Ernestine duchies

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The Ernestine duchies were a group of small, historically significant Thuringian states in the Holy Roman Empire and later Germany, ruled by various branches of the Ernestine line of the Wettin dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of states
historical state
capital Altenburg
Coburg
Eisenach
Gotha
Meiningen
Weimar
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolvedIn 1918
dividedBy partition of the Ernestine lands
dynasty House of Wettin
surface form: Wettin dynasty
existedDuring 19th century
Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
followedBy Thuringian states of the Weimar Republic
governmentForm duchy
hasPart Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Saxe-Coburg
surface form: Duchy of Saxe-Coburg

Saxe-Coburg
surface form: Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach
Duchy of Saxe-Eisenberg
Saxe-Gotha
surface form: Duchy of Saxe-Gotha

Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Duchy of Saxe-Jena
Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
Duchy of Saxe-Römhild
Duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
historicalRegion Thuringian states
language German
locatedIn Germany
Thuringia
mergedInto Thuringia
surface form: Free State of Thuringia
namedAfter Ernest, Elector of Saxony
notableFor association with Weimar Classicism
fragmentation into many small duchies
role in German cultural history
partOf Confederation of the Rhine
German Confederation
German Confederation
surface form: German Confederation principalities

German Empire
Holy Roman Empire
religion Lutheranism
ruledBy Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin
surface form: Ernestine line of the House of Wettin

House of Wettin
splitFrom Electorate of Saxony

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Saxe-Coburg partOf Ernestine duchies
Saxe-Gotha partOf Ernestine duchies
Ernestine House Order country Ernestine duchies
Ernestine House Order associatedWith Ernestine duchies
this entity surface form: Ernestine duchies of Thuringia
Gotha historicalRegion Ernestine duchies
Saxony-Meiningen partOf Ernestine duchies
Saxony-Altenburg partOf Ernestine duchies
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony partOf Ernestine duchies
Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen subdivisionOf Ernestine duchies
Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen predecessor Ernestine duchies
this entity surface form: Ernestine duchies partition of 1680
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg partOf Ernestine duchies
House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach partOf Ernestine duchies
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar partOf Ernestine duchies
Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen partOf Ernestine duchies
Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen predecessor Ernestine duchies
House of Saxe-Meiningen predecessor Ernestine duchies
Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar politicalEntity Ernestine duchies
this entity surface form: Ernestine duchies of Thuringia
House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg memberOf Ernestine duchies
House of Saxe-Eisenach memberOf Ernestine duchies
House of Saxe-Jena subdivisionOf Ernestine duchies
House of Saxe-Saalfeld memberOf Ernestine duchies