Wilhelm
"Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar"
von Sachsen-Weimar
formerly Wettin
Born in Altenburg, Sachsen-Weimar, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Ancestors 
Brother of
Johann Ernst (Wettin) von Sachsen-Weimar and Ernst (Sachsen-Weimar) Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg
Husband of
Eleonore Dorothea (von Anhalt-Dessau) von Sachsen-Weimar
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar, Johann Georg Sachsen-Eisenach and Bernhard (Wettin) von Sachsen-Jena
Died
at age 64
in Weimar, Sachsen-Weimar, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Profile last modified
| Created 26 May 2020
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| Preceded by Johann Ernst I |
Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar 1620 - 1662 |
Succeeded by Johann Ernst II |
Biography
Wilhelm (Wettin) von Sachsen-Weimar is Notable.
Wilhelm was born in 1598. He was the son of Johann III Sachsen-Weimar and Dorothea Marie Anhalt. He passed away in 1662.
Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (Altenburg, 11 April 1598 – Weimar, 17 May 1662), was a duke of Saxe-Weimar.
Portrait, William duke of Saxe-Weimar on lit de parade - Skoklosters slott Wilhelm was the fifth (but third surviving) son of Johann, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Dorothea Maria of Anhalt. He was brother to Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, a successful Protestant general in the Thirty Years' War, and to Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (later Altenburg), a successful and well regarded ruler known as "The Pious".
In the 19th century his remains were reburied in the Weimarer Fürstengruft in Weimar.
Sources
- Wülcker, Ernst, "Johann Ernst" in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie 14 (1881), S. 360-362 [Online-Version]; URL: https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd102109028.html#adbcontent
- Wikidata: Item Q65133, de:Wikipedia
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