ALTENSTEIN/BAD LIEBENSTEIN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE PARK OF THE ALTENSTEIN PALACE
(Bad Liebenstein/Steinbach, Altenstein Schlosspark):
01. Duke BERNARD III (+1928)
02. Duchess CHARLOTTE OF PRUSSIA (+1919), consort of Duke Bernard III
Photo courtesy of Mr Jörg Heinrich
MEININGEN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CASTLE CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY (Meiningen, Schlosskirche Zur heiligen Dreifaltigkeit, Schlossplatz):
01. Duke BERNARD I (+1706)
02. Duchess MARIA HEDVIG OF HESSE-DARMSTADT (+1680), consort of Duke Bernard I
03. Duchess ELIZABETH ELEANOR OF BRUNSWICK (+1729), consort of Duke Bernard I
04. Duke ERNEST LOUIS I (+1724)
05. Duchess DOROTHEA MARIE OF SAXE-GOTHA (+1713), consort of Duke Ernest Louis I
06. Duchess ELIZABETH SOPHIA OF BRANDENBURG (+1748), consort of Duke Ernest Louis I
07. Duke ERNEST LOUIS II (+1729)
08. Duke CHARLES FREDERICK (+1743)
09. Duke FREDERICK WILLIAM (+1746)
10. Duke ANTHONY ULRIC (+1763)
Photo courtesy of Mr Jörg Heinrich
MEININGEN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE PARKFRIEDHOF CEMETERY
(Meiningen, Parkfriedhof, Berlinerstr./Am Steinernen Berg):
1. Duke CHARLES (+1782)
2. Duchess CHARLOTTE AMALIA OF HESSE-PHILIPPSTHAL (+1801), consort of Duke Anthony Ulric
3. Duke GEORGE I (+1803)
4. Duchess LOUISE ELEANOR (+1837), consort of Duke George I
5. Duke BERNARD II (+1882)
6. Duchess MARIE OF HESSE-KASSEL (+1888), consort of Duke Bernard II
7. Duke GEORGE II (+1914)
8. Duchess FEODORA OF HOHENLOHE (+1872), consort of Duke George II.
Mortal remains of the dukes and duchesses earlier buried in the Ducal Chapel in Meiningen were reburied in 1977 near the grave of Duke George II at Parkfriedhof Cemetery.
POKÓJ (POLAND)
BURIED IN THE CEMETERY
(Pokój/Carlsruhe, cmentarz ewangelicki):
Duchess LOUISE OF STOLBERG-GEDERN (+1834), consort of Duke Charles
DUCHY OF SAXE-MEININGEN 1680-1918:
HOUSE OF WETTIN (Haus Wettin)
1680-1706: BERNARD I (Bernhard I.)
Born in 1649 at Gotha.
Father: Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Gotha. Mother: Elizabeth Sophia of Saxe-Altenburg.
Married firstly in 1671 MARIA HEDVIG of Hesse-Darmstadt (*1647 Giessen,+1680 Ichtershausen).
Married secondly in 1681 Princess ELIZABETH ELEANOR of Brunswick (*1658 Wolfenbüttel,+1729 Meiningen).
His issue who reigned:
-ERNEST LOUIS I (*1672,+1724; son of Maria Hedvig),
-FREDERICK WILLIAM (*1679,+1746; son of Maria Hedvig),
-ANTHONY ULRIC (*1687,+1763; son of Elizabeth Eleanor).
Died in 1706 in Meiningen.
Buried with his both consorts in the Castle Church in Meiningen (no tomb).
1706-1724: ERNEST LOUIS I (Ernst Ludwig I.)
Born in 1672 at Gotha.
Father: Duke Bernard I of Saxe-Gotha. Mother: Duchess Maria Hedvig of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Married firstly in 1704 in Gotha Princess DOROTHEA MARIE of Saxe-Gotha (*1674 Gotha,+1713 Meiningen).
Married secondly in 1714 in Coburg Princess ELIZABETH SOPHIA of Brandenburg, the Dowager Duchess of Courland (*1674 Cölln,+1748 Römhild, Thuringia).
His issue who reigned:
-ERNEST LOUIS II (*1709,+1729; son of Dorothea Marie),
-CHARLES FREDERICK (*1712,+1743; son of Dorothea Marie).
Died in 1724 in Meiningen.
Buried with his both consorts in the Castle Church in Meiningen (no tomb).
1724-1729: ERNEST LOUIS II (Ernest Ludwig II.)
Born in 1709 at Coburg.
Father: Duke Ernest Louis I of Saxe-Meiningen. Mother: Duchess Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha.
Unmarried.
Died in 1729 at Meiningen.
Buried in the Castle Church in Meiningen (no tomb).
1729-1743: CHARLES FREDERICK (Carl Friedrich)
Born in 1712 at Meiningen.
Father: Duke Ernest Louis I of Saxe-Meiningen. Mother: Duchess Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha.
Unmarried.
Died in 1743 at Meiningen.
Buried in the Castle Church in Meiningen (no tomb).
1743-1746: FREDERICK WILLIAM (Friedrich Wilhelm)
Born in 1679 at Ichtershausen.
Father: Duke Bernard I of Saxe-Meiningen. Mother: Duchess Maria Hedvig of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Unmarried.
Died in 1746 at Meiningen.
Buried in the Castle Church in Meiningen (no tomb).
1746-1763: ANTHONY ULRIC (Anton Ulrich)
Born in 1687 at Meiningen.
