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