Saxe-Meiningen Duchy

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Duchy
gptkbp:area approximately 1,500 km²
gptkbp:capital Meiningen
gptkbp:coat_of_arms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_Saxe-Meiningen
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:cultural_contribution Support for educational institutions
Support for visual arts
Promotion of literature
Encouragement of local artists
Theatrical innovations
Support for playwrights
Encouragement of historical research
Promotion of public performances
Influence on stage direction
Development of community theatre
Development of scenic design
Establishment of theatre festivals
Promotion of opera and music
gptkbp:currency Thaler
gptkbp:dissolved 1918
gptkbp:established 1826
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Saxe-Meiningen
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:Duchy
gptkbp:historical_region gptkb:Thuringia
gptkbp:historical_significance Cultural center in the 19th century
Influence on modern theatre
Involvement in World War I
Role in the unification of Germany
Development of ensemble theatre
Duke Georg II's patronage of the arts
Participation in the German Confederation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saxe-Meiningen Duchy
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:neighboring_city gptkb:Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha
gptkb:Saxe-Altenburg
gptkb:Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
gptkbp:notable_event Meiningen Court Theatre established
Duke Georg II's reforms in theatre
Saxe-Meiningen Theatre Company founded
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Bernhard_II,_Duke_of_Saxe-Meiningen
gptkb:Georg_II,_Duke_of_Saxe-Meiningen
gptkb:Duke_Ernst_I_of_Saxe-Meiningen
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:population around 200,000 (1900)
gptkbp:ruler gptkb:Duke_of_Saxony
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Free_State_of_Saxe-Meiningen
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_of_the_Kingdom_of_Prussia_and_the_Duchy_of_Saxe-Meiningen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6