Duke Ernst Johann

GPTKB entity

Properties (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duke
gptkbp:birthDate 1620-12-20
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Weimar_City_Church
gptkbp:co-ruler gptkb:Duke_Johann_Ernst_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Influence_on_German_literature
Influence_on_the_Enlightenment_in_Germany
Influence_on_German_music
Influence_on_German_philosophy
Influence_on_the_Weimar_Classicism_movement
gptkbp:deathDate 1675-05-26
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wettin
gptkbp:era Early Modern period
gptkbp:father gptkb:Duke_Wilhelm_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Saxe-Weimar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duke Ernst Johann
gptkbp:issue Ernst August, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:knownFor Cultural patronage
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for religious tolerance
Promoter of education reforms
Supporter of scientific research
Influence_on_the_development_of_Weimar_as_a_cultural_center
Patron_of_poets_and_playwrights
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Countess_Anna_Maria_of_Barby-Mühlingen
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Weimar
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Weimar
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Johann_Heinrich_Tischbein
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Duke_Ernst_I
gptkbp:reignEnd 1675
gptkbp:reignStart 1625
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:significantEvent Involvement in the Thirty Years' War
Establishment_of_the_Weimar_court_orchestra
Support_for_the_University_of_Jena
Construction_of_the_Weimar_Palace
Promotion_of_the_arts_in_Weimar
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Duchess_Sophie_of_Saxe-Altenburg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Duke_Ernst_II
gptkbp:title Duke of Saxe-Weimar