Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Full name
	August Frederick Karl Wilhelm

Karl Wilhelm
Karl Wilhelm
	Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Reign	1763–1782
Predecessor	Anton Ulrich
Successor	Georg I
Regent	The Dowager Duchess
Born	19 November 1754; Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
Died	21 July 1782 (aged 27); Sonneberg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse	Louise of Stolberg-Gedern
Full name
	August Frederick Karl Wilhelm
House	Saxe-Meiningen
Father	Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Mother	Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
Religion	Lutheranism

August Friedrich Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen[1] (Frankfurt, 19 November 1754 – Sonneberg, 21 July 1782), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

Family

He was the first son of Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal.

Reign

August Friedrich succeeded his father in the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen (1763) when he was only eight years old. Because of this, his mother, the Dowager Duchess Charlotte Amalie, acted as regent during his minority, which ended in 1779. He was succeeded by his last younger surviving brother, Georg.

Marriage

In Gedern on 5 June 1780, Karl Wilhelm married Louise of Stolberg-Gedern.[1] They had no children. The widowed Louise later married Duke Eugen of Württemberg and had issue.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen[2]

16. Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

8. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha

17. Princess Dorothea Maria of Anhalt

4. Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

18. Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

9. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg

19. Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

2. Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

20. Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

10. Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

21. Princess Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst

5. Duchess Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

22. Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg

11. Duchess Elizabeth Juliana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg

23. Princess Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst

1. Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

24. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

12. Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

25. Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg

6. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

26. Carl Otto, Count of Solms-Laubach

13. Countess Catherine of Solms-Laubach

27. Countess Amöna Elisabeth of Bentheim-Steinfurt

3. Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal

28. John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach

14. John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach

29. Countess Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein

7. Princess Christine of Saxe-Eisenach

30. Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach

15. Margravine Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach

31. Duchess Anna Sophie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

References

American Journal of Numismatics. Boston Numismatic Society. 1875. p. 75. Duke of Saxe-Meiningen August Frederick.
Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 104.

Regnal titles
Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen House of Saxe-Meiningen Cadet branch of the House of Wettin Born: 19 November 1754 Died: 21 July 1782
Preceded by Anton Ulrich	Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 1763–1782	Succeeded by Georg I

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[American_Journal_of_Numismatics-1] American Journal of Numismatics. Boston Numismatic Society. 1875. p. 75. Duke of Saxe-Meiningen August Frederick.

[2] Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 104.