Johann Ernst III. (Saxony-Weimar)

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Duke Johann Ernst III. of Saxe-Weimar
Coffin of Johann Ernst III. (rear)

Johann Ernst III. (* June 22, 1664 in Weimar ; † June 10, 1707 ibid) was Duke of Saxe-Weimar . He came from the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin and thus belonged to the Princely House of Saxony-Weimar .

Life

Johann Ernst III. was the second son of Duke Johann Ernst II of Saxe-Weimar (1627–1683) from his marriage to Christine Elisabeth (1638–1679), daughter of Duke Johann Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg . Together with his older brother Wilhelm Ernst , he went to the University of Jena in 1676 . After the death of his father he became the reigning duke, but shared the reign with his older brother, since no primacy regulations had yet been introduced in Weimar . Although the brothers were minors at the time, the father had declared them of age in his will and the emperor approved this act.

Johann Ernst III. was addicted to alcohol and otherwise little interested in government business. His brother therefore managed relatively quickly to put Johann Ernst politically inactive. Although formally reigning duke until his death, he had little de facto influence on the reign. After several disputes about the joint income, in which Johann Ernst granted his brother privileges, the brothers had a closer relationship again in later years.

Johann Ernst lived mostly withdrawn in the Red Palace in Weimar. He was buried in the castle church in Weimar and later transferred to the royal crypt in the Weimar historical cemetery .

Marriages and offspring

Johann Ernst III. Was married twice. His first marriage was on October 11, 1685 in Zerbst Sophia Augusta (1663–1694), daughter of Prince Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst , with whom he had the following children:

  • Johann Wilhelm (* / † 1686)
  • Ernst August I (1688–1748), Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
⚭ 1. 1716 Princess Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen (1696–1726)
⚭ 2. 1734 Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1713–1747)
  • Eleonore Christiane (1689–1690)
  • Johanna Auguste (1690-1691)
  • Johanna Charlotte (1693–1751)

He concluded his second marriage on November 4, 1694 in Kassel with Charlotte Dorothea Sophie (1672–1738), daughter of Landgrave Friedrich II of Hesse-Homburg . From this marriage he had the following children:

  • Karl Friedrich (1695–1696)
  • Johann Ernst IV (1696–1715), Duke of Saxe-Weimar
  • Marie Luise (1697–1704)
  • Christiane Sophie (1700–1701)

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Commons : Johann Ernst III.  - Collection of images
predecessor Office successor
Johann Ernst II. Duke of Saxe-Weimar
1683–1707 		Wilhelm Ernst
Ernst August I.
personal data
SURNAME Johann Ernst III.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duke of Saxe-Weimar
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1664
PLACE OF BIRTH Weimar
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 1707
Place of death Weimar