Duchy of Saxe-Römhild

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The Duchy of Saxe-Römhild was a small Ernestine Saxon duchy in what is now Thuringia, Germany, that existed in the late 17th and early 18th centuries as part of the fragmented Saxon principalities of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ernestine duchy
former duchy
state of the Holy Roman Empire
borderedBy Duchy of Saxe-Coburg
linked to: Saxe-Coburg

Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
branchOf Ernestine line of the House of Wettin
capital Römhild
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
createdFor Henry of Saxe-Römhild
dissolved 1710
dynasty House of Wettin
era Early Modern period
established 1680
existedInCentury 17th century
18th century
firstRuler Henry of Saxe-Römhild
fragmentOf Saxon principalities
governmentType monarchy
hadTitle Duke of Saxe-Römhild
historicalRegion Thuringia
language German
lastRuler Henry of Saxe-Römhild
locatedIn Germany
Thuringia
namedAfter Römhild
partOf Ernestine duchies
Upper Saxon Circle
politicalStructure territorial principality
predecessor Duchy of Saxe-Gotha
linked to: Saxe-Gotha

Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
rankInEmpire duchy
reasonForEnd reversion to Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg after extinction of line
religion Lutheranism
Protestantism
ruler Henry of Saxe-Römhild
rulingHouse House of Wettin
status imperial estate
subdivisionOf Holy Roman Empire
successor Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
todayPartOf Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany

Free State of Thuringia
linked to: Thuringia

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Ernestine duchies hasPart Duchy of Saxe-Römhild