Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach

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The Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach was a small Ernestine Saxon state in what is now central Germany, historically notable as the birthplace and early home of composer Johann Sebastian Bach.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ernestine duchy
duchy
former state
associatedWithPerson Johann Sebastian Bach
branchOf Ernestine line of the House of Wettin
capital Eisenach NERFINISHED
coatOfArms arms of the Ernestine line of Saxony with territorial differences
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
currency Gulden
Thaler
dynasty House of Wettin NERFINISHED
endTime 1638
1741
era Early modern period
governmentType monarchy
hasNotablePlace Eisenach NERFINISHED
Wartburg Castle NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Thuringia NERFINISHED
languageUsed German
locatedIn central Germany
mergedInto Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach NERFINISHED
namedAfter Eisenach NERFINISHED
notableFor association with the early life of Johann Sebastian Bach
being an Ernestine Saxon state in central Germany
notableRuler Ernst August I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach NERFINISHED
Johann Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach NERFINISHED
Johann Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach NERFINISHED
Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach NERFINISHED
partOf Ernestine Saxon territories
Upper Saxon Circle
politicalStatus imperial estate of the Holy Roman Empire
predecessor Duchy of Saxe-Weimar NERFINISHED
Ernestine Saxon partition of 1596
presentLocation German state of Hesse
German state of Thuringia
reasonForEnd extinction of ducal line in 1741
reestablished 1640
religion Lutheranism
rulerTitle Duke of Saxe-Eisenach NERFINISHED
sharesHistoryWith Duchy of Saxe-Coburg NERFINISHED
Duchy of Saxe-Gotha NERFINISHED
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar NERFINISHED
startTime 1596
successor Duchy of Saxe-Weimar NERFINISHED
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach NERFINISHED

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