Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

August Friedrich Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen^[1] (19 November 1754 – 21 July 1782), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

Family

He was the first son of Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal.

Reign

August Friedrich succeeded his father in the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen (1763) when he was only eight years old. Because of this, his mother, the Dowager Duchess Charlotte Amalie, acted as regent during his minority, which ended in 1779. He was succeeded by his last younger surviving brother, Georg.

Marriage

In Gedern on 5 June 1780, Karl Wilhelm married Louise of Stolberg-Gedern.^[1] They had no children. The widowed Louise later married Duke Eugen of Württemberg and had issue.

Ancestry

References

1. American Journal of Numismatics. Boston Numismatic Society. 1875. p. 75. Duke of Saxe-Meiningen August Frederick.
2. Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 104.