John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach

Johann Wilhelm of Saxe- Eisenach ( born October 17, 1666 Friedewald, † January 14, 1729 in Eisenach ) was Duke of Saxe- Eisenach and was descended from the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin.

Family

Johann Wilhelm was born as the younger son of Duke Johann Georg I of Saxe- Eisenach and his wife Johannetta of Sayn- ​​Wittgenstein.

Life

After the death of his father in 1686, first mounted his older brother, Johann Georg II of the ducal throne. When he died childless in 1698, was Johann Wilhelm reigning Duke of Saxe- Eisenach. Because of the will of his parents by 1685 he had received to his befitting of living already in 1686, brought by his mother to the house of Saxe -Eisenach county of Sayn- ​​old churches with all sovereignty. Eisenach saw below him a cultural flowering, which was not least due to the court orchestra, whose most prominent member of Georg Philipp Telemann 's been.

Marriages and descendants

Johann Wilhelm was married four times and had a total of 12 children.

In addition to his son reached four other daughters to adulthood: