Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach

Saxony-Coburg-Eisenach was only a short time (1572–1596 and 1633–1638) existing duchy within the Holy Roman Empire , the areas of which were partly in what is now the state of Bavaria and partly in Thuringia .

history

The duchy was created through the partition of Erfurt in 1572, with which, in implementation of the resolutions of the Reichstag zu Speyer of 1570, Coburg and Eisenach were separated from the duchy of Saxony-Weimar , and the two sons Johann Friedrich II. The Middle , Johann Casimir and Johann Ernst as property was handed over.

Since the two princes were minors at that time, the country was initially ruled by a regency led by Elector August von Sachsen .

Joint coinage of a Reichstaler 1626 front side Johann Casimir and back side Johann Ernst
Eintrachtstaler with the slogan: Peace nourishes - discord consumes

In 1586 the guardianship and the regency were lifted, and Johann Casimir and Johann Ernst came together to rule the duchy. However, Johann Ernst soon withdrew to his hunting lodge in Marksuhl and in 1590 renounced his participation in the state government for five years. At the end of this period, the two brothers agreed to divide the country. Johann Casimir kept Saxe-Coburg , while Johann Ernst received Saxe-Eisenach . Since Johann Casimir died childless in 1633, Johann Ernst inherited his possessions, and Coburg and Eisenach were once again united for a short time. But since Johann Ernst also died childless in 1638, the line of the dukes of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach ended again, the land was divided between the other two Ernestine lines of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Altenburg that existed at the time .

After that, Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Coburg would never again belong to a common state.

literature

Ronald Füssel: Saxony-Coburg (-Eisenach) . In: Lexicon for the history of witch persecution, ed. v. Gudrun Gersmann, Katrin Moeller and Jürgen-Michael Schmidt. Online at: historicum.net , accessed July 29, 2017