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Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg · Academics · Lived 1745 to 1804 · aged 59

Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was the reigning Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg from 1772 to 1804. He was the third but second surviving son of Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen.

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The death of his older brother Frederick in 1756 made him the heir to the duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

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Academics
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Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1745 to 1804 · aged 59