Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

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Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, was a German sovereign who ruled the small Thuringian grand duchy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, overseeing it through the final years of the German Empire and World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German monarch
grand duke
human
burialPlace Fürstengruft, Weimar
surface form: Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek vault (Weimar princely crypt)

Weimar
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
dateOfBirth 1876-06-10
dateOfDeath 1923-04-24
deathCause heart disease
father Karl August, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
givenName Wilhelm Ernst
honor Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle
Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler
surface form: Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle

Order of the Elephant
surface form: Knight of the Order of the Elephant
language German
memberOf House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
militaryAllegiance Imperial German Army
monarchOf Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
mother Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach NERFINISHED
name Wilhelm Ernst Karl Alexander Friedrich Heinrich Bernhard Albert Georg Hermann
nobleFamily House of Wettin
notableFor being the last Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
participatedIn World War I
placeOfBirth Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Weimar
placeOfDeath Baden
Heidelberg
positionHeld Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
reignEnd 1918-11-09
reignStart 1901-01-05
religion Lutheranism
residence Weimar
ruledDuring World War I
early 20th century
final years of the German Empire
late 19th century
sexOrGender male
spouse Princess Caroline Reuss of Greiz NERFINISHED
succeeded Karl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
titleAfterAbdication Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
surface form: Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
wasDeposedIn German Revolution of 1918–1919

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Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ruler Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
House of Wettin hasNotableMember Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Karl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach successor Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach