What is the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen?
Q: What is the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen?
A: The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was an Ernestine duchy that became part of the Weimar Republic after World War I.
Q: Were the dukes of Saxe-Meiningen significant in European history?
A: No, the dukes of Saxe-Meiningen were not very important in forming the history of Europe.
Q: Did the dukes of Saxe-Meiningen aim to establish a long lasting dynasty?
A: No, unlike their relative in the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the dukes of Saxe-Meiningen never set out to form a long lasting dynasty.
Q: What territories did Saxe-Meiningen acquire after the death of the Saxe-Gothaducal line in 1825?
A: Saxe-Meiningen got the territories of Hildburghausen and Saalfeld.
Q: When was the state of Saxe-Meiningen merged into the new state of Thuringia?
A: The state of Saxe-Meiningen was merged into the new state of Thuringia in 1920.
Q: Where was the capital of Saxe-Meiningen, and what was its area and population in 1905?
A: The capital of Saxe-Meiningen was Meiningen; it had an area of 2,468 km² and a population of 269,000 in 1905.
Q: Who is the current head of the Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen?
A: The present head of the Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen is Prince Frederick Konrad (born 1952).
