Friedrich of Saxe-Weimar (1596–1622)
Friedrich von Sachsen-Weimar (born March 1, 1596 in Altenburg ; † August 29, 1622 at Fleurus , Belgium) was an Ernestine prince and colonel in the Thirty Years War .
Life
Duke Friedrich is the son of Johann III. von Sachsen-Weimar and his wife Dorothea Maria von Anhalt , a sister of Prince Ludwig I of Anhalt-Köthen . The future dukes Johann Ernst d. J. von Sachsen-Weimar , Wilhelm IV. Von Sachsen-Weimar , Albrecht von Sachsen-Eisenach , Johann Friedrich von Sachsen-Weimar , Ernst I von Sachsen-Gotha and Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar are his brothers.
With his older brother, Duke Johann Ernst d. J. he received his first lesson from the tutor and court master Friedrich von Kospoth . Like his brother Johann Ernst d. J. also at the University of Jena under the supervision of Chamberlain Caspar von Teutleben .
On August 24, 1617, the Fruit Bringing Society was founded at Hornstein Castle (now Wilhelmsburg) . As a founding member, Prince Ludwig I of Anhalt-Köthen gave him the company name of the Hope and as a motto it should still be given. A half-ripe cherry hanging on the tree is given to him as an emblem. Duke Friedrich's entry can be found under No. 4 in the Koethen Society Register.
A few weeks later, Duke Friedrich starts his Grand Tour 1617. This takes him through France to Great Britain and back through the Netherlands. In 1619 he returned home.
Together with his brothers, the dukes Johann Ernst d. J., Wilhelm IV. And Johann Friedrich also fought Duke Friedrich on the Protestant side in the Bohemian War.
He served as colonel under Count Ernst von Mansfeld . In the regiment of Christian von Halberstadt he tried to break through the blockade of the Spanish troops in the battle of Fleurus in 1622 and was fatally wounded.
The next day Duke Friedrich died at the age of 26 on August 29, 1622 near Fleury.
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| SURNAME | Friedrich of Saxe-Weimar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ernestine prince and colonel in the Thirty Years War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1596 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 29, 1622 |
| Place of death | Fleury , Belgium |