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Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

German duke (1655-1715)

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Instance of: human
Born: 12 July 1655
Died: 17 October 1715
Place of birth: Gotha
Place of death: Hildburghausen
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Ernest
Father: Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
Mother: Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
Spouse: Sophie Henriette of Waldeck-Eisenberg
Child: Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Sophie Charlotte von Sachsen-Hildburghausen, Sophie Charlotte von Sachsen-Hildburghausen, Karl Wilhelm von Sachsen-Hildburghausen
Sibling: Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg, Bernhard I of Saxe-Meiningen, John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Frederick I of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild, Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Field of work: politics, governance, nobility, military art, military service
Occupation: aristocrat, politician, soldier
Citizenship: Germany
Religion: Lutheranism
languages spoken, written or signed: German, Latin
member of family: Saxe-Hildburghausen
name in native language: Ernst von Sachsen-Hildburghausen
noble title: duke
place of burial: Stadtfriedhof Hildburghausen
social classification: noble
work location: Hildburghausen