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Coat of arms of the Ernestines
The Ernestine duchies (German: Ernestinische Herzogtümer), also known as the Saxon duchies (Sächsische Herzogtümer, although the Albertine appanage duchies of Weissenfels, Merseburg and Zeitz were also "Saxon duchies" and adjacent to several Ernestine ones), were a group of small states whose number varied, which were largely located in the present-day German state of Thuringia and governed by dukes of the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin.
The Ernestineduchies (German: Ernestinische Herzogtümer), also known as the Saxon duchies (Sächsische Herzogtümer, although the Albertine appanage duchies...
unity swiftly crumbled, dividing into a number of smaller states, the Ernestineduchies. Nevertheless, with Ernst der Fromme, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601–1675)...
small Ernestineduchies to the south. Its shape was very irregular and it entirely surrounded enclaves of Brunswick and some of the Ernestineduchies. It...
certain ducal families, such as those of Nassau, Braganza, and the Ernestineduchies (until 1844). This treatment is superior to Serene Highness because...
and the electorate of Brandenburg. It further comprised the Saxon Ernestineduchies and Pomerania. The Lusatias that fell to Saxony by the 1635 Peace...
established in 1920 as a state of the Weimar Republic from a merger of the Ernestineduchies, save for Saxe-Coburg. After World War II, Thuringia came under the...
King of Portugal Ernestineduchies Saxe-Weimar (1572–1809) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1826–1918) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1680–1826) Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg...
retained the Thuringian territory which furthermore split into numerous Ernestineduchies. When after World War I the House of Wettin was deposed, the Albertine...
over different territories named Saxony from the beginning of the Saxon Duchy in the 6th century to the end of the German monarchies in 1918. The electors...
The Carl Eduard War Cross (German: Carl-Eduard-Kriegskreuz) was a military decoration of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha presented during World War I. Established...
Collar Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 12 May 1908 Ernestineduchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order Italy: Knight of the Annunciation, 22...
Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 13 July 1858 Ernestineduchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, February 1859 Empire of Brazil: Grand...
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