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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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 Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
givenName Charles Augustus ⓘ
linked to: Charles
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 ⓘ
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 Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
residence Weimar City Castle ⓘ
linked to: Weimar Castle
spouse Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt ⓘ
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 → Carl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
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Weimar Classicism → hasKeyFigure → Carl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
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Order of the White Falcon → notableRecipient → Carl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
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Karl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach → grandfather → Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
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House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach → notableRuler → Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel → regencyFor → Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel → child → Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach → father → Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach → precededBy → Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
Grand Dukes of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach → firstHolder → Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
Weimar city cultural landscape → associatedWith → Grand Duke Carl August of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
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Hausorden vom Weißen Falken → reformer → Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
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Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach → firstTitleHolder → Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach → heldBy → Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
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