Duke Jacob II

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duke
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Modernization of the duchy
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Weimar
gptkbp:born March 15, 1685
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Weimar_City_Church
gptkbp:children Five
gptkbp:collection Weimar_art_collection
gptkbp:contribution Arts and education
gptkbp:court gptkb:Weimar
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Weimar_Classicism
Influence_on_German_literature
gptkbp:culturalImpact Support for literature and music
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:House_of_Wettin
gptkbp:died January 24, 1750
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:European_courts
gptkbp:economicActivity Support for trade and industry
gptkbp:era Early Modern period
gptkbp:father gptkb:Duke_Johann_Ernst_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:governance Enlightened absolutism
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 18th century
gptkbp:historicalRole Duke during the Enlightenment
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influence_on_German_Enlightenment
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duke Jacob II
gptkbp:influence German_culture
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe
gptkb:Friedrich_Schiller
gptkbp:issue gptkb:Duke_Ernst_August_II_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:knownFor Cultural patronage
gptkbp:legacy Cultural_development_in_Weimar
gptkbp:marriageDate 1704
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Countess_Eleonore_of_Hohenlohe-Langenburg
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Duke_Karl_August_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Johann_Gottfried_Schadow
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Duke_Ernst_August_I
gptkbp:reign Duke of Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:schoolFacilities Promotion of public education
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Princess_Anna_Sophie_of_Denmark
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Duke_Ernst_August_II
gptkbp:title Duke of Saxe-Weimar