Overview
Saxe-Meiningen ( SAKS MY-ning-ən; German: Sachsen-Meiningen [ˌzaksn̩ ˈmaɪnɪŋən]) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin, located in the southwest of the present-day German state of Thuringia. Established in 1681, by partition of the Ernestine Duchy of Saxe-Gotha among the seven sons of deceased Duke Ernest the Pious, the Saxe-Meiningen line of the House of Wettin lasted until the end of the German monarchies in 1918.
Historical Periods
Saxe-Meiningen (1820–1827)
1820 CE – 1827 CE
Capital: MeiningenArea: 1,193 km²
Saxe-Meiningen (1828–1835)
1828 CE – 1835 CE
Capital: MeiningenArea: 3,339 km²
Saxe-Meiningen (1836–1839)
1836 CE – 1839 CE
Capital: MeiningenArea: 1,193 km²
Saxe-Meiningen (1840–1865)
1840 CE – 1865 CE
Capital: MeiningenArea: 3,339 km²
Saxe-Meiningen (1866–1869)
1866 CE – 1869 CE
Capital: MeiningenArea: 3,206 km²
Saxe-Meiningen (1870–1870)
1870 CE – 1870 CE
Capital: MeiningenArea: 3,206 km²