Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxony- Hildburghausen was a ernestinisches Duchy in the south of present-day Free State of Thuringia. It was from 1680 to 1826.
History
By Erbteilungsvertrag 1680 among the seven sons Duke Ernst I of Saxe- Gotha was born including the Principality of Saxe-Hildburghausen, which was awarded the second youngest son Ernst. The full sovereignty of Gotha in 1702 granted, when the Principality was the country's sovereignty.
For principality belonged office and city Hildburghausen, office and city Heldburg, office and city ice rink, the Office Veilsdorf and half the office Schalkau. 1683 was the Office Königsberg, 1705, the Office Sonnenfeld added. In addition, the Principality in 1714 received after the end of inheritance disputes in exchange for Schalkau parts of Saxony- Römhild, the winery Behrungen that Real 's fief and spleen. As a result of the " Schalkauer exchange contract " received the principality in 1723 by the Duchy of Saxe -Meiningen from office Meiningen its exclave Queienfeld and from office Maßfeld the places Rentwertshausen, Berkach and Schwickershausen ( Meiningischer share ), which since then with Behrungen formed the Office Behrungen.
1684 Hildburghausen became the residence of the city and built accordingly. However, the elaborate court and the buildings of the princes of the finances of the Principality broken so strong that from 1769 onwards, a forced debt management was established by an imperial debit Commission to the Director of the Regent Charlotte Amalie was ordered of Saxe- Meiningen.
With the dissolution of the old empire in 1806 also Sachsen-Hildburghausen received full sovereignty as the Duchy of Saxe -Hildburghausen, which in 1806 the Confederation of the Rhine and in 1815 joined the German Confederation. As one of the first German countries in 1818, it received a constitution.
The extinction of the line of Saxe-Gotha -Altenburg in 1826 required a reorganization of the Ernestine duchies, Saxony -Hildburghausen fell to the offices of Königsberg and Sonnenfeld, which are added to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in Saxony- Meiningen. Duke Frederick of Saxony -Hildburghausen took over in return, the Duchy of Saxe -Altenburg.
Princes and Dukes
Other people
- Sophia Henriette von Waldeck (1662-1702), Duchess of Saxe- Hildburghausen
- Eugen von Sachsen- Hildburghausen (1730-1795), Prince of Saxe- Hildburghausen
- Ludwig Friedrich of Saxe- Hildburghausen (1710-1759), Prince of Saxe- Hildburghausen
- Joseph Friedrich von Sachsen- Hildburghausen (1702-1787), Prince of Saxe- Hildburghausen
- Christiane Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg- Kulmbach (1733-1757), Duchess of Saxe- Hildburghausen
- Ernestine Auguste Sophie of Saxe- Weimar -Eisenach (1740-1786), Duchess of Saxe- Hildburghausen
- Charlotte Georgine Luise of Mecklenburg -Strelitz (1769-1818), Duchess of Saxe- Hildburghausen
- Charlotte of Saxe- Hildburghausen (1787-1847), Princess of Württemberg by marriage, since "Princess Paul of Württemberg" called
- Therese of Saxe- Hildburghausen (1792-1854), by marriage, Queen of Bavaria ( namesake of the Theresienwiese in Munich)
- Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1794-1825), by marriage Duchess of Nassau