Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg

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The Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg were the ruling princes of a small Ernestine duchy in Thuringia, Germany, that existed from the early 17th century until the end of the German monarchies in 1918.

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Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German princely house ⓘ
ducal dynasty ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
associatedWith Altenburg playing cards tradition ⓘ
branchOf Ernestine line of the House of Wettin ⓘ
category Dukes in Germany ⓘ
German noble families ⓘ
History of Thuringia ⓘ
coatsOfArms arms of Saxe-Altenburg ⓘ
country Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg ⓘ
dynasticUnionWith other Ernestine duchies ⓘ
endTime 1918 ⓘ
firstHolder Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg ⓘ
followedBy Free State of Saxe-Altenburg ⓘ
State of Thuringia ⓘ
linked to: Thuringia
governmentForm hereditary monarchy ⓘ
hasTitle Duke of Saxe-Altenburg ⓘ
heldTitleWithin German Confederation ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
historicalRegion Central Germany ⓘ
languageOfAdministration German ⓘ
lastHolder Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg ⓘ
locatedIn Germany ⓘ
Thuringia ⓘ
memberOf Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
Ernestine duchies of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Ernestine duchies

German Confederation ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
North German Confederation ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Wettin ⓘ
overthrownIn German Revolution of 1918–1919 ⓘ
partOf Ernestine duchies ⓘ
Thuringian states ⓘ
precededBy Dukes of Saxe-Weimar ⓘ
rank duke ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
residence Altenburg Castle ⓘ
seatOfPower Altenburg ⓘ
startTime 1602 ⓘ
styleOfAddress Serene Highness ⓘ
territoryIncludes Altenburg ⓘ
parts of eastern Thuringia ⓘ
titleAbolished 1918 ⓘ
typeOfMonarch territorial prince of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
usedSuccessionLaw agnatic primogeniture ⓘ

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Ernestine House Order → awardingBody → Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg ⓘ