Father: Duke Bernard I of Saxe-Meiningen. Mother: Duchess Elizabeth Eleonore of Brunswick.
Married firstly and morganatically in 1727 Philippine Cäsar (+1744).
Married secondly in 1750 CHARLOTTE AMALIA of Hesse-Philippsthal (*1730 Philippsthal,+1801 Meiningen).
His issue who reigned:
-CHARLES (*1754,+1782),
-GEORGE I (*1761,+1803).
Died in 1763 at Frankfurt/Main.
Buried with his first wife Philippine in the Castle Church in Meiningen (no tomb).
His second consort Duchess Charlotte Amalia was buried in Parkfriedhof Cemetery in Meiningen.
1763-1782: CHARLES (Carl; reigned jointly with George I)
Born in 1754 at Frankfurt/Main.
Father: Duke Antony Ulric of Saxe-Meiningen. Mother: Duchess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal.
Married in 1780 in Gedern Countess LOUISE of Stolberg-Gedern (*1764 Gedern,+1834 Pokój/Carlsruhe).
Died in 1782 at Sonnenberg.
Previously buried in the Castle Church. Reburied in Parkfriedhof Cemetery in Meiningen in 1977.
His consort Duchess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern was buried in the cemetery in Pokój/Carlsruhe, Silesia (now Poland).
1763-1803: GEORGE I (Georg I.; reigned jointly with Charles)
Born in 1761 at Frankfurt/Main.
Father: Duke Antony Ulric of Saxe-Meiningen. Mother: Duchess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal.
Married in 1782 at Langenburg Princess LOUISE ELEANOR of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (*1763 Langenburg,+1837 Meiningen).
His issue who reigned:
-BERNARD II (*1800,+1882),
-Adelaide (*1792,+1849; Queen of Great Britain and Hanover).
Died in 1803 at Meiningen.
Previously buried in the Ducal Chapel of the Englischer Garten in Meiningen. In 1977 reburied with his consort Duchess Louise Eleanor in Parkfriedhof Cemetery in Meiningen.
1803-1866: BERNARD II (Bernhard II.)
Born in 1800 at Meiningen.
Father: Duke George I of Saxe-Meiningen. Mother: Duchess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Married in 1825 at Kassel Princess MARIE of Hesse-Kassel (*1804 Hanau,+1888 Meiningen).
His issue who reigned: GEORGE II (*1826,+1914).
Abdicated in 1866.
Died in 1882 at Meiningen.
Previously buried in the Ducal Chapel of the Englischer Garten in Meiningen. In 1977 reburied with his consort Duchess Marie of Hesse-Kassel in Parkfriedhof Cemetery in Meiningen.
1866-1914: GEORGE II (Georg II.)
Born in 1826 at Meiningen.
Father: Duke Bernard II of Saxe-Meiningen. Mother: Duchess Marie of Hesse-Kassel.
Married firstly in 1850 in Charlottenburg Princess Charlotte of Prussia (*1831 Schönhausen near Berlin,+1855 Meiningen).
Married secondly in 1858 at Langenburg Princess FEODORA of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (*1839 Stuttgart,+1872 Meiningen).
Married thirdly and morganatically in 1873 at Liebenstein Baroness Helene von Heldburg (*1839 Naumburg,+1923 Meiningen).
His issue who reigned: BERNARD III (*1851,+1928; son of Charlotte).
Died in 1914 at Wildungen.
Buried with his three consorts in Parkfriedhof Cemetery in Meiningen.
1914-1918: BERNARD III (Bernhard III.)
Born in 1851 at Meiningen.
Father: Duke George II of Saxe-Meiningen. Mother: Duchess Charlotte of Prussia.
Married in 1878 in Berlin Princess CHARLOTTE of Prussia (*1860 Potsdam,+1919 Baden-Baden).
Abdicated in 1918.
Died in 1928 at Meiningen.
Buried with his consort Duchess Charlotte of Prussia in the park of Altenstein Palace near Steinbach/Bad Liebenstein.
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY SINCE 1918.
The graves of dukes and duchesses of Saxe-Meiningen in the Parkfriedhof Cemetery in Meiningen (Germany)
Photo courtesy of Mr Jörg Heinrich
The grave of Duchess LOUISE OF STOLBERG, consort of Duke Charles, in the cemetery at Pokój (Poland)
01. The grave of Duke BERNARD II and his consort Duchess MARIE (left) in the Parkfriedhof Cemetery in Meiningen (Germany).
02. The inscription on the grave of Duke BERNARD II and his consort Duchess MARIE.
Photos courtesy of Mr Jörg Heinrich
The graves in the Parkfriedhof Cemetery in Meiningen (Germany):
01. Duke GEORGE II.
02. The inscription on the grave of Duke GEORGE II.
03. Duchess FEODORA, consort of Duke George II.
04. The graves of Duke BERNARD III and his consort, Duchess CHARLOTTE OF PRUSSIA, in the park of Altenstein Palace near Steinbach/Bad Liebenstein.
05. The inscription on the grave of Duke BERNARD III.
06. The inscription on the grave of Duchess CHARLOTTE OF PRUSSIA.
Photos nr 03-06 courtesy of Mr Jörg Heinrich
01. Greater ducal standard of Saxe-Meiningen, 19th-20th c. (until 1918).
02. Lesser ducal standard of Saxe-Meiningen, c. 1905-1918.
Select Bibliography
Burke's Royal Families of the World, vol. I: Europe and Latin America, London 1977
Flaggenbuch, Berlin 1905