Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

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Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, was an 18th–19th century German ruler best known as a major patron of Weimar Classicism and supporter of figures like Goethe and Schiller.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
human
monarch
allyOf Prussia
birthDate 1757-09-03
birthPlace Weimar
capitalOfDomain Weimar
child Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
deathDate 1828-06-14
deathPlace Graditz
educatedBy Christoph Martin Wieland
endTime 1828-06-14
era 18th century
19th century
father Duke Ernst August of Saxe-Weimar
surface form: Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
givenName Charles
surface form: Charles Augustus
honorificPrefix His Grand Ducal Highness
knownFor making Weimar a cultural center
patronage of arts and literature
support of Weimar Classicism
languageSpoken German
militaryRank general in the Prussian Army
mother Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel NERFINISHED
movement Weimar Classicism
nativeName Karl August
nobleFamily House of Wettin
notableAssociate Christoph Martin Wieland
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
participantIn Napoleonic Wars
patronOf Friedrich Schiller
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Weimar Classicism
placeOfRule Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
positionHeld Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
predecessor Duke Ernst August of Saxe-Weimar
surface form: Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
religion Lutheranism
residence Weimar Castle
surface form: Weimar City Castle
spouse Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt NERFINISHED
startTime 1775-09-03
successor Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
title Duke
Grand Duke

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Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ruler Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Fürstengruft, Weimar burialPlaceOf Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
this entity surface form: Carl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Weimar Classicism hasKeyFigure Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
this entity surface form: Carl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Order of the White Falcon notableRecipient Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
this entity surface form: Carl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Karl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach grandfather Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
this entity surface form: Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach notableRuler Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach