Saxe-Coburg
Saxe-Coburg (German: Sachsen-Coburg) 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, Ansicht vom Bismarkturm aus (Westansicht)
Coat of arms of Saxe-Coburg at the Veste Coburg with the motto, “Fideliter et constaner” (Latin, “True and steadfast”)
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
The Riesensaal (German, “Hall of Giants”) in the Schloss Ehrenburg testifies to the exuberance of Duke Albert's building program in the 1690s.
