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Saxe-Meiningen. Father. Bernhard II. Mother. Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel. Religion. Lutheranism. George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (2 April 1826 – 25 June 1914), was the penultimate Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, reigning from 1866 to 1914. For his support for his successful court theatre he was also known as the Theaterherzog (theatre duke).
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George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (2 April 1826 – 25 June 1914), was the penultimate Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, reigning from 1866 to 1914. For his support for his successful court theatre he was also known as the Theaterherzog (theatre duke). You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German.
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Family and early life. Georg was the only son of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his wife Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel. [1] His birth on 2 April 1826 was met with great relief as the succession to the duchy was in jeopardy due to a lack of male heirs in the family. Georg remained an only child for seventeen years, until the ...
Sep 6, 2018 · Georg II was Duke of Saxe-Meiningen from 1866 until his death in 1914. He was born in Meiningen, Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, now in Thuringia, Germany, on April 2, 1826, the only son of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel. Georg had one younger sister: Princess Auguste (1843-1919) – married Prince Moritz of ...
Jun 2, 2021 · English: HDSH Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1826–1914), was a Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. He is particularly known for developing the en:Meiningen Ensemble using his court theatre. He was married first to Charlotte of Prussia (1831–1855), with whom he had four children. His third wife was the actress Ellen Franz.
