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Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
German prince

Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

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Intro
German prince
Work field
Gender
Male
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Star sign
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Birth
19 November 1754, Frankfurt
Death
21 July 1782, Sonneberg (aged 27 years)
Age
27 years
Family
Mother:
Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
Father:
Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Siblings:
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen Princess Louise of Saxe-Meiningen Amalia van Saksen-Meinigen
Spouse:
Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern
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Biography

August Friedrich Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Frankfurt, 19 November 1754 – Sonneberg, 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.

Ancestry

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