on 4 February 1761 at Frankfurt as the fourth but second surviving son of Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal. His father was 74 years old at the time and died two years later in 1763.[1]

Reign

Georg succeeded his older and childless brother, Karl Wilhelm in the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen in 1782. He ruled based on the principles of "enlightened absolutism" emphasizing in particular the importance of education. He initiated the building of the Gymnasium later named Bernhardinum after his son. Georg I also opened the ducal library to the public, reformed the (Protestant) church practices in his princedom and initiated new social policies. Under a nom-de-plume he published philosophical treatises. As a result, many of his fellow princes considered him a model ruler and his duchy as the German state where enlightened absolutism reached its apogee.[1]

Marriage and issue

In Langenburg on 27 November 1782, Georg married Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. After ten years they began to have children, finally having four:

  1. Adelaide Luise Therese Karoline Amalie (b. Meiningen, 13 August 1792 - d. Bentley Priory, Middlesex, 2 December 1849), married on 11 July 1818 to the Duke of Clarence, later King William IV of the United Kingdom.
  2. Ida (b. Meiningen, 25 June 1794 - d. Weimar, 4 April 1852), married on 30 May 1816 to Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
  3. stillborn daughter (Meiningen, 16 October 1796).
  4. Bernhard II Erich Freund, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (b. Meiningen, 17 December 1800 - d. Meiningen, 3 December 1882).

Death

Georg I died of a fever on 24 December 1803 at Meiningen.[1]

See also

Ancestry

Family of Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Princess Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Princess Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Duchess Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Duchess Elizabeth Juliana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Princess Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Carl Otto, Count of Solms-Laubach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Countess Catherine of Solms-Laubach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Countess Amöna Elisabeth of Bentheim-Steinfurt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Countess Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Princess Christine of Saxe-Eisenach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Margravine Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Duchess Anna Sophie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  • Andrea Jakob, Meininger Museen: Herzog Georg I. von Sachsen-Meiningen - Ein Präzedenzfall für den aufgeklärten Absolutismus 2005, Südthüringer Forschungen Heft 33, ISBN 3-910114-06-7
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Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 4 February 1761 Died: 24 December 1803
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
1782–1803		 Succeeded by
Bernhard II


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