House of Saxe-Hildburghausen

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The House of Saxe-Hildburghausen was a ducal branch of the Ernestine Wettin dynasty that ruled the small German state of Saxe-Hildburghausen in Thuringia during the early modern period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal house
noble house
associatedWith Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen NERFINISHED
House of Saxe-Altenburg NERFINISHED
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha NERFINISHED
branchOf Ernestine Wettins NERFINISHED
capital Hildburghausen NERFINISHED
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country German Confederation NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire
dissolved 1826
dynasty House of Wettin NERFINISHED
endTime 1826
era Napoleonic era
early modern period
firstRuler Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED
foundedBy Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg NERFINISHED
governmentForm duchy
hasTitle Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Thuringia NERFINISHED
inception 1680
language German
lastRuler Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED
locatedIn Germany
Thuringia NERFINISHED
memberOf Ernestine duchies NERFINISHED
nobleFamilyType German princely house
notableMember Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED
Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED
Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED
Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED
participatedIn reorganization of Ernestine duchies in 1826
partOf Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin NERFINISHED
precededBy House of Saxe-Gotha NERFINISHED
religion Lutheranism
ruled Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED
rulingSystem hereditary monarchy
sovereignUntil 1806
startTime 1680
status extinct noble house
styleOfRuler Serene Highness NERFINISHED
succeededBy House of Saxe-Meiningen NERFINISHED
territoryType small German state
titleHolderRank duke
usedTitle Duke in Saxony
vassalOf Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED

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Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen memberOf House of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen memberOf House of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen nobleFamily House of Saxe-Hildburghausen
House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg successor House of Saxe-Hildburghausen