Bernhard (Sachsen-Meiningen) von Sachsen-Meiningen II
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Bernhard (Sachsen-Meiningen) von Sachsen-Meiningen II (1800 - 1882)

Bernhard von Sachsen-Meiningen II formerly Sachsen-Meiningen aka Herzog von Sachsen-Meiningen
Born in Meiningen, Sachsen-Meiningen, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 81 in Meiningen, Sachsen-Meiningen, Deutsches Reichmap
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Biography

Father Georg I Frederick Karl, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Mother Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg


Son of Georg I Frederick Karl, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Bernhard was a younger brother of Queen Adelaide of the United Kingdom and Ida, Princess Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

His mother acted as regent after her husband's death in 1824, until her son came of age in 1831. [1]

Bernhard II married Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) on 23 Mar 1825. They had two children.

Bernhard was forced to abdicate the throne after the Prussian War in 1866 to his son Georg. He died on 3 December 1882.


Family

  • Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel

Children

  • Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 2 April 1826-25 June 1914 married (1) Princess Charlotte Frederica of Prussia (2) Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (3) Ellen Franz
  • Augusta Luise Adelaide Karoline Ida 6 August 1843 -11 November 1919 wife of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg

Sources

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_II,_Duke_of_Saxe-Meiningen




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