Saxe-Coburg
Saxe-Coburg (German: [Sachsen-Coburg] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) was a country in today's Bavaria, Germany. It was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach after the Division of Erfurt in 1572. In 1596 Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach was split, Johann Casimir got Saxe-Coburg and Johann Ernst got Saxe-Eisenach. When Casimir died in 1633, his brother Ernst of Saxe-Eisenach both countries until he died in 1638. Saxe-Coburg was then given to other Ernestine duchies.
Duchy of Saxe-Coburg Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg | |||||||||
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| 1572 – 1633 1680 – 1735 | |||||||||
 Saxe-Coburg, shown with the other Ernestine duchies | |||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Coburg | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Division of Erfurt | 1572 | ||||||||
• | 1572 1572 | ||||||||
• Annexed to Saxe-Eisenach | 1633 | ||||||||
• Re-partitioned from Saxe-Gotha | 1680 | ||||||||
| August 6 1699 | |||||||||
• | 1735 1735 | ||||||||
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It became again a duchy in 1681. From 1699, when Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg died without sons until 1735 it shared a ruler with the Duke of Saxe-Saalfeld. In 1735 the two duchies were merged as Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
Saxe-Coburg Media
- Veste Coburg West.jpg
Veste Coburg, Ansicht vom Bismarkturm aus (Westansicht)
- Wappen Sachsen-Coburg.jpg
Coat of arms of Saxe-Coburg at the Veste Coburg with the motto, “Fideliter et constaner” (Latin, “True and steadfast”)
- Coburg-Stadthaus5.jpg
Coat of arms at the State House of Coburg
Schloss Ehrenburg in Coburg, parts of the building from the 16th Century
John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, 1597, oil on wood, Schloss Callenberg, Coburg
- Riesensaal.JPG
The Riesensaal (German, “Hall of Giants”) in the Schloss Ehrenburg testifies to the exuberance of Duke Albert's building program in the 1690s.