Saxony-Römhild

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Saxony-Römhild (around 1680)

Sachsen-Römhild was an Ernestine duchy in the Grabfeld , in the Upper Werra Valley and in the Haßberge , it only existed for 30 years.

history

Sachsen-Römhild was created in 1680 when the estate of Sachsen-Gotha was divided as an inheritance for Heinrich , the fourth son of Duke Ernst I "the Pious" of Sachsen-Gotha (1601–1675) and comprised the principality of Römhild with the offices of Römhild , Königsberg in Franconia (this fell to Sachsen-Hildburghausen in 1683) and Themar , the Behrungen winery , the Hof zu Milz and the Echter fiefdoms.

The residence was Glücksburg Castle in Römhild . The town was named after this branch of the Ernestine dynasty .

The Duke of Sachsen-Römhild had no sovereignty of his own ; this was held by the Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (so-called "Nexus Gothanus").

Prince:

  1. Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Römhild (1650–1710)

After his death in 1710, Sachsen-Römhild was divided into the following duchies:

Since the reorganization of the Ernestine duchies in 1826, the entire former territory of the Principality of Römhild belonged to Saxony-Meiningen .