Ernst I August von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (herzog von Sachsen-Weimar, herzog von Sachsen-Eisenach, herzog von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach)

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Personal and Family Information

Ernst was born on 19 APR 1688 in Weimar, the son of Johann III Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar and Sophie Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst.

He died on 19 JAN 1748 in Eisenach.

He had three marriages/partners. His first wife was Eleonore Wilhelmine von Anhalt-Kothen, who he married on 24 JAN 1716 in Nienburg. Their seven known children were Wilhelm Ernst (1717-1719), Wilhelmine Auguste (1717-1752), Johann Wilhelm (1719-1732), Charlotte Agnes (1720-1724), Johanna Eleonora (1721-1722), Ernestine Albertine (1722-1769) and Bernhardine Christiane Sophie (1724-1757).

His second partner is not knownThey were never married. Their only known child was Ernst Friedrich (1731-1810).

His third wife was Sophie Charlotte Albertine von Brandenburg-Kulmbach-Bayreuth, who he married on 7 APR 1734. The place has not been found. Their four known children were Karl August (1735-1736), Ernst II August Konstantin (1737-1758), Ernestine Auguste Sophie (1740-1786) and Ernst Adolf (1742-1743).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Ernst I August von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach
(1688-1748)

 

Johann III Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar
(1664-1707)

 

Johann II Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar
(1627-1683)

 

Wilhelm von Sachsen-Weimar
(1598-1662)

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Eleonore Dorothea von Anhalt-Dessau
(1602-1664)

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Christine Elisabeth von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
(1638-1679)

 

Johann Christian von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
(1607-1653)

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Anna von Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
(1605-1688)

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Sophie Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst
(1663-1694)

 

Johann VI von Anhalt-Zerbst
(1621-1667)

 

Rudolf von Anhalt-Zerbst
(1576-1621)

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Magdalene von Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
(1585-1657)

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Sophie Auguste von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1630-1680)

 

Friedrich III von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1597-1659)

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Maria Elisabeth von Sachsen
(1610-1684)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 19 APR 1688
Place: Weimar
Death 19 JAN 1748
Place: Eisenach

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1707 TO 1741 herzog von Sachsen-Weimar
Nobility Title 1741 herzog von Sachsen-Eisenach
Nobility Title FROM 1741 TO 1748 herzog von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